Hope for Hemp Springs Eternal

By Beau Whitney, Whitney Economics 

At this point, the U.S. is capitulating its leadership role in the global hemp market to the rest of the world.

• A lack of federal clarity on hemp policy has led to confusion in the market
• Uncertainties have been amplified by state legislatures, whose lack of precision is creating unintended negative consequences for hemp markets. 
• A general lack of good agricultural practices and business planning acumen has led to costly errors and oversupply among hemp cultivation businesses.
• These contributing factors have led to a lack of incentive to participate in the hemp industry.

Despite all the uncertainty, opportunities for hemp still exist.

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Online Scammers, Fake Attendee Lists & Hotel Poachers Slithering Throughout the Event Space

By Let’s Talk Hemp 

This is our annual reminder as we enter into the 10th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo, to be held in Estes Park, Colorado, from April 11-13, 2024. NoCo10 organizers are sounding the alarm about online “list scammers” and “hotel poachers” who have latched onto trade shows and conferences worldwide. 

Shady online companies, mostly based overseas to skirt the U.S. legal system, offer to sell fake exhibitor or attendee lists. Other illicit companies claim that hotels for the event are full and offer to book alternate lodging. Participants duped by these scams may have their credit card charged for a fake hotel or arrive to find no reservation.

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EVENTS

C-Days Barcelona
March 13, 2024, Barcelona, Spain

ICBC Barcelona
March 14, 2024, Barcelona, Spain

Spannabis 2024
March 15-17, 2024, Barcelona, Spain

10th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo & 1st Innovate Earth Symposium
April 11-13, 2024, Estes Park, CO

ICBC Berlin
April 16-17, 2024, Berlin, Germany

Experience Hemp Prague and the 21st Annual EIHA Conference
June 5-7, 2024, Prague, Czech Republic

Add your event to Hemp Events, a free listing service for legitimate hemp industry events. Visit www.HempEvents.org.

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SCAM ALERT! Are you receiving emails from individuals passing themselves off as agents of the NoCo Hemp Expo or Southern Hemp Expo offering to sell you an attendee list from one of our expos or offer you discounted lodging rates? Please be aware that this is a bogus offer and should be marked as spam. CoHempCo does not sell, rent or give names of attendees for money. Please be aware of these inappropriate actions and stay alert for these types of requests. You can trust emails from @wafba.org, @cohempco.com, @nocohempexpo.com, @southernhempexpo.com and @letstalkhemp.com.

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About Let’s Talk Hemp

Let’s Talk Hemp is a publication of WAFBA – We Are For Better Alternatives focused specifically on the subjects of industrial hemp, cannabis, sustainable agriculture, environment, healthy foods & supplements, and climate-smart applications. We present features and curate news from across the globe to share the benefits of hemp, cannabis, bio-based materials, and better alternatives. WAFBA also is the Producer of NoCo Hemp Expo, the world’s leading hemp conference and exposition.

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