How to Open a Cannabis Business - Cannabis World Congress and


Open, Invest, or Purchase a Cannabis Business Full Day Certification Workshop September 16, 2015 Los Angeles Convention Center
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Are you looking to enter Cannabis Industry?
Attend The CLU Day Seminar - 299.00
15 Business Workshop Topics - 30 Minutes Each - 10 am to 6 pm
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10:00 - Open a Cannabis Business, Laws, Compliance, National Opportunities
10:30 - Compliance, Compliance, Compliance “Heavy Regulations”
11:00 - Invest, or Purchase a Business - Taxes, Insurance, Liability, Comparing Opportunities
11:30 - Successful Business Models - National Opportunities (Medical / Recreational)
12:00 - Location, Applications, Compliance, Government Approval
12:30 - Fundamentals / Stay Compliant / Operations
1:00 - How To Make the Most Money / Best Practices / Budgets / Taxes
1:30 - Lunch Break
2:00 - Mass Warehouse Cultivation Operation and Facility Set up, Legalities, Compliance, Operations
2:30 - Wholesale Business Models / Wholesale Markets
3:00 - Seed to Sale / Inventory Tracking Procedures / Transportation
3:30 - Extractions / Infusions - The Future of Cannabis - E-Pens, Oil, Wax, CBD,
4:00 - Extraction Equipment / Methods / Compliance Regulations / Approved Systems
4:30 - Mass Level Production and Sales Training - Hiring, SOP’s, Responsible Vendor and Lab Training
5:00 - Edibles, Candy, Labeling, Transportation,
5:30 - Business Owners Prepare for the Bright Future - Opportunities / History / The End of the Drug War
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Clover Leaf University is the nation’s only Cannabis University that is Approved, Regulated and
Licensed by the Department of Higher Education’s Private Occupational School Board. Originating
in Colorado, Clover Leaf University has developed the first curriculum for Cannabis Business
Certifications to be approved by the Department of Higher Education consisting of 25 Stand Alone
Courses and 5 Full Program Certifications. We offer classes such as Cannabis Consulting, Master
Cultivation, Cannabis Science and Testing, Infusions, Cannabis Culinary Art, Continued Legal
Education Classes, medical programs, and much more. Clover Leaf’s Business University classes
include business: organization, management, finance, marketing, industry analysis and due process
in regard to the economic, political, social, and cultural aspects of an industry establishing itself
from infancy. Cannabis is one of the fastest growing industries in America today. Cannabis Saves
Lives
Learn how you can enter the fastest growing industry in America Today
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Invest, purchase, or open a business
Meet established cannabis brands and businesses
Licensing and brand expansion opportunities
Develop your own brand - Ancillary Business Models
Find and secure strategic partnerships
Grow your way to the top
Learn the laws, regulations, and operating systems
Additional Consulting Services Additional Consulting Services
• Hourly Consulting Available • Business Plans • Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting • Marijuana Business Listings • Additional Consulting Services
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Cannabis Business Exchange® - Marijuana Business Listings www.MarijuanaBusiness.Directory
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Clover Leaf University Instructors Bios Chloe Villano, President Clover Leaf University
Chloe Villano® is a former paralegal and entrepreneurial executive with
15 years of experience in business startups and turning companies
toward success with consulting services. Chloe is also the owner and
founder of Clover Leaf Consulting®, working for years as one of the
most sought after cannabis business consultants in the industry. She
has consulted for, developed, started, sold, and performed duediligence for valuation on more successful cannabis business than any
other. After working with hundreds of dispensaries, centers, mass
cultivation facilities, kitchens, and cannabis brands, she is poised to use
her experience to influence the growth of the industry to be safe, well
managed, and beneficial to all. As a nationally recognized cannabis
expert, she has worked to expand the industry as a public speaker, policy advisor, former dispensary
owner, and consultant, specializing in industry compliance, and mergers and acquisitions. She has a
strong know-how from the most basic needs of the marijuana industry to the most complicated and
challenging aspects. In 2012, she founded Clover Leaf University®, the only cannabis education program
approved, regulated, and licensed by the Department of Higher Education’s Private Occupational School
Board. She has advised various government agencies in the development of both local and state
regulations and compliance standards since the inception of the current system. Experience in this area
has allowed Chloe to author four books on understanding these complicated compliance standards.
Recently she has developed certifications through Clover Leaf University® that provide safety and
compliance training to cannabis vendors, cultivators, and product manufacturers. CLU® has educated,
coached and trained a wide variety business professionals, and developed countless business
procedures and best practices for the cannabis industry. Expanding her reach as Executive Director of the
Cannabis Business Association®, she offers national policy consulting and legislative expertise to other
states and various leading government agencies that are constructing new legislation. She has been
featured in many publications including People Magazine’s Marijuana Millionaires and The International
Business Times 20 most influential people in the cannabis industry. Adam Dunn , CEO ThSeeds, CEO Hemp Hoodlab
Expert Master Cultivator Breeder
Adam Dunn is a founding partner and lead genetics consultant with
MedCanna Consulting LLC. Mr. Dunn is also a founding partner of
HempWorks CV (Netherlands), parent to T.H.Seeds®, (Cannabis
genetics), as well as HempWorks International Ltd. (Hong Kong), parent
to HoodLamb®, an organic hemp clothing line manufactured in China.
In 1993 Mr. Dunn formed the company CIA (Cannabis In Amsterdam).
