Tomorrow’s Plenary Address
September 14– Baltimore, Maryland –Stormy Simon, of Lunch with Stormy, former President, Overstock.com, and former CEO, High Times, will deliver this year’s Plenary Address at 1:00 pm in the analytical meeting room titled “Cannabis: From Subculture to Science.” Simon plans to have a spirited conversation about the plant’s journey from a subculture of weed to the sophistication of cannabis and science to everything in between.
Stormy Simon, of Lunch with Stormy, former President, Overstock.com, and former CEO, High Times, will deliver this year’s Plenary Address at 1:00 pm in the analytical meeting room titled “Cannabis: From Subculture to Science.” Simon plans to have a spirited conversation about the plant’s journey from a subculture of weed to the sophistication of cannabis and science to everything in between.
Stormy Simon is an e-commerce pioneer and corporate leader. She formally served as the President of Overstock.com and CEO of High Times. Hailing from a blue-collar family in small-town Utah, she was married and a mom by the time she was 17, and divorced with two kids by 21. With early roots in radio, media buying, and marketing, in 2001 a temp agency placed her at what was supposed to be a short-term assignment in the sales department at Overstock.com. Stormy acceded the ranks and ultimately became global spokesperson and was named as President in 2013.
For more information on the conference, please visit the 2021 Cannabis Science Conference East Final Program & Exhibitor Guide.
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