EVENT: Fully Integrated
Presented by Bryant Mitchell of Blaqstar Farms (CA) and a team of Black cannapreneurs, we are excited to embark on the journey of educating people of color about the cannabis business, new Hemp laws, sharing the realities of entering into the industry and why it is so important that communities of color don’t get left behind as more opportunities open up as deregulation happens. We want to be at the forefront as advocates for POC sharing our own in-depth knowledge and experience.
We are also cognizant of the legal disparities in place that have directly affected our community and want to help bridge the gap towards rectifying and restoring our local communities by providing information and tools for those interested in pursuing advocacy, as well as decriminalization of the of marijuana. This one day event aspires to serve as a gateway for those seriously looking to pursue entrepreneurship in the cannabis industry to
WHO:
- Bryant Mitchell, Founder & CEO of Blaqstar Farms, California Cannabis Dispensaries and Jozuri Skincare
- “Freeway” Rick Ross, Founder & CEO of Blaqstar Farms & California Cannabis Dispensaries
- Edward “Ted” James, State Representative
- Michelda West, Louisiana Hemp Alliance
- Ruston Henry, H&W Pharmacy
- Dr. Claire Bradley, Ecat, LLC & Therapeutic Marijuana Registrant
- Gabrielle Deculus, Weed for Women & Business Rules for Women
- Jerome Chenevert & Tamar Bibbs, Greenlife Consulting, LLC
- Dr. Barrington Iruke, Blaqstar Farms
- Lori Lord, Moderator, Executive Director of Fully Integrated
- More speakers to be announced!
DATE/TIME: Saturday, February 8, 2020 - 9 – 1 pm
LOCATION: Bokoo, 213 Baronne St. New Orleans, LA 70112
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Ross are available for face to face interviews in advance on February 7th , as well as onsite. Advance availability TBC as needed.
Coordinate time directly via contact below.
About Bryant Mitchell
A Texas native, Bryant Mitchell is Blaqstar’s founder and CEO, with over 10 years of hands-on management experience in the cannabis industry. In 2013 he established Blaqstar Farms after owning a Los Angeles dispensary where he realized the need for consistent, clean medicinal cannabis. Having learned the outdoor craft while working in Sonoma and with guidance from growers with decades of experience, Bryant built a
foundation on growing clean, high quality medicinal cannabis.
Before entering the cannabis industry, he spent sixteen years in business consulting, project management, process design, and operations efficiency services for IBM Strategy, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, and Accenture PLC. In those roles, he advised the world’s largest companies, primarily in the oil and gas industry.
While working as a consultant, he founded as a passion project the Mosaic Bar & Lounge in Houston, Texas, where gained more than four years of compliant retail experience in a regulated industry. Mr. Mitchell holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in business from Prairie View A&M University, a historically Black university. Mr. Mitchell currently sits as an active board member of NDICA (National Diversity and Inclusion Cannabis Alliance) and holds an associate membership on the CMA (Cannabis Minority Alliance).
