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Andrew Behringer is a cannabis policy and industry professional. He is the co-founder and director of government relations of the United Empowerment Party, an FEC national political party formed to advocate for the interests of the cannabis industry. He currently resides on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where his strategic advocacy firm, Behringer Strategies, is headquartered.

Harold Bouchard is an engineer who owns and operates two highly successful businesses in automation. In 2018, he launched a new division called PreRoll-Er to respond to the labor shortage crisis. Bouchard has propelled the world-leading PreRoll-Er brand from nothing to a multimillion-dollar trademark in less than five years.

Rachelle Gordon is a cannabis and psychedelics writer dedicated to educating the masses on the powers of plant medicine. She is especially interested in the potential these compounds have with regard to the treatment of neurological disorders. A graduate of Hamline University in Saint Paul, Rachelle currently splits her time between Minneapolis and Oakland. Her favorite cultivars include Tangie, GMO, and Lemon Haze.

Jessica McKeil is a cannabis writer based in British Columbia, Canada. She has a passion for cannabis tech and scientific breakthroughs, which has led her to work with some of the industry’s biggest brands. She is the owner and lead writer of Sea to Sky Content (seatoskycontent. com), a content company focused on improving organic traffic through the power of words.

Alex Rogers is the founder and CEO of the International Cannabis Business Conference, which offers world-class industry networking as well as investment and capital opportunities. The International Cannabis Business Conference has upcoming events in Berlin and Zurich. Visit internationalcbc.com to learn more.

Zack Ruskin is a freelance writer living in San Francisco, where he covers cannabis, music, literature, and culture. His bylines include Rolling Stone, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Leafly, Variety, and San Francisco Chronicle. For six years, he wrote SF Weekly’s “Pacific Highs” cannabis column, recognized with a 2020 California Journalism Award for Best Column. Follow him on Twitter: @zackruskin.

Sara Brittany Somerset, Ph.D., started the first cannabis news desk at the United Nations over a decade ago and is currently an award-winning United Nationsbased Cannabis Correspondent and senior global drug policy analyst. She accompanied the UN Security Council on a handful of missions and covered the unregulated cannabis trade during the Blood Diamond Wars in Sierra Leone. Her work appears in numerous business and top-tier media outlets worldwide.

Editor’s Note: Cannabis & Tech Today is seeking writers from all backgrounds and ethnicities. Interested applicants inquire through goipw.com/editorial-submissions

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The 2023 Emerald Conference marked the eighth year of the industry’s longest-running science event. The conference kicked off with a beach cleanup honoring the gorgeous beaches synonymous with San Diego’s Loews Coronado Bay Resort. Keynote speaker Dr. Daniela Vergara, president and founder of the Agricultural Genomics Foundation, discussed recent research around the genomic and phenotypic diversity of cannabinoids and terpenes. The presentation offered a fascinating and fitting start to the three-day event, which hosted dozens of speakers and exhibitors. Visit TheEmeraldConference.com to find 2024 conference dates.

The first Alt. Pro. Expo of 2023 took place in Medellín, Colombia, an emerging tourism and business hub. Vape, hemp, and counterculture were on full display at the two-day event, featuring an expansive list of exhibitors and great networking opportunities for attendees. The region is filled with museums, historic buildings, and vibrant street art. At night the streets come alive with music, restaurants, and clubs. Upcoming events are in Dallas, TX, and Las Vegas, NV. Check out Cannabis & Tech Today’s event calendar for dates.

The ninth annual NoCo Hemp Expo took place in Colorado Springs this March. With three days of programming, the event covered advocacy, policy, investment, agriculture, and academia to offer a wide range of insights to attendees. Between business networking events and the WAFBA Awards of Excellence Celebration, hemp enthusiasts had plenty to see and do during this eagerly anticipated event. A keynote conversation between Jared Stanley, co-founder and COO of Charlotte’s Web, and two senior representatives from Major League Baseball, Jon Coyles and Uzma Rawn, highlighted the MLB’s recent decision to enter into a sponsorship agreement with a CBD company. NoCo10 will take place next March at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO.

In its third year in Barcelona, ICBC took the conversation around the cannabis industry to a higher level. The event’s goal is to push international cannabis legislation forward and help end prohibition. This year’s Barcelona event offered stimulating panels, ample networking, and insights into the international state of cannabis as an emerging industry. ICBC is holding two more conferences this year, a Global Investment Forum and a Business to Business event, both taking place in Berlin this June.