New York, NY--MJ Unpacked, a cannabis CPG trade event, has announced its return to Las Vegas on September 28-30, 2022 at the MGM Grand. Additionally, MJ Unpacked Las Vegas is partnering with Clio to host the Clio Cannabis Awards show on September 29.
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The Las Vegas show, as per the company press release, will also feature new integrations, including a Venture Summit for the first time ever—a place for venture capitalists to gather and discuss the cannabis capital landscape as the industry event series moves into its third year. In partnership with Clio, the premier international awards competition for creative business, MJ Unpacked Las Vegas will host the Clio Cannabis Awards at the MGM Grand on September 29.
"MJ Unpacked is coming back to the city that gave us a start, giving our must-attend event a presence on both coasts in 2022," said George Jage, co-founder and CEO of Jage Media, the producer of MJ Unpacked, in the press release. "The New York City event exceeded all expectations, gathering together the best of the best in cannabis and further establishing MJ Unpacked as the most comprehensive and top-tier CPG event in the industry."
"The Clio Cannabis Awards celebrate the boundary-pushing creators at the forefront of the ever-evolving cannabis industry," said Michael Kauffman, executive director of Clio Cannabis. "As a gathering place for industry leaders, MJ Unpacked is the perfect venue to recognize the Clio Cannabis recipients that drive innovation in marketing and communications."
From May 18-20, MJ Unpacked hosted its second show, in which there were over 2300 attendees with titles of manager and above as well as approximately 140 exhibiting companies and over 100 CPG brands on display across every sector of the industry. MJ Unpacked NYC featured over 30 distinguished speakers, from CEOs and brand builders to the policymakers making sizable impacts on the cannabis industry. Speakers included NY Office of Cannabis Management Chairwoman Tremaine Wright, Edie Parker founder Brett Heyman, Miss Grass CEO Kate Miller, and many more. The event also included a series of pitch presentations on the MJ Unpacked Money Stage in front of a panel of VCs and an audience of accredited investors. After an impressive competition, MJ Unpacked awarded Barbari's Meryl Montgomerywith the MJ Unpacked Pitch Reward of $5,000 and 10 hours of consultative work from Canna Advisors.
In addition, on Thursday evening after the show, attendees enjoyed an evening of great food, live music, and philanthropy at Terminal 5 in an exclusive benefit event. Featuring acts from esteemed musical artists such as Ghostface Killah and Roy Rogers, the MJ Unpacked Benefit Concert was designed to create awareness and raise funds for the heroic work of Last Prisoner Project.
Read the entire press release.