Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
Even though it has been over 50 years since the last commercial hemp crop was grown in the United States, a financially viable and environmentally sustainable hemp industry not only exists here today, but is thriving.
Business leaders of the worldwide hemp industry will meet in Boston, Massachusetts on October 19-20 to map out plans for bringing back hemp farming in the United States, to present updates on current industry developments, and to share new data about expanding markets. The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) Annual General Meeting will be held at the Best Western Roundhouse Suites, located at 891 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston.
The HIA annual meeting comes on the tail-end of the Natural Products Expo East, taking place October 15-18 also in Boston. Hemp companies are regular exhibitors at the Natural Products Expo, an event attended by thousands of retail buyers for natural food stores, distributors and brokers.
Featured speakers at this year's HIA Annual General Meeting include:
-- Mario Machnicki, Managing Director, American Limetec: "Hemcrete(R)
and the Potential Market for Hemp in Building Construction"
-- Alex White Plume, Pine Ridge Hemp Project: "The Lakota Hemp
Building Project & Efforts to Grow Hemp at Pine Ridge"
-- Amy Shollenberger, Executive Director, Rural Vermont: "The
'Hemp for Vermont' Bill: How to Successfully Pass State Hemp
Legislation"
-- Anndrea Hermann, Executive Director, Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance:
"Canadian Update"
-- Barbara Filippone, EnviroTextiles: "Hemp Textiles Update"
-- Bernd Frank, Managing Director, BaFa GmbH: "Industrial Hemp in the
EU: Experiences and Future Prospects"
-- Carl Hedberg, Consultant & Editor: "The Entrepreneurial Mindset
in Mission-Driven Enterprises" (based on the top-selling book on
entrepreneurship)
-- Christina Volgyesi, Living Harvest: "The Hemp Foods Market &
Consumer Studies Update"
-- Gero Leson, Leson & Associates: "Nutritional Assessment of Hemp
Foods and the TestPledge Program"
-- David Bronner, President, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps: "Hemp
Industry and Legal Update"
News Hawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source: MarketWatch
Copyright: 2008 MarketWatch, Inc.
Contact: MarketWatch Feedback
Website: Hemp Industries Association Gathers in Boston October 19-20 for Annual Meeting - MarketWatch
Business leaders of the worldwide hemp industry will meet in Boston, Massachusetts on October 19-20 to map out plans for bringing back hemp farming in the United States, to present updates on current industry developments, and to share new data about expanding markets. The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) Annual General Meeting will be held at the Best Western Roundhouse Suites, located at 891 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston.
The HIA annual meeting comes on the tail-end of the Natural Products Expo East, taking place October 15-18 also in Boston. Hemp companies are regular exhibitors at the Natural Products Expo, an event attended by thousands of retail buyers for natural food stores, distributors and brokers.
Featured speakers at this year's HIA Annual General Meeting include:
-- Mario Machnicki, Managing Director, American Limetec: "Hemcrete(R)
and the Potential Market for Hemp in Building Construction"
-- Alex White Plume, Pine Ridge Hemp Project: "The Lakota Hemp
Building Project & Efforts to Grow Hemp at Pine Ridge"
-- Amy Shollenberger, Executive Director, Rural Vermont: "The
'Hemp for Vermont' Bill: How to Successfully Pass State Hemp
Legislation"
-- Anndrea Hermann, Executive Director, Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance:
"Canadian Update"
-- Barbara Filippone, EnviroTextiles: "Hemp Textiles Update"
-- Bernd Frank, Managing Director, BaFa GmbH: "Industrial Hemp in the
EU: Experiences and Future Prospects"
-- Carl Hedberg, Consultant & Editor: "The Entrepreneurial Mindset
in Mission-Driven Enterprises" (based on the top-selling book on
entrepreneurship)
-- Christina Volgyesi, Living Harvest: "The Hemp Foods Market &
Consumer Studies Update"
-- Gero Leson, Leson & Associates: "Nutritional Assessment of Hemp
Foods and the TestPledge Program"
-- David Bronner, President, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps: "Hemp
Industry and Legal Update"
News Hawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source: MarketWatch
Copyright: 2008 MarketWatch, Inc.
Contact: MarketWatch Feedback
Website: Hemp Industries Association Gathers in Boston October 19-20 for Annual Meeting - MarketWatch
