Michael Yocina has been using marijuana since he first experienced it at the Woodstock Festival at age 16. Working in hydroponics and sustainable soil, his career had him working with HGTV, the Discovery Channel, and Hollywood celebrities.
Yocina's business these days, the Cheektowaga-based Harvest Moon Hydroponics, was one of many promoting its cannabis products during the SUNY Cannabis Conference at SUNY Niagara on Tuesday. It offers whatever someone needs to grow cannabis in a greenhouse.
"I was like a gypsy with pots and pans on my van," Yocina said, having lived in California, Florida, Colorado, Michigan, and Rhode Island. "I couldn't come home until the 2018 farm bill (passed)."
The third edition of the annual conference for SUNY Niagara promised more speakers than ever and cannabis businesspeople coming from across the country, even some from outside the U.S. Day two on the main Sanborn campus featured panel discussions on the cultivation and business side, with plenty of other talks on health impacts.
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