Business Directory

22nd Century Group, Inc., a plant biotechnology company, provides technology that allows increasing or decreasing the level of nicotine and other nicotinic alkaloids in tobacco plants, and cannabinoids in hemp/cannabis plants through genetic engineering and plant breeding. It offers premium cigarettes under the RED SUN and MAGIC brands; and SPECTRUM, a line of research cigarettes for use in independent clinical studies. The company's products under development include BRAND A, a very low nicotine cigarette; X-22, a tobacco-based botanical medical product for use as an aid to smoking cessation; and BRAND B, a low-tar-to-nicotine ratio cigarette. In addition, it engages in contract manufacturing business for third-party branded tobacco products. The company has scientific collaborations with the University of Virginia and Anandia Laboratories, Inc. to develop proprietary hemp strains with less than 0.3% dry weight content of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. 22nd Century Group, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Williamsville, New York.

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ABcann Global Corporation manufactures and distributes medical cannabis. The company is headquartered in Napanee, Canada.

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Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. operates as a cannabis streaming company. It provides funding for cannabis facility expansions, operations, and initial construction in exchange for minority equity interests and a portion of the cultivation production. The company was formerly known as Knightswood Financial Corp. and changed its name to Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. in May 2017. Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

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The CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo is an annual business-to-business (B2B) event that brings together top cannabis industry experts from the U.S., Canada, South and Central America, Europe, Australia and the Caribbean.

Held for the first time in 2016, CanEx Jamaica is responsible for helping numerous businesses create new strategic partnerships. Through world-class speakers and panelists, CanEx Jamaica provides insight into the global direction of the industry and features a mix of high-level discourse and practical opportunity led by global experts with real-life application in the industry.

CanEx Jamaica’s mission is to help establish Jamaica’s place on the international stage while giving entrepreneurs and investors around the world a place to nurture business opportunities. While relationships and strategic partnerships made at CanEx have played an integral role in developing and advancing the local discussion regarding cannabis, the conference now offers a platform for a global conversation, located in the Caribbean.

Vicente Fox, 2018 keynote speaker and former president of Mexico, said: “The cannabis industry offers tremendous economic, health and social benefits in Mexico as in other markets around the world. I welcome the opportunity to share, network and advocate for its continued progress at CanEx Jamaica. The island and this conference offer a powerful platform to push the medical and legal cannabis movement and that is something I fully support.”

Montel Williams, keynote speaker at the 2017 and 2018 CanEx Jamaica conferences, said: “I am excited to participate in CanEx Jamaica because it’s a unique opportunity to gather so many leaders from the international cannabis industry in a place that is so important to cannabis’ history.”

Discussing opportunities for investment, medical advances and uses, as well as the business, legal and regulatory landscape, the conference features keynote addresses, panel discussions, presentations and exhibitions by:

• Investors, Financiers and Business Executives
• Industry Advocates, Policy Makers and Legal Experts
• Farmers, Cultivators and Processors
• Researchers, Physicians and Other Medical Practitioners

While CanEx Jamaica has played a pivotal role in elevating the discussion from a business and industry perspective in Jamaica, the conference continues to expand to provide a platform for an increasingly global conversation. Jamaica has played an important role in the history of cannabis – a role that will evolve as changing regulations are expected to bring substantial benefits to both local and international cannabis companies.