Positive Vibes With Noco Hemp Expo Founder Morris Beegle
On this week\u2019s show, we talk with Morris Beegle, founder of the Noco Hemp Expo, the largest industrial hemp convention in North America.
The tenth annual expo will be held April 11-13 in Estes Park, Colorado.
\u201cIt\u2019s really a beautiful mountain resort location where we can get 2,000-3,000 people up there and basically take over the town,\u201d Beegle said.
He expects it to be a good meet-up, full of constructive conversations on how to shape the industry, develop supply chains, influence regulation and do business.
The Noco Expo has become an important part of the development of the hemp industry domestically and internationally.
Different sectors of the industry have different priorities, and Noco provides the chance industry players \u201ctry to figure out our internal issues and how do we move this industry forward and try to position ourselves politically and harmonize our message,\u201d he said.
\u201cAnd also harmonize ourselves with what\u2019s going on in Europe and Asia,\u201d he added.
Beegle just returned from a whirlwind trip, first attending the Asia International Hemp Expo in Bangkok, Thailand, followed by a cannabis convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, called MJBizCon.
On this week\u2019s episode, he shares his experiences from both conventions as well as his thoughts on the state of the hemp industry as 2023 winds down, and where the industry is headed in 2024.
Looking into his crystal ball, he sees \u201cmore support for the industrial hemp side of things through government grants, through the USDA. I think that there is a support mechanism there that will be more beneficial than it has been in the past.\u201d
He said his crystal ball is a bit foggy due to the uncertainty around the 2024 presidential election and the sticky political mess we call Congress.
\u201cI think that we\u2019re going to be in for quite a year next year,\u201d he said, \u201cso everybody better hold tight and stay focused and try to stay as positive as possible.\u201d
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https://grist.org/indigenous/hempcrete-lower-sioux-housing/
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/realestate/sustainable-home-massachusetts-climate.html
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