CIA became a driving force in Amsterdam for Cannabis education and a
meeting spot for cultivators and researchers of the plant. T.H.Seeds®
genetic accolades are too numerous to list and T.H.Seeds® Genetics
are a staple among seed banks. In April 2010, Mr. Dunn opened up
HoodLab®, the world’s first HoodLab® concept store and art gallery in Denver. In the years since his
return to the United States, Mr. Dunn has advised and consulted for numerous political and commercial
groups, providing services ranging from genetic consulting to full-scale design and implementation of
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Clover Leaf University Instructors Bios
Warren Edson, Edson, Industry Expert Attorney
Warren is a professor at CLU® and teaches Laws (Retail and Medical) and
business compliance. Many of these classes offer Continued Legal Education
Credits (CLE) for legal professionals. Warren will be instructing the CLE certified law courses. He is owner of his law
practice, Law Offices of Warren Edson, and he is a well-known Criminal
Defense Attorney in Colorado. He is a dedicated advisor and advocate for the
recreational and medicinal cannabis industry. As a member of the Colorado
Criminal Defense Bar, Mr. Edson has remained actively engaged in the
cannabis industry. He was one of the organizers of Colorado’s Medical
Marijuana Law, Amendment 20, and has been a two-time winner of the
NORML legal committee scholarship enhancing his expertise and the
community in our industry. JJ Chamberlain, Clover Leaf University Instructor
Extractions Mr. Jeffrey “JJ” Chamberlain is an expert in all aspects of extraction in the
cannabis industry including production, processing, packaging, compliance,
and branding. He specializes in large scale extraction and edible production and
was featured in High Times “Weed People” in June 2014. Mr. Chamberlain
excels in manufacturing methods including shatter, flake, budder, vaporizer oil,
BHO, bubble hash, live resin, winterization, different solvents, post processing
and use of machinery. He has developed, implemented and trained on
proprietary operations procedures, compliance checklists, safety protocols, and
extraction methods for several large cannabis companies. Mr. Chamberlain
graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English
Studies.
Shawn Coleman Clover Leaf University Professor
Laws, Policy, Compliance
Shawn began work in public policy when he ran for Boulder City Council in
2005. Shawn began work in marijuana policy while serving as a Legislative
Assistant for US Rep Jared Polis, a Congressional leader on marijuana policy
reform in Washington DC. He returned to Colorado to serve as the Industry
Liaison for Colorado Springs State Bank and was subsequently the Executive
Director of the Cannabis Business Alliance (CBA), a non-profit trade
organization for medical cannabis professionals and ancillary businesses. Most
recently he ran the coordinated campaign to pass Amendment 64 and the
successful Question 301 in Fort Collins which overturned the local ban on
marijuana businesses. Shawn is also a member of the United States
Commission on Civil Rights Colorado State Advisory Board serving as the
Vice-Chair. He is a graduate of the Juilliard School and The Graduate School of
the University of Colorado with Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Clarinet
Performance. Shawn is now in a private lobbying practice in Colorado,
focusing on State and Local Government Affairs with his new firm 36 Solutions.
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Clover Leaf University Instructors Bios
Ed Rosenthal - Clover Leaf University Professor
Master Cultivator, Breeder, Author
Ed Rosenthal is recognized worldwide as a leading authority on
marijuana. In his more than 30 years as the "guru of ganja," he has
written or edited more than a dozen books about marijuana cultivation
and social policy that cumulatively have sold more than one million
copies. One of his books on marijuana cultivation is the only book of its
type to be reviewed by the New York Times.
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California Legislative and Business Symposium Two Hour Panel
Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo
Hosted By Chloe Villano and Clover Leaf Consulting
Speakers to Be Announced - Top Level Expert Panel
Cannabis World Business Conference and Expo - Not included in the workshop class must have a
conference ticket to view the symposium.
Cannabis Business Market Industry - The Fastest Growing Industry in America
2014 marked a monumental year in the history of the cannabis industry launching a 700 million dollar recreational
market in its first year with over 44,000,000 in tax revenue collected, with a total of 76,000,000 in state fees from the
program to date. With Colorado and Washington leading the way, our nation is allowing for a new market to emerge
that will boost our economic outlook. This past year will prove important in Colorado, as the end of vertical integration
will allow for more free-market opportunities in the cannabis industry. Now that one can apply for a business license
for a stand-alone grow, store, or production facility, it’s a time where people can chase the American dream to be a
prosperous business owner doing what they love. Since legalization in 2012, Colorado’s cannabis market has set a national precedence and captured the eyes of major
financing companies, investors, and stock firms nationally. The market has been growing at an exponential rate, with
an estimated billion dollars in sales coming in the next fiscal year. As legalization spreads, the market will climb from
110,000 patients to four billion people in the world who are 21 and up, reports the NY Times. Over 10,000 people are
now employed in the Colorado Marijuana Industry which is as many as are employed by law enforcement. The recent economic statistics coming out of Colorado are staggering. Some of the first real data estimates that
Colorado consumed 286,000 pounds of marijuana by August 2014. Understand that this is one small piece of the
national market telling the story of just how big this opportunity is. Colorado tourism has skyrocketed, funneling in
billions of dollars to the state economy. The opportunity to be part of this explosive growth market is a once-in-alifetime chance. Business owners that get in on the ground floor can capture large parts of the market within Colorado
and beyond, as barriers drop in the rest of our nation.
With national legalization on the horizon and national market opportunities becoming available, the fast
advancements and potential in Cannabis have made this undoubtably one of the fastest growing industries in
America today. Join us as we discuss the investment potential, pitfalls, financial aspects, and in-depth business opportunities from
leading financial experts, industry leaders, and business professionals from state to state.
Clover Leaf University strives to offer real time business and industry expertise and knowledge to provide top of the
line state approved curriculum for business owners, governments, and employees. We work with all aspects of the
industry, government agencies, local municipalities, and business owners to make sure that we keep you updated and
ready for this every changing and highly regulated business. The opportunities are staggering and so are the
complications of the business. The expansion opportunities are phenomenal and the cannabis business is currently the
fastest growing industry in America today. Written By Chloe Villano
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