Featured workshops:

Medical professional safety requirements and practical courses for prescribing cannabis - presented by MediHuanna

MediHuanna  strive to provide comprehensive, non-biased and easy to understand medicinal cannabis education for health professionals. Our goal is to educate health professionals in the safety requirements of prescribing by providing practical training courses to the medical community. Our accredited, science-based medicinal cannabis education will help medical practitioners develop the necessary skills to confidently assess and advise patients regarding the suitability of medicinal cannabis treatment.
Attendees of MediHuanna's presentation may be eligible for CPD (continual professional development) points.

Mark Klokeid presenting The Union - The Business Behind Getting High,  

    

Mark Klokeid aka Theweedguy was diagnosed with stage four high grade blood cancer in 2003 and was told if treatment did not work he would have a few months to live. His entire body had cancer in it, he had a tumors on his head, neck and inside his bone marrow. Faced with months of Chemotherapy, Spinal Therapy and finally a Bone Marrow Transplant, Theweedguy promised never to take life for granted ever again.

Due to his condition Theweedguy continues to deal with the effects of his treatment and uses doctor prescribed Marijuana for his medicine. Federally Licensed to grow marijuana and mentored by The Urban Grower, Theweedguy has created videos of his travels around the world. Additionally, he posts generally entertaining educational videos about the normalization of Cannabis.

Join Theweedguy on his presentation of cult classic doco every cannabis enthusiast should see - The Union, The Business Behind getting High.
Mark will also be hosting a stall selling all sorts of goodies at the festival, this man is a wealth of knowledge, so don't miss the opportunity of catching Mark in person, his presentation and vendor booth will both be truly epic!

Check out TheWeedGuys website KUSH.CA  
Find out more about The Union movie [ Here ]
Watch The Union movie trailer [ Here ]

Druglawed 2 - World Premiere @ NZHF with Arik Reiss
 - including screenings of Druglawed 1

 

Following the success of Arik's 2015 film Druglawed, Arik has stepped back behind the lenses, and is bringing his second film to NZHF for its world premier!

Druglawed 2 follows four principal stars - "The Scientist" - Prof Raphael Mechoulam the Israeli biochemist who discovered the molecular structure of cannabis and human endocannabinoid system , "The Specialists" - Sue Grey, and Rose Renton, "The Spokeswomen" - Austrailian MP Fiona Patten, and "The Statesman" filmed on location in Uruguay & Argentina, featuring then-President (now Senator) José Mujica. All from four vastly different countries These Stars will form the backbone of another epic film documenting the war on cannabis, and how that war is finally winding down after almost a century of prohibition. 

Find out more about both Druglawed documentries at - druglawed.vhx.tv

Glass Blowing Live demonstrations

 

Join a collection of some of New Zealand's finest glass blowing artists for on-site glass blowing demonstrations including demos and even colabs from - Cult Glass, Kiwi Glass Works, and TGA Glass.

Mum, Cannabis, and Me by Victoria Catherwood

An educational documentary about Cannabis as a medicine for New Zealanders.

SPINDLE FIBRE FILMS in association with Victoria Catherwood, presents an educational documentary encouraging informed conversation between doctors and patients around the use of cannabis as a medicine in New Zealand.

An exclusive look inside New Zealand’s medical profession identified medicinal cannabis is used by 1 in 20 Kiwis over the age of 15. Approx 175,000 New Zealanders suffering from chronic diseases are having uninformed conversations about treatment options with their doctors.

This unique documentary narrated by Victoria features interviews with a terminally ill cancer patient and her choice of pain relieving medication; Dr Anthony Falkov (M.D), who was the late Helen Kelly's cancer doctor, about how doctors can have safe but informed conversations with patients to reduce harms and increase health outcomes; and Dr Michelle Glass (PhD), a cannabinoid researcher, who let them peek into her worldclass research laboratory. They also got the lowdown from the infamous Nelson Lawyer, Sue Grey, about the legal ramifications for both doctors and patients surrounding cannabis law in NZ.

Watch a teser of Mum, cannabis and me [ Here ]

Delicious Hemp Drinkable Rivers Find your Voice by Michael Mayell

 

Join the founder of Cookie Time Michael sharing his love of delicious nutritious Hemp and it’s regenerative potential to clean up our rivers...

"In New Zealand, there’s been a lot of talk about making our rivers swimmable again. The thought of that depresses me."

It’s not that I don’t want to make our rivers cleaner; quite the opposite. What depresses me is that the goal of making our waterways swimmable is so very lacking in ambition. I remember when nearly every river was drinkable in this beautiful country and that’s the way I want it to be again.

Michael will share his food journey from 'cookie time entrepreneur to social enterprise Nutrient Rescue hemp and drinkable rivers.  His love of the people's plant as food fiber and medicine and it's incrediable regenerative powers will be music to every Hempsters ears

Michael is a co-founder of First Light Aotearoa, New Zealand’s first Cannabis-Hemp Advisory 

Learn more about Michael Mayell @ michaelmayell.com

Hemp Industry Workshop -  by Richard Barge

Join The chairman of our NZ Hemp Industries Association (NZHIA) - Richard Barge for a great presentation on the NZ Hemp Industry. Learn where NZ is at, and the direction we are going with the Hemp industry.
Richard will also be answering any questions you may have about industrial hemp. You will also be able to catch Richard at his vendor stall "Hemptastic" featuring a cool variety of hand-made Nepal and NZ made hemp products.

Cannabis Growing with Growseph Green

 

Join in on workshops by reknown cannabis grower and breeder Growseph Green. Learn how to successfully grow your own outdoor cannabis from seed pop to harvest.  Growseph will cover Indoor cannabis growing from hyrdo and soil growing to seed