The 2020 Network

The 2020 Network


2020 Live #20: Canadian Grown, the 2020 cannabis public policy conference

October 29, 2019

To mark the first anniversary of cannabis legalization, Canada 2020 hosted a number of cannabis industry moguls at the Canadian Grown Conference in Toronto. During the two day event, Canada 2020's Alex Paterson and Jay Rosenthal of The Business of Cannabis, sat down with several people from the industry - from policymakers and researchers to cannabis business owners. In this episode, you'll hear about the challenges of legalization in year one, hopes for the coming year, and what it will take for Canada to maintain its first-mover advantage in the cannabis industry. Voices include Hon. A. Anne McLellan, co-chair of the Government of Canada's Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, Chuck Rifici, Chairman at Auxly and CEO at Nesta, Ruth Ross, Professor and Chair of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, and many more.