Hot on the heels of another banger of a production at NECANN New Jersey on September 5-6, the same team will set up shop on September 19th and 20th, 2025, at the Floreano Convention Center in Rochester for the NECANN New York Hemp and Cannabis Convention.
The fledgling adult-use cannabis market in New York has stumbled off the starting blocks–much like just about every other state before or since–with foundational promises of an equitable and profitable, locally lifted industry seeming to be going up in smoke. The OGs in the state are demanding a seat at the table, funny-money is flooding in from everywhere, and the potential pitfalls for small to mid-sized upstart cannabis brands are deep and dangerous.
Cannabis events are only as relevant and as impactful as their participants–primarily the attendees, the mic-holders, and the exhibitors. This is why we think that NECANN New York 2025 has an opportunity to be a beacon of guiding light in the fog of regulation. Now, more than ever, the New York cannabis industry and community need to lift up the most authentic, experienced, and honest among them as representatives of the way it ought to be!
The NECANN New York Hemp and Cannabis Convention could provide that platform. You don’t need to be a scheduled speaker either. The interactions that are sure to take place at the booths, in the aisles, and at the mixers and parties will provide ample opportunity for the right people to have their voices heard. But only if they show up!
What To Expect At NECANN New York 2025
NECANN events have earned a reputation for gathering the brightest minds in cannabis, not only from the local market where the event will be held, but from all across the country. This “Together We Rise” mentality ensures that all NECANN crowds get to tap into the shared knowledge that is being collectively collated at events like this right now in real-time.
NECANN New York 2025 will carry on this tradition, inviting an impressive lineup of highly accomplished thought leaders to Rochester to dissect dozens of issues like Winning Main Street: Building Dispensaries that Communities Actually Want, or Medical Cannabis is Still Important in an Adult-Use State, or Blazing Your Way Into the Cannabis Tourism Industry… just to name a few.
But the one we really have our eye on is Destigmatizing Dabs, Daily Use, and Other Neurodivergent Support Needs, which will start at 1:00 pm on Friday, September 19th, and will feature Kate Avruch alongside two good friends of Beard Bros Pharms, Nikki Lawley and Catherine Sidman. The full 2-day online NECANN programming schedule allows you to flag the panels you don’t want to miss, and trust us, you don’t want to miss this one!
The Beard Bros Pharms crew will be at NECANN New York, just like we were at NECANN New Jersey, and NECANN Boston, and… let’s just say, it is well worth the time, effort, and resources that it takes for us to get from coast to coast when we know that there is a NECANN show waiting when we touch down.
As NECANN continues to evolve alongside the ever-changing cannabis landscape, we look forward to what they have in store for 2026. But, 2025 ain’t over yet, folks! This New York show will be the last NECANN event of the year, and opportunity is knocking.
Will you be there?
Learn more or get involved at https://necann.com/new-york-convention/
