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The Year of Hemp: New Farm Bill Ignites Market for All Things Hemp, Showcased at the 6th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo, March 28-30, Denver Featuring an Investor Forum, Business Conference, Farm Symposium and an Impressive Lineup of Workshops and Education During the 6th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo. DENVER, Colorado (March 20, 2019) – Hemp growers, producers, manufacturers, investors and others are feeling bullish in 2019, since the passage in late December of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. Better known as the Farm Bill, the legislation championed by Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was nothing less than historic, in that it…

Denver to Host World’s Largest Gathering of Hemp Industry Professionals DENVER (March 13, 2019) – Hemp is changing the world, and as sales take off for all things hemp – from full spectrum hemp extract and CBD products to foods, textiles, building materials, plastics and more – nearly 10,000 producers, investors, entrepreneurs and others will converge on March 28-30, 2019, at the Crowne Plaza DIA Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, for the 6th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo. NoCo Hemp Expo is the largest gathering of hemp industry professionals under one roof. The highly anticipated event includes an expert lineup of…

Getting Your Hemp Brand Attention on Social Media By Cait Curley How can a consumer products company specializing in CBD and other industrial hemp-derived products market its brand in a cloudy regulatory and advertising environment – despite the fact that hemp is now legal under the 2018 Farm Bill? One way has been to get others to talk about your brand in publications, blogs and social media. When Facebook and Google won’t let hemp and CBD brands advertise, many companies are turning to public relations and influencer marketing. It’s a new twist on word of mouth in a digital age,…

By Morris Beegle This story begins in the summer of 1971, in the attic of my grandmother’s farmhouse in Beaver, Oklahoma. I’m sure most folks are unfamiliar with this town, as today the population is still less than 2,000 people. It has one claim to fame, however: Beaver is home to the annual World Cow Chip Throwing Contest. Yes, this is a real thing, picking up hardened circular chunks of cow shit and flinging them like frisbees. While I never competed in the event, this tiny town holds a special place in my heart, and it’s not because of my…

NoCo6 producer expects 8,000 – 10,000 visitors will attend the largest gathering of hemp industry professionals ever under one roof at the Crowne Plaza DIA Convention Center in Denver, March 28-30, 2019. DENVER (February 20, 2019) – Colorado’s newly elected Governor Jared Polis, who in his first State of the State speech in January 2019 announced his plan to “make good on the promise of industrial hemp,” will be a featured speaker at NoCo Hemp Expo, as the sixth annual gathering of hemp industry leaders makes its Denver debut with more exhibition space, educational programming, networking and after-event opportunities than…

Attend the 6th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo March 29-30, Denver, CO From botanicals to bioplastics, and from CBD to building materials, industrial hemp’s many uses will be showcased at the 6th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo (#NoCo6) on March 29-30, 2019, at the Crowne Plaza DIA Convention Center in Denver. The NoCo Hemp Expo is the largest gathering of hemp industry professionals under one roof. Approximately 8,000-10,000 attendees, including investors, entrepreneurs, manufacturers, farmers, producers and other leaders in hemp will attend this year’s event to participate in a newly added pre-conference Hemp Industry Daily Investor’s Forum at NoCo Hemp Expo on March 28, plus…

DENVER (February 7, 2019) – Hemp industry and natural products pioneer David Bronner, Cosmic Engagement Officer (CEO) of the legendary 5th generation soap company Dr. Bronner’s, will be featured as a keynote speaker at the upcoming 6th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo, March 29-30, 2019, at the Crowne Plaza DIA Convention Center in Denver. The NoCo Hemp Expo is the largest gathering of hemp industry professionals under one roof. A tireless advocate for cannabis legalization and numerous other social justice and environmental causes, David will address the opportunities and challenges facing the hemp industry and how to navigate business growth in…

America’s Largest Hemp Expo Adds Pre-Conference Investment Forum to Full-day Business Conference, Farm Symposium and Expanded Exhibit Hall DENVER (January 24, 2019) – From botanicals to bioplastics, and from CBD to building materials, industrial hemp’s many uses will be showcased at the 6th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo (#NoCo6) on March 29-30, 2019, at the Crowne Plaza DIA Convention Center in Denver. The NoCo Hemp Expo is the largest gathering of hemp industry professionals under one roof. Approximately 8,000-10,000 attendees, including investors, entrepreneurs, manufacturers, farmers, producers and other leaders in hemp will attend this year’s event to participate in a newly…

Kentucky-based CBD producer GenCanna Global Inc. will be featured as the Presenting Sponsor of the world’s largest hemp expo and conference #NoCo6 will feature expanded exhibition space and educational programming, including a full-day business conference and farm symposium, on March 29-30, 2019, in Denver. More than 8,000 attendees are expected as industry businesses and thought leaders gather to create a vibrant future for the newly legal hemp market. DENVER (January 16, 2019) – Following five years of exponential growth as the world’s largest hemp exposition and business conference, the NoCo Hemp Expo is moving its upcoming sixth annual event from…

Hemp is where it’s at right now, especially in Colorado. Legal cannabis is cool and all — and we welcome Michigan and Vermont to the recreational party in 2019 — but that’s so 2015 in this state. More about substance than style, industrial hemp’s many uses were finally recognized by the federal government in December, when President Donald Trump officially legalized it by signing the 2018 Farm Bill. Now that the plant is out from under the shadow of the Controlled Substances Act, it’s regulated by the Department of Agriculture and legal to farm in all fifty states. But that doesn’t…