Mississippi Cannabis Expo draws about 600 people over three-day event

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – It’s fairly protected to imagine that each one of many 600 individuals who got here to the Mississippi Hashish Expo – and the Hashish Meets Healthcare Expo – believes in medical hashish.

However what’s not so clear is the right way to make a residing within the fledgling business.

“It’s a gold rush, you recognize,” mentioned Brian Bricker, proprietor of The Comfortable Cultivation Firm. “Some persons are going to make it and a few folks aren’t. I’m hoping to be one of many ones to make it.”

Bricker is able to start his Harrison County enterprise rising medical hashish. He’s discovered that even with the very best intentions, you may get caught off guard.

“Something new like that is going to have points, and one factor we didn’t rely on is feasible zoning modifications,” he mentioned.

And when the Harrison County Workplace of Zoning meets July 21 to debate medical hashish guidelines, Bricker shall be there. He encourages others as properly.

“In case you’re not there, in the event you don’t say something, then you definitely’ve bought nothing to go on.”

Within the meantime, he’s discovering an extended record of recent tasks.

“There may be the usual formation of an organization,” he mentioned. “Be sure you verify with each company, register with the state, register with the taxes – all that jazz – and enterprise licenses.”

Distributors from all throughout the nation got here to the expo – organized by the Georgia-based firm CannaOne – to advertise their providers, but in addition to supply worthwhile steerage.

Dreamz Dispensary is selling possession and help by franchising.

“It takes a variety of assist and help,” mentioned CEO John Fisher. “It’s not a simple business to navigate. There are a variety of guidelines and laws and compliance. So, we may also help with these conditions, plus, serving to to find actual property and assist them construct a profitable plan and put an excellent mannequin collectively.”

Southern Sky manufacturers out of Canton, shall be making the merchandise bought at native dispensaries.

COO Steve Merritt has this recommendation.

“Don’t search for simply the cash,” he mentioned. “In case you’re in it only for the cash, don’t get into this enterprise. Be right here to serve the sufferers, as a result of that is medication. We’ve bought actually good medication. … It’s not arduous to develop weed. It’s arduous to develop actually good medical marijuana.”

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