MJBizCon returns to the Las Vegas Convention Center December 1–4, 2026. It is the cannabis industry's big B2B week: operators, investors, brands, retailers and service providers from cultivation to retail come together for four days of certifications, conference sessions, deal meetings and an expo floor with more than 800 exhibitors.
Emerald X, LLC produces the show, which marks 15 years in 2026. The organizer expects more than 20,000 industry professionals, and this year the full expo floor returns to a single space in Central Hall for the first time in four years.
What the program covers
More than 200 speakers spread across four days of conference programming. Breakout topics on the published schedule include AI in the grow, what Schedule III means for operators, staffing and retention in dispensaries, and the cannabinoid drug pipeline from clinical trials to market. Two general sessions open the conference on Wednesday.
The expo floor is organized into five neighborhoods: cultivation; processing and packaging; retail and brand; business services; and Culture+. Destinations on the floor include The Grow Hub, a Brand Pavilion, a Beverage Pavilion, the Indigenous Cannabis Village, the Global Exchange, Impact Row, The Patio and the Innovation Stage, home to the MJBizCon Innovation Awards.
Hosted Buyer and Retail Buyer programs bring purchasing decision-makers onto the floor, and The Exchange at MJBizCon sets up curated one-on-one meetings between buyers and sellers.
Day by day
Tuesday, December 1, is pre-show day. Registration opens at 7:00 AM and Pre-Show Certifications start at 9:00 AM, with programs in retail training, cannabis banking, public speaking, propagation, greenhouse climate control and cannabis law. Associations Day runs 2:00–5:00 PM.
The Investment & Liquidity Summit runs 3:00–5:30 PM at The Industrial, 2330 Industrial Road, for professional investors, CEOs, founders and deal makers. Summit pricing runs $499–$799 and includes an MJBizCon pass, with attendees qualifying through an inquiry form. The invite-only VC & CEO Mixer hosted by Poseidon follows from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.
Wednesday opens with a First Timers Open House at 8:00 AM. Conference sessions run 9:00 AM–4:20 PM and the Expo Hall 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, with Achieving Equity in Cannabis at 3:30 PM and a networking happy hour from 5:00 to 6:00 PM.
Thursday runs sessions 10:00 AM–4:20 PM, the Expo Hall 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Empowering Women in Cannabis at 3:30 PM and another 5:00 PM happy hour. Friday closes the week with roundtable sessions 10:00 AM–1:00 PM and the Expo Hall open until 3:00 PM.
Passes and pricing
There are no one-day passes. The Expo Only Pass starts at $299 for three days on the floor. Conference + Expo starts at $499 and adds conference sessions and the opening general sessions. The Full Access Pass starts at $599 and adds one Pre-Show Certification plus two networking events. After November 1, those prices rise to $399, $549 and $699.
Groups of four to seven registering together get 25% off, and groups of eight or more get 50% off. Certifications are also sold as add-ons from $149 to $349. All sales are final and non-refundable, and no one under 18 is admitted. Badge pickup is in the Grand Lobby outside Central Hall.
Plan the week
MJBizCon is a business event built around meetings and education, not product sampling, so arrive with a schedule and a stack of cards. Side events fill the rest of the week: Blunt Brunch's Women on Fire gathering lands at IPEC Las Vegas on the Tuesday night, and The Vegas Classic is on the calendar the same week.
For a closer look at who the show is built for, read what MJBizCon 2026 is for. Making more than one Vegas run this season? DesignerCon takes over Las Vegas in mid-November. Check the official site for last-minute changes.