Cannabis Travel Association International (CTAI) announces “Advocacy Virtual Event”

The Cannabis Travel Association (CTAI), the United Voice of Cannabis Travel, will hold an international virtual event focusing on the recently completed CTAI Advocacy Toolkit on March 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.  Advocacy is one of three core pillars of the Cannabis Travel Association, with the other two being Education and Networking. This event brings together all three pillars of the CTAI and features a well-rounded lineup of expert speakers who have created a suite of tools intended to translate cannabis travel advocacy into policy and drive forward normalization.

The event opens up with an introduction of the Advocacy Toolkit, then a team of CTAI members and advocacy subject matter experts will lead break out rooms with a deep dive into the most important issues facing cannabis travel and tourism and ways to work with government agencies and individuals as cannabis tourism becomes more mainstream.

Amanda Reiman, CTAI Board Member and founder of Personal Plants, will kick off the morning with updates about the non-profit organization. Brian Applegarth, CTAI founder, and Chair will start with the basics, presenting a Glossary of Cannabis Travel Terms that are defining the trend;  Jerred Kiloh, owner of The Higher Path will discuss the differences between Adult Cannabis Use and Medicinal Cannabis Use; Omar Figueroa, a leading cannabis attorney will lead a breakout room focusing on Public Health and Safety and Kelbi Thompson, a compliance expert will discuss Social Media guidelines.

Event Schedule

9:30 – CTAI Updates – Amanda Reiman

9:40 – Advocacy Toolkit (Small Breakout Rooms)

• Breakout Room 1 (Glossary of Terms) by Brian Applegarth
• Breakout Room 2 (Adult Use and Medical Use Differences) by Jerred Kiloh
• Breakout Room 3 (Public Health and Safety) by Omar Figueroa
• Breakout Room 4 (Social Media) by Kelbi Thompson

10:20 – Networking – One on one virtual networking

• 11:20 – Case Study breakout room
• modeling and role-play – by Amanda Reiman
• Come together after – by Georgi Gordon

12:00 End of Event

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The event will also include networking opportunities and a role-playing workshop to help attendees present their cases to decision-makers.

“As the global travel industry rebuilds, and we have many new entrants into this particular marketplace, we strongly believe that a commonality of voice will help de-stigmatize our industry and move it into the essential place it deserves in the travel mix,” said Amanda Reiman, CTAI Board Member. “We are particularly grateful to have the support of our wonderful sponsors: Emerald Village, Purejuana,  Tokeativity, Personal Plants, The Higher Path, EventHi, Sensi Media and Lost Coast Media.”

The CTAI is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing safe and responsible cannabis tourism and travel through education, advocacy, and networking. In addition to the website, CTAI can be found on Clubhouse, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.