Cannabis Technology

Few can deny the expansive growth and attention the legal cannabis industry is experiencing right now. Despite the still nebulous policy and politics surrounding the industry, companies are innovating and cashing in on the opportunities in cannabis. According to CannabisNewsWire, “Estimates by Forbes put the legal cannabis market at a value of $7.2 billion (per a February 2017 report), and the market is expected to generate more jobs than government, manufacturing, or utilities in the coming years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.” The market reach extends well beyond the medical and recreational sale of the finished product itself. There are opportunities for entrepreneurs in manufacturing, cultivation, extraction, testing, and distribution. Some examples include: Greenhouse automation Extraction hardware Smart grow monitors Seed to sale software App development Machine learning for optimal medical dosing …and the list goes on On December 5th we’re bringing together leading investors, entrepreneurs and scientists to learn more about the opportunities to get involved in the cannabis industry and discuss how entrepreneurs can have an impact. Moderator: Vinit Nijhawan, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, Academic Speakers: John de la Parra, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University Richard Gibble, Investment Analyst, FlowPoint Capital Partners, LP Jonathan Wani, Director of Client & Community Relations, MCR Labs Russel Wilenkin, Regional Sales Manager, Flow Kana register at http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/event/marijuana-technology/