HOTS III – Hemp On The Slope 2018
This is a hemp-centric event and is focused on the topics of food, fuel, fiber, animal nutrition and bedding along with many other benefits of the non-psychoactive cannabis-hemp crop. This event is not a medical or recreational marijuana event.
Be sure and get your tickets in advance! Fees go up at the gate. Hosted by Salt Creek Hemp Company and Produced by Colorado Hemp Company. We look forward to seeing you on the Slope!
Presented by Bluebird Botanicals
SLOPE SCHEDULE
11am – Welcome Back To The Slope! – Let’s Build A Local Hemp Industry!
Margaret MacKenzie – Salt Creek Hemp Co
Morris Beegle – Colorado Hemp Co
11:10 – Hemp In Mesa County
Rose Pugliese – Mesa County Commissioner
11:25 – How Hemp Can Help Economic Redevelopment In Local Communities
Sandy Head – Executive Director Montrose Economic Development Corporation
11:40 – Industrial Hemp Updates From The Colorado Department Of Agriculture
Maureen West – Colorado Department of Agriculture
12:00 – COHIA Let Them Eat Hemp Cake Auction
Charity Hemp Cake Auction From Colorado Hemp Industries Association & Collbran Youth
12:20 – COHIA – Colorado Hemp Industries Association – Who We Are & What Can We All Do Together To Make Hemp A Viable Industry
Tim Gordon – President of COHIA
12:30 – The Sky Isn’t Falling, But Things Are Going Down – Hemp In Food Policy & The Colorado Department of Health and Environment (CDPHE), The DEA, The FDA, The DOJ, Big Pharma & GW Pharma, Big Marijuana & The Threat To The Hemp Industry, Crash Course In Reality And How We Should Respond
Samantha Walsh – National Hemp Association
David Bush – Hoban Law Group
Tim Gordon – COHIA / Functional Remedies
Tom Dermody – Industrial Hemp Research Foundation
Morris Beegle – Colorado Hemp Co
1:10 – What Is The Industrial Hemp Research Foundation?
Tom Dermody – Executive Director of Industrial Hemp Research Foundation
1:20 – Sustainability, Environment, Hemp, and Colorado Farming
Colorado Farmers Union Representative
1:30 – Local Sourcing – An International Journey
Quinatzin De La Torre – Bluebird Botanicals, Presenting Sponsor Keynote
1:50 – Love Thy Soil
Solana “Sunny” Kaercher – Miller Soils
2:00 – Hemp Farming in 2017
Bill Billings – Colorado Hemp Project
Dr. Mike Villa – ISBR&D
Aaron Rydell – Salt Creek Hemp Co
Ryan Loflin – Rocky Mountain Hemp Inc
Caren Kershner – Colorado Industrial Hemp Coalition
Rick Trojan – Hemp Road Trip – Moderator
2:50 – Hemp Processing of Raw Materials
Extraction, Decortication, Dehulling, Oil Pressing, Bio-refining
Where Are We At, Where Do We Need To Go
Matt Birkholz – Colorado Hemp Works
Jeff Cole – PureHemp Technology
Michael Bright – THC Holdings
William Abbott – MariJ Pharmaceuticals
Rick Trojan – Hemp Road Trip – Moderator
3:40 – Local Product Development and Getting it to Market
Dani Billings – Nature’s Root
Summer Star Haeske – EnviroTextiles
Ronny Basak-Smith – Sana Packaging
Brandon Pitcher – Blue Circle Development
Morris Beegle – Colorado Hemp Co – Moderator
4:20 – Hemp Town Hall – Where Do We Go From Here?
What’s on your mind? A lively industry focused Q&A session, fun and informative.
Everyone is invited…check your baggage at the door.
5:00 – End of Slope 2!
A special thank you to Colorado Hemp Works for supporting our cake makers with Hemp Flour!
