For those of us who are putting our best selves forward in the cannabis industry, making it to in-person industry conferences is essential for staying ahead of trends and building valuable connections. We’ve compiled this comprehensive list of 2026 cannabis and hemp conferences to help you plan your year.
Why Attend Cannabis & Psychedelic Industry Events in 2026?
Industry events offer unparalleled opportunities for networking, education, and business development. Whether you’re an established business or just entering the space understanding how cannabis conferences fit into company strategy, is helpful in making the most of these gatherings with face-to-face networking, brand building, and seeing industry trends live and in real time.
Q1 2026: January – March Cannabis & Psychedelic Events
Building on the momentum from 2025’s global hemp and cannabis conferences, Q1 2026 promises exciting developments. Key events include:
January 2026 Conferences
- January 12-13 — SUNY Cannabis Conference, Niagara Falls, NY
- January 20-21 — Grow Up Conference & Expo, Vancouver, BC
- January 30-February 1 — Hawaii Cannabis Expo, Honolulu, HI
February 2026 Conferences
- February 11-12 — Indoor Ag-Con, Las Vegas, NV
- February 14-15 — Connecticut Cannabis Expo, Plantsville, CT
- February 26-27 — CannaBev Summit, San Diego, CA
- February 26-27 — Psychedelic Therapeutics and Drug Development Conference, San Diego, CA
- February 27-30 — International Society for Research on Psychedelics Biennial Conference, New Orleans, LA
- February 27-28 — Lucky Leaf Expo Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN
March 2026 Conferences
- March 3-6 — Natural Products Expo West, Anaheim, CA
- March 9 — Davos in the Desert, Virtual
- March 12-18 — SXSW, Austin, TX
- March 12-14 — Alternative Products Expo, Miami, FL
- March 19-20 — Hall of Flowers Ventura, Ventura, CA
Q2 2026: April – June Cannabis & Psychedelic Events
April 2026
- April 10-11 — PsyCon Psychedelic Convention, Denver, CO
- April 13-15 — International Cannabis Business Conference, Berlin, Germany
- April 17-19 — Spannabis, Bilbao, Spain
- April 17-18 — NECANN Vermont, Burlington, VT
- April 17-18 — NECANN Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- April 24-25 — NECANN Boston, Boston, MA
May 2026
- May 1-2 — Lucky Leaf, Dallas, TX
- May 5-7 — MJ Unpacked, Atlantic City, NJ
- May 14-15 — NECANN Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- May 19 — World Class Cannabis Business Europe 2026, Frankfurt, Germany
- May 29-31 — CannaTrade, Zurich, Switzerland
June 2026
- June 3-4 — Cannabis Means Business Conference, New York City, NY
- June 17-18 — Flower Expo Massachusetts, Northampton, MA
- June 26-27 — CannaCon Midwest, St. Paul, MN
- TBD — Cannabis Europa London, London, UK
Q3 2026: July – September Cannabis & Psychedelic Events
July 2026
- No events at this time
August 2026
- August 7-8 — Lucky Leaf Expo Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
- August 26-27 — World Class Cannabis Business Asia-Pacific 2026, Bangkok, Thailand
September 2026
- September 11-12 — NECANN New Jersey, Atlantic City, NJ
Q4 2026: October – November Cannabis & Psychedelic Events
October 2026
- No events at this time
November 2026
- No events at this time
December 2026
- TBD — reMind Psychedelics Business Forum, Las Vegas, NV
- TBD — MJBizCon 2026, Las Vegas, NV
Future 2026 Conferences & Expos (Dates TBD)
- CannAct Conference, Virtual
- CHAMPS Trade Show, Las Vegas, NV
- CHAMPS Trade Show, Atlantic City, NJ
- CHAMPS Chicago, Chicago, IL
- INTERCHANGE, East Coast & West Coast
- NECANN Maryland, Baltimore, MD
- Hall of Flowers Ventura, Ventura, CA
- Hall of Flowers New York, New York, NY
- Hash Bash Cup, Ann Arbor, MI
- IndicaSativa, Bologna, Italy
- High Times Cannabis Cup, Across the US
- Pennsylvania Cannabis Festival, Kutztown, PA
- Swiss Psychedelic Student Forum, Basel, Switzerland
- Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics, New York City, NY
- Psychedelics Design Awards, Virtual
- Cannabis Science Conference, Kansas City, MO
- CannMed, Location TBD
- CannaCon West, Location TBD
- California Cannabis Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA
- Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Global Summit, Virtual
- Hollyhock Canadian Psychedelic Summit, Cortes Island, British Columbia
- CannStock, Woodstock, NY
- Montreal Cannabis Expo, Montreal, Canada
- 420 Expo, Edison, NJ
- Tokyo International Hemp Conference, Tokyo, Japan
- PsyCon Psychedelic Convention, Las Vegas, NV
- The Finnish Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelics, Turku, Finland
- Awakening, Los Angeles, CA
- International Drug Policy Reform Conference, Detroit, MI
- Expo Cannabis Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil
- 6th Annual Conference on Psychedelics and Psychedelic Medicine, Virtual
- Global Psychedelic Week, Virtual
- The Cannabis Expo – South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Devcon, Bangkok, Thailand
- Global Cannabis Drinks Expo, San Francisco, CA
- International Weed Science Congress, Location TBD
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