Midwest Cannabis Forum 2026
Reserve Your Seat Now - Salvage One, Chicago, Illinois - Thursday, May 28 - Join the room where Midwest cannabis leaders build real alignment.
Brad Spirrison
A Plant, a Panic, a Pivot: Cannabis Culture Between Prohibition and Normalization
Legalization changed markets, but not cultural memory. Cannabis today exists in a complicated space between prohibition-era fear and modern normalization.
One Molecule, Two Markets: Federal Drift, Global Opportunity, and the Cannabis Middle Ground
Cannabis, hemp, regulation, and global opportunity are colliding in a fragmented market still searching for equilibrium.
Measuring the Unknown: Why Cannabis Needs a Research and Education Infrastructure — Not Just a Market
A multibillion-dollar cannabis industry now exists without the coherent research and education framework a mature sector requires.
Chicago grew the conversation. The Midwest can shape what comes next.
Grown In returns to explore how cannabis, hemp, beverage, research, and policy are reshaping the industry — and why Chicago is well positioned to help lead the next phase.