Ask Our Experts: Are Any Hemp Industry Events Still Happening?

 

Q: Given the outbreak of COVID-19, which hemp events have been canceled?

By New Frontier Data

A: Among all the ill effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic from the coronavirus has been the casualty of the industry’s spring conference season. With cancellations increasingly including any public gathering of more than 10 people, as of press time a list of events either canceled, postponed, or in flux to broadcasted or held in some form as scheduled included:

Canceled Events:

• Hempfest Colorado
• The CBD Expo and Vape Jam UK
• The Annual Kentucky Hemp Industries Association Conference
• South by Southwest (SXSW)

Postponed Events:

• USA CBD Expo – Moved to June 25-27, 2020.
• NoCo Hemp Expo – Moved to August 7-8, 2020.
• Hemp-CBD Supplement Congress – Moved to Aug. 26-27
• Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition – Moved to Oct. 1-3, 2020.
• Cannabis Conference 2020 – TBD

Yet Planned as Scheduled:

• The 9th International Hemp Building Symposium
• Florida Hemp & CBD Trade Show
• CBD Expo South
• US Hemp Expo East

Per collected data and responses to be determined about the COVID-19 pandemic, readers are encouraged to routinely check the status of any upcoming events to plan and respond accordingly. Meanwhile, New Frontier Data and the Hemp Business Journal strongly urge  all individuals to follow the prevention guidelines outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO) to mitigate personal and professional risks.