A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending the MJ Unpacked conference in St. Louis as my first conference representing Ganjapreneur!
The thing that I love more about the industry than anything is the people. The vast majority of us in the industry, the “pure pot people” as I like to call them, have a deeply meaningful relationship with the plant. This is a great thing to have as a common starting point when meeting people, and MJ Unpacked was no exception. I was able to see some great friends there, and make new ones.
My approach to non-MJBizCon conferences has changed- I now “surf” the conference, going where the tumbleweeds (pot pun always intended) take me. I’ll line up some parties and maybe one meeting or two, but otherwise I just follow wherever things lead me. New conversations lead to new journeys to different get-togethers and meeting new people. Some conversations that really stood out to me amongst the conference were seeing good friends Whitney Conroy (of Phylos), Jesce Horton (of Lowd), David Cunic (of many fingers in many pot pies), Kim Rael (Azuca), Darren Blair (from STIIIZY), and George Jage himself (who has more stories