Friday August 29, 2014 – 11am
Posted Aug 29, 2014 12:40:50 PM.
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11:00- TOPIC – Canada’s Growing Marijuana Industry Needs to Follow A Wall Street Model
Guest- Steve Janjic, CEO of Amercanex – www.amercanex.com
Janjic says his company is the first fully electronic marketplace in which licensed wholesale and retail distributors of cannabis can sell, buy or exchange their inventories on a fully disclosed market. The core function of the marketplace is to ensure fair and orderly transactions, as well as efficient dissemination of price information for any product bought, sold or exchanged on the electronic cannabis marketplace (ECM), he says. 37 states and the District of Columbia have either legalized some form of marijuana use or possession, or are in the process of doing so. “The patchwork nature of marijuana legalization on the local, state and federal levels creates problems for buyers, sellers and users,” says Janjic. “Amercanex has already created solutions to regulate the buying and selling of marijuana in Colorado, which has major implications for the entire country, from capturing lost tax revenues to influencing voters in states where marijuana use is on or coming to ballots.”Janjic, the global director for 1 of the world’s largest institutional brokerage firms, says Amercanex will ensure a completely neutral, non-manipulated marketplace while strictly adhering to and centralizing regulatory and reporting requirements to local and regional regulatory authorities.
11:30- TOPIC – A Mother’s Story of Nurturing a Genius
Guest- Kristine Barnett, Author and mother
The Spark: A Mother’s Story of Nurturing Genius by Kristine Barnett – The Spark is the extraordinary #1 bestselling memoir of a mother’s love, commitment and nurturing, which allowed her son, Jacob Barnett, originally diagnosed with severe autism, to flourish into a universally recognized genius. Kristine Barnett’s belief in the power of hope as well as the possibilities that can occur when we learn to fuel a child’s true potential, changed everything for her family. This book will inspire adults to help children find their spark. Barnett is the mother of three children, Jacob, Wesley and Ethan Barnett. She is a public speaker on alternative education for children with autism. She currently lives in Waterloo. Jacob was diagnosed with autism when he was 2 years old and was taught privately by his parents. At the age of 15, Jacob was the youngest student admitted to the Perimeter Scholars International Masters Degree program at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo. He is now just 16 years old.
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