Sessions & Presentations
--All Times Mountain--
Welcome: Lloyd Covens, CBD OutLook Host and Editor, West420NewsWeekly
8:30: “Roots of Hemp Success: The Colorado Hemp Farm OutLook”
Brian Koontz, Program Director, Hemp, Colorado Dept. of Agriculture
FlashbackVideo: Dr Sanya Gupta Meets Charlotte Figi -- CNN Presents WEED-1 (2016)
9:00 - "SKU For You: Consumer Demands in the Hemp/CBD Segment"
Joe Hodas, MJ Pioneer (President(past), WANA Brands/ ex-Mktg Dir, DIXIE Elixirs)
Art Massolo, Live Happy (ex-Cycling Frog)
Ed Lehrberger, Vice Chairman, Restorative Botanicals
Jonathan Black, CEO, Cheech & Chongs' Global Cannabis Holdings
10:30am – Regulatory RoundUp: Next at HHS, DOJ, DEA & the State Hemp Movers
Jason Adelstone, Senior Associate, Harris Slikowski Law
Robert Hoban, International Desk, ARROWs Law – CTrust
Jonathan Miller, General Counsel, U.S. Hemp Authority
Mary Jane Oatman, ICIA: Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association
11:35pm: “The One-Plant Cannabis Solution”
Jordan Wellington, Co-Founder, Strategies64/ Host, WeedWonks
12:10- “Unraveling the CMMS (Medicare) Pilot for
CBD Senior ACO Program (video)
Sasha Korn Kalcheff, Program Director, Realm of Caring
Stephanie Sherer, Co-Founder/ Director, Americans for Safe Access
State-To-State Update: New Jersey – virginia – Ohio-- California and
1:20 pm - “Health Dept Hemp Rollback: Is Texas D8 Toast?
David Sergi, Founder/ Director Sergi Law Associates
1:45am: “Triple Threat at Final Products: Natural, Semi and Synthetic Processes”
Darwin Millard, Co-Founder, CSQ- Cannabis Safety & Quality – ASTM
2pm: Closing Audience Master Conversation:
Lloyd Covens, Director, 8th CBD OutLook (Broomfield, Colo) October 9-10, 2026
Next OnLine Open Meeting: FedHempBan & DEA MedMJ Admin Hearing--
Thur., June 4th – Noon- Central – Register at: www.CBD4mg.com and 970-200-2221
Top Left: Bob Hoban (ARROWs Law) Mary Jane Oatman, Tribal Hemp Assn Jordan Wellington, Strategies64 Joe Hodas, Wana Brands (ex-Pres) Julianna Todesci Faer, Vicente LLC Jason Adelstone, Harris Slikowski Ed Lehrburger, Restorative Botanicals Jonathan Miller, U.S. Hemp Roundtable
From Natural to Synthetic to "Frankenstein" Mixing - Darwin Millard, CSQ ASTM
8:45am Colorado Hemp Farming 2026/ CDA
Comments from Brian Koontz, Colorado Department of Agriculture Director, Hemp Program Email: hemp@state.co.us
Brian Koontz -
Phone: 303-704-3910
Contact for: Policy, Laws & Regulations. Inspections and Sampling, Planting & Harvest Reporting, Compliance Questions
CBD OutLook Host: Lloyd Covens
"SKU To You!"- CBD Consumer Market Now & Forecast 11/12 Future
Joe Hodas helped kicked off the adult-use market in Colorado with the revolutionary line of DIXIE ELIXERS as V.P. for Marketing and Sales. From the unique THC drinks to the first line of reliably-dosed gummies, DIXIE set the standard for building out new legal states. With his move to WANA BRANDS, Joe joined legend Nancy Whiteman building the company to number one in consumer edibles as President after his years as director of Marketing. WANDEROUS in 2024 was launched by the company to fulfill the growing consumer demand for low-THC, hemp derived products in permissive states.
Cycling Frog Footprint Top Hemp Beverage-- Ex-Exec: Art Massolo
Art spent 30 years creating and managing all types of Beverage Brands, Business Development, and Global Sales Expansion. from founding Cono Sur and Trivento in Chile, to selling beer, wine, and spirits across 140 countries. In the 2020s, Art set the standard for a whole new line of low-THC hemp beverages helping build Cycling Frog into a top-10 hemp beverage US brand. Now Art has founded Big Hug Strategies, his consultancy for beverage and CPG brands pushing into North American and global markets, emphasizing new strategies for commercial and sales pathways and market penetration.
Is a Full-Spec Oil-SoftGel Part of 2027 CBD Botanicals- Ed P.
Ed has been working intimately in the hemp industry since 2013, is a nationally recognized leader in the hemp production/processing sector, having founded PureHemp Technology in 2014. Ed has now partnered with Restorative Botanicals in a merger. Restorative develops, manufactures, and sells best-in-class skin care and CBD supplements cannabinoids, mushrooms, and/or other botanical adaptation extracts. The company's products include tinctures, gummies, caramels, lozenges, capsules, topical relief creams, salves and body oils and health food bars. www.restorativebotanicals.com With zero interest in delta8 or other synthetics, Ed offers Restorative's perspective on those original CBD hemp consumer product manufacturers facing new regulatory hurdles from the Federal Hemp Ban.
Joe Hodas
Art Massolo
Ed Lehrberger
Regulatory Roundtable: DOJ, DEA, TTB & Congress
Jordan Wellington (Strategies62) , Robert Hoban (Arrows Law), Mary Jane Oatman (ICIA) & Jason Adelstone (Harris Slikowski)
Strategies 64: Jordan Wellington
Robert Hoban ARROWS Law- CTrust LLC
Jason Adelstone Harris Slikowski
Jonathan Miller, USHR
INTRODUCTION TO THE REGULATORY WINDOWS OF CREATING A "ONE PLANT SOLUTION" -
Jordan Wellington, One Plant Solution
Jordan Wellington is managing partner of Strategies 64, a national policy and public affairs consulting firm specializing in cannabis, psychedelics, and the development of responsible legal markets. He is host of the Weed Wonks podcast and a former senior regulator at the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division, and co-partnered to create the "Cannabis Policy Institute" at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Strategies 64 offers expert insight into local, state, and federal levels, wand provide our clients with the insights, strategies, and tactical support they need to advance their objectives.
CMS- CMMI CBD Pilot
At Americans for Safe Access (ASA), we believe collective action is the key to creating meaningful change. By getting involved, you can play a vital role in advancing our mission of ensuring access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research. Whether you're a patient, advocate, healthcare professional, or concerned citizen, you can contribute to our cause in many ways.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH ON THE CANNABINOIDS AND THE RELATION OF HEMP TO HEALING
ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY NATIIONAL CANNABIS REGISTRY
Journal of Wine Economics (2024), doi:10.1017/jwe.2024.21
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