Thursday, September 15th at 5:30 pm Joe's Barbershop-Harlem will be hosting the next SPACE series sponsored by Contempo Packaging with a panel on 'The Business of Cannabis: Business Development & Building a Product' with the Co-founder of Tonic CBD & Tricolla Farms, Brittany Carbone, the Co-Founder of Buddys Bodega, Byron Bronson, and the Head of Business Development at Presto Doctor, Ryan Lepore. This panel will touch on building partnerships, working with cultivators, building a product and packaging, and go-to-market strategy.

After the first panel, Scheril Murray Powell Esq from the JUSTÜS Foundation will moderate another panel "So you want to get your Strain in Dispensaries?". The panel will include Veterans & Cannabis Advocate/Entrepreneur, Leo Bridgewater, and Intellectual Property & Cannabis Attorney, Dione Heard.

SPACE is a community of creatives, early-stage entrepreneurs, and people who want to put their ideas into the world! Our mission is to provide a platform to share ideas and expertise, build brand recognition, and connect members to foundational resources to make their visions a reality.

Joe's Barbershop, established in 1964 in Harlem, is a cannabis-friendly space to connect, create, and be authentic. SPACE is a collaboration between THC: The Harlem Convening at Joe's Barbershop, Canwebewell, The DM Firm, Chat with DeeDee, and Uptowns Finest. This event is in partnership with the JUSTÜS Foundation, Buddys Bodega, Harlem Business Alliance, Tonic CBD, Tricolla Farms, The Blck Stir, and Presto Doctor.