Thread by @ConorMcCannabis

So I'm down at @hempfest_canada in Edmonton and I'm going to be doing some #livetweeting

@hempfest_canada After showing my ticket, the first thing I see before even entering the expo, are snack machines. Somehow nobody is here, but I still think its smart.

@hempfest_canada @SarahLeamonLaw, a criminal lawyer, speaking right now about cannabis law.

@hempfest_canada @SarahLeamonLaw Someone asks about blood testing. Police will not be taking your blood in your car on the side of the road.

@hempfest_canada @SarahLeamonLaw Chris McGrath, from @AtlasGrowers speaking now.

@hempfest_canada @SarahLeamonLaw @AtlasGrowers I'm expecting big things from @AtlasGrowers in the near future. They are local to the #YEG area. I've been talking to them for a while on the medical side for when they get fully licensed, among other things.

@hempfest_canada @SarahLeamonLaw @AtlasGrowers Ran into some of my favorite people from the #Cannabis twitter community: @DanielleMc420, @CochraneD_AB, and @qnp and do you think we at least took a selfie?
#hempfest

@hempfest_canada @SarahLeamonLaw @AtlasGrowers @DanielleMc420 @CochraneD_AB @qnp Cliffhanger, I know. But no we didn't. I wish I had more time to spend here. It's a smaller show, but with limited time, I can't see it all.

@hempfest_canada @SarahLeamonLaw @AtlasGrowers @DanielleMc420 @CochraneD_AB @qnp For homegrowers, I've heard good things about using something like this, and seen pictures of the difference is makes. Eliminates overwatering, and gets much better yields.
#hempfestcanada
#livetweeting

@hempfest_canada @SarahLeamonLaw @AtlasGrowers @DanielleMc420 @CochraneD_AB @qnp Once you are done growing your own, if you want to do some lab testing, there is @Keystone_Labs. Obviously for LPs too. I'm pretty sure #hempfest is where I met @JodeMcD for the first time. I've never met someone so energetic and enthusiastic about testing cannabis!

@hempfest_canada @SarahLeamonLaw @AtlasGrowers @DanielleMc420 @CochraneD_AB @qnp @Keystone_Labs @JodeMcD @JodeMcD was speaking on stage today as well, and @StefOstrander works with @Keystone_Labs too. I saw she was here, but with limited time (and social anxiety, lets be honest), I didn't get to talk to her but she is another awesome person from the cannabis community!

@hempfest_canada @SarahLeamonLaw @AtlasGrowers @DanielleMc420 @CochraneD_AB @qnp @Keystone_Labs @JodeMcD @StefOstrander These guys don't have Twitter, but Wolf Grinders are a local accessory company in #yeg that has some really cool products, including little folding pipes, grinders that fit lighters, and a built in pipe, etc. Got myself a little rolling tray. Good guys.

@hempfest_canada @SarahLeamonLaw @AtlasGrowers @DanielleMc420 @CochraneD_AB @qnp @Keystone_Labs @JodeMcD @StefOstrander I didn't even know about Wolf Grinders until today, but it's good to see some young entrepreneurs making moves in #yeg.
#hempfestcanada

@hempfest_canada @SarahLeamonLaw @AtlasGrowers @DanielleMc420 @CochraneD_AB @qnp @Keystone_Labs @JodeMcD @StefOstrander OK, I had to run, so I admit this is no longer "live" tweeting. Spoke to more vendors though. One was for grow tents. I'm excited to see what comes of it, and if I can help medical patients grow their own medication at a low cost when they can't afford their script otherwise.

@hempfest_canada @SarahLeamonLaw @AtlasGrowers @DanielleMc420 @CochraneD_AB @qnp @Keystone_Labs @JodeMcD @StefOstrander With @ShaysRoots, we help patients get their prescription, find the best strain based on terpenes and cannabinoids, and register them with the LP that has it, but if someone wants to grow their own, we want to help in any way we can.

@hempfest_canada @SarahLeamonLaw @AtlasGrowers @DanielleMc420 @CochraneD_AB @qnp @Keystone_Labs @JodeMcD @StefOstrander @ShaysRoots Also spoke with @FreedomCannabi, another local latestage Alberta LP. Excited to see what they do and continue to talk with them. One benefit to getting in now is they get to bring in a lot of good new genetics.

I’m told they will have a LOT of new genetics, and I’m hopeful after talking to them that we will see higher levels of the *other* cannabinoids like CBN and CBG.

And Finally, there was my friend @yogarose2 at @Boaz_Pharm, yet another LP, waiting for their sales license, in Southern Alberta.
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@yogarose2 @Boaz_Pharm @boaz has a lot of promise as well. They seem way more "craft" than most LPs, with a real focus on quality. Sounds like they will be getting that final license very soon, but of course it's a bit of a crapshoot. Oh, and they had a GOT-style thrown!

That picture is me trying to look tough, which I obviously don’t know how to do. But that’s a wrap for me on #HempFest! If I tagged you, I’m Sorry for likely blowing up your phone with notifications! 😛