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Here is what you missed at MJBizCon Las Vegas 2018

MJBizCon will return to Las Vegas this December. Photo by Joe Gurreri

MJBizCon broke cannabis conference records last week with 27,600 attendees (up 51% from last year) and 1,027 companies (up 38% from last year) exhibiting on the Las Vegas Convention Center floor.

IrieCBD Booth at MJ BizCon

Freedom Leaf had a large booth that housed our affiliated companies: Hempology, Irie CBD, AccuVapePlants to Paper and Leafceuitcals Europe.

Gene Simmons of KISS at MJ Bizon

Gene Simmons of KISS

Celebrities like Gene Simmons of KISS and Harborside Health Center’s Steve DeAngelo attended the event to promote their brands.

Harborside Health Center’s Steve DeAngelo

One of the most popular booths at MJBizCon was the Terpene Wall.

You could smell samples of every terpene to get better acquainted with you favorite flavors.

Terpene Wall MJBizConThe MJBizCon after parties did not disappoint especially Willie Nelson’s Willie’s Reserve event.

Willie Nelson Party MJBizCon

Complete of course with budtenders serving up bongs and rolling joints for the guests but that’s not all.Budtenders Willie Nelson Party MJBizConIn addition to free Willie Nelson tattoos all night long!

High Times threw their own event called High Time’s Biz Bash at Brooklyn Bowl Vegas featuring a surprise performance by 2Chainz.

2Chainz High Times Biz Bash MJBizCon

2Chains at Brooklyn Bowl Vegas

One of our favorite event highlights included “The Future of Hemp” with Joy Beckerman (seated in middle).

MJBizCon PanelFollowing the successful three-day event, the organizers announced that next year’s MJBizCon in Las Vegas will expand to five days and move to December 9-13.

Las Vegas Convention CenterMJBizCon“The City of Las Vegas and Clark County have officially proclaimed the debut of ‘MJBizCon Week’ surrounding the annual MJBizCon Conference & Expo beginning in 2019,” they stated.

MJBizCon Vegas 2019 will become a weeklong event with many nightly parties worth attending. This year’s best parties included Willie’s Reserve, High Times Biz Bash, Grasslands and Cannabis Wonderland.

Text by Steve Bloom. Photos by Joe Gurreri.

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