The Marijuana Business & Equal Opportunity Conference

The Better Way Missouri Political Action Committee is proud to host the Marijuana Business & Equal Opportunity Conference on Friday, March 23, 2018, at the Ferguson Community Center. Attendance is free and open to the public. Noon: Conference Start 1pm: Panel Discussion: Marijuana Issues & Opportunities in Hospitality, Entertainment, & Real Estate Industries -- Adrian Dyer, Yo Adrian! Presents; Greg Stratton, Lost Beat Productions; Clarinda Davis, Keller Williams; Joe Buie, Homegrown Heroez 2pm: Restrictive Licensing Proposals in 2018 Marijuana Initiative Campaigns -- Eapen Thampy, lobbyist, Heartland Priorities 2:30pm: Effective Activism -- Duane Lester, Strategic Director, Grassroots Leadership Academy 3pm: Free Markets and Social Egalitarianism -- Rachel Douchant, Hammond Institute 3:30pm: Keynote: Marijuana Reform from the Municipal Perspective -- Mayor Levi Weaver, Greenwood, Missouri 4pm: Panel Discussion: Protecting Equal Opportunity in Emerging Cannabis Markets -- Duell Lauderdale, St Charles County Republican Central Committee; De'Wayne Orpheus, Homegrown Heroez; Sgt. Gary Wiegert, STLMPD (retired) 4:45pm: Industrial Cannabis Agriculture: the One Gro Story, Jon Lewis, HonuXpress