Cannabis Business Conferences in 2025: Your Guide to the Year’s Top Events
Article Summary
Cannabis business conferences are an important part of doing business in this industry, giving entrepreneurs, owners, and investors a chance to get out from behind the computer screen and connect face-to-face. From conferences on trade show floors to festivals, golf outings, and wellness retreats, there’s no shortage of incredible events in the cannabis industry to help you build connections, establish a foundation, and grow your business.
We’ve put together a list of the best cannabis business conferences in the United States. This is by no means an exhaustive list, and there are hundreds of events held both in the US and around the world every year — but this is the best of the best. If you’re looking for a list of the best cannabis business conferences for 2025, you’ve found it.
Top Cannabis Events in Multiple Cities
NECANN
The New England Cannabis Convention series continues to expand, now in its 11th year. NECANN hosts state-specific conferences in seven states to bring together business owners, decision makers, consumers, and cannabis lovers across the northeast. The conference also offers growers a chance to put their product against the best of the best with the NECANN Cup, the largest cannabis competition on the east coast.
- Boston, MA: March 21 – 22
- Pittsburgh PA, March 30
- Maryland, May 2 – 3
- Vermont, May 2 – 3
- Miami, May 23 – 24
- New Jersey, September 5 – 6
- New York, September 19 – 20
FlowerExpo
FlowerExpo is where brands meet buyers. This is strictly a B2B show open to plant-touching operators, licensed dispensaries, and a handful of ancillary brands. But don’t let that fool you into thinking this is another stuffy suit event – FlowerExpo brings everyone together in a fun and festive atmosphere where it’s just as much about the vibes as it is the connections.
- Chicago, IL: March 25
- Northampton, MA: June 4 – 5
- Allegan, MI: August 27 – 28
MJUnpacked
Unlike other conferences that focus on the largest attendance possible, MJUnpacked is small by design, choosing instead to focus on creating a highly curated and intimate event for decision makers, license holders, accredited investors, and scientists. Businesses must apply to attend, but not everyone is accepted. With annual events around the country, MJUnpacked brings together some of the biggest movers and shakers ready to do business — and spend money. This event is a can’t-miss for business owners seeking access to capital.
- Atlantic City, NJ: April 21 – May 1
- St. Louis, MO: September 3 – 5
CHAMPS Trade Show
As the premier counterculture B2B expo since 1999, CHAMPS knows what it takes to put together a top-notch conference experience for the cannabis industry. The event draws in hundreds of exhibitors in each city, as well as international retail and wholesale buyers for cannabis and counterculture accessories, including smoking, clothing, glass, and more. CHAMPS is also the host of the Glass Games where glass artists go head to head in an incredible display of talent.
- Atlantic City, NJ: May 6 – 8
- Chicago, IL: June 10 – 12
- Las Vegas, NV: July 23 – 26
CannaCon
For new entrepreneurs in the cannabis space to existing businesses seeking the resources to grow, CannaCon is the place to be. From finding seed money investors to the best seed banks in the country, CannaCon is the place where the cannabis industry does — and grows — business.
- Rochester, NY: June 12 – 13
- Lansing, MI: July 18 – 19
- St. Paul, MN: August 12 – 13
Top Cannabis One-Off Events
Hall of Flowers
Hall of Flowers is the premier cannabis trade show and expo for California businesses. Hosted at the incredibly beautiful Ventura County Fairgrounds, this event regularly brings together over 250 brands with 1,000 retailers from buyers to manufacturers and technology. This event is not open to everyone — just a curated selection of licensed buyers, vetted entrepreneurs, accredited investors, exhibiting brands, and thought leaders so you can forge connections that matter.
- When: March 19 – 20
- Where: Ventura, CA
National Cannabis Industry Association Lobby Day
For the 13th year in a row, the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) is headed to our nation’s capital for the biggest cannabis advocacy event in the US. During this three-day event, members of the NCIA can share their stories with national lawmakers, advocate for better cannabis business solutions, network, and help shape the cannabis industry of the future.
- When: May 13 – 15
- Where: Washington, DC
Cannabis Drinks Expo
Cannabis beverages are one of the hottest product categories for the cannabis industry and there’s no better place to be a part of this than at the Cannabis Drinks Expo, a global gathering of cannabis drink professionals. From producers and manufacturers to brand owners, distilleries, and brewers, this conference is a can’t-miss for cannabis beverage companies.
- When: May 22 – 23
- Where: Chicago, IL
Cannadelic Miami
The cannabis and psychedelics industry go hand in hand and no one knows that better than Cannadelic. This annual event in Miami is the largest combined cannabis and psychedelics conference in the world. This is more than just a conference, with networking events, speakers, education sessions, and exhibitors — it’s also an immersive wellness retreat offering all kinds of alternative healing remedies, from acupuncture to light therapy and sound healing. New this year, Cannadelic has partnered with NECANN for the 2025 event.
- When: May 23 – 24
- Where: Miami, FL
Lucky Leaf Expo
Lucky Leaf Expo is a B2B cannabis conference with several locations across the US that change every year. Unlike other conferences that include B2C brands and consumers, Lucky Leaf focuses entirely on “providing multiple growth channels for professionals across the country” with opportunities for exhibition, education, networking, and speaking. Past locations have included Minneapolis, MN, and Albuquerque, NM.
- Where: Louisville, KY
- When: May 30 – 31
Cannabis Means Business Expo
Formerly the CWCB Expo, Cannabis Means Business brings together a concentration of power players in the cannabis industry with curated networking opportunities connecting business owners, partners, and investors, inspiring keynote speeches from cannabis leaders, dynamic panel speakers to keep you updated on cannabis trends and best practices, educational sessions, workshops, and an exhibitor showcase with brands from around the country.
