If you’re involved in the legal cannabis industry—or curious about where it’s headed—MJCon (MJBizCon) is a standout event worth knowing about. As the largest B2B cannabis conference and expo in the world, it brings together entrepreneurs, cultivators, retailers, investors, and innovators under one roof in Las Vegas.
Why It Matters
- Scale & Reach: With tens of thousands of industry professionals, more than a thousand exhibitors, and hundreds of sessions, MJCon is a major hub for connections and deals.
- Diverse Content: From cultivation technology to retail strategies, regulation, packaging, branding, global markets and even psychedelics—MJCon covers nearly every facet of the cannabis ecosystem.
- Networking & Innovation: It’s not just keynote speeches and booths. The value often comes from hallway conversations, impromptu meetups, seeing which new products are emerging, and discovering how the industry is shifting.
What to Expect
- Multiple pavilions covering areas like cultivation, processing/packaging, retail, business services and culture.
- Pre-show forums where you can deep dive into topics such as finance, marketing, science, and regulatory trends.
- An environment where you can both learn and shop: see new tools, tech, and services, and meet suppliers, manufacturers, and other players.
- Social and after-hours events: not everything is formal; some of the most useful connections happen in casual settings with peers.
Why You Might Want to Attend
- If you run a dispensary or retail operation, you’ll find product trends, branding strategies, and retail-tech insights.
- If you’re a grower or cultivator, you’ll discover innovations in genetics, automation, environmental controls, and scaling operations.
- If you’re an investor or business service provider, you’ll see emerging market opportunities, regulatory shifts, and a concentrated gathering of potential partners.
- If you’re new to the field, MJCon can be a crash course in how the industry works and where it’s going—but it helps to come prepared with a plan and goals, since the event is huge and can be overwhelming.
Final Thought
MJCon isn’t just a conference—it’s a snapshot of the cannabis industry at a moment in time. Attending means stepping into the swirling energy of innovation, regulation, business strategy, and culture. If you engage actively—ask questions, make contacts, explore the expo—you’ll get much more than you expect.