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The Cannabis Expo 2026

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he Cannabis Expo is the global marketplace for education and innovative products and businesses serving the cannabis industry and its medicinal, agricultural, financial and lifestyle aspects. The 2026 event features the International Cannabis Symposium, Cheeba Cannabis & Hemp Summit, a dedicated Food Market, the Mixology Festival, and the Expo Stage with gl…

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21Voices
1Underwriters
0Exhibitors
8On the bill · sessions
10Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at The, in alphabetical order.
9th Wave
Advocate Simi Pillay-van Graan
Cannabis Retail Association
Daphney Fafudi
Dr Ncebakazi Galada
The Healing HubIYunivesithi Walter Sisulu
DTIC
Goodwell Dingaan
Petzer Consulting
Jillian Nyakane
Jillie's Natural
Louis Eksteen
Lourie Campher
Megan Steyn
CBD Care
Myrtle Clarke
DTIC
Nico Kriek
Cannabis Compliance Bureau
Portia Palesa Moloi
Mada Kop
Rozayne Malyo
Think Green Consulting
SAHPRA
SJF Attorneys
Stefan JF Bezuidenhout
Tarryn Daniels
GS1 South Africa
Trikar Enterprise Solutions
Wesley Petzer
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
BudBoxOfficial Sponsor and Partner
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The Programme

Selected from 8 sessions on the bill.
  • 11:00

    Why Most Cannabis Businesses Fail Before Year Three, and How Founders Can See It Coming

  • 12:00

    Cannabis Licensing: Why it Takes So Long, What Regulators are Actually Looking For, and Where Applicants Go Wrong

  • 12:00

    What Actually Changed in Cannabis Regulation in South Africa This Year?

  • 13:00

    Doctors, Patients and Prescriptions - Where Medical Cannabis Access Breaks Down in South Africa

  • 13:00

    Who is Still Funding Cannabis in Southern Africa? What Gets Capital, What Doesn't, and Why?

  • 14:00

    What is Blocking Cannabis Reform in South Africa, and Who Has the Power to Fix It?

  • 14:00

    What It Takes to Export Cannabis from South Africa: Compliance, Logistics and Commercial Reality

  • 15:00

    Who Will Control the Cannabis Value Chain in 5 Years, and Why?

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 10 companies, parsed from the program.

“Ten companies in attendance.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
9Companies Speakingspeaker only
№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority
  • Other roles21100%

Of 21 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01BudBoxSp·O
  2. 02Cannabis Compliance Bureau1V
  3. 03CBD Care1V
  4. 04DTIC1V
  5. 05GS1 South Africa1V
  6. 06Jillie's Natural1V
  7. 07Mada Kop1V
  8. 08Petzer Consulting1V
  9. 09The Healing HubIYunivesithi Walter Sisulu1V
  10. 10Think Green Consulting1V
№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier
official sponsor and partner1
100% of 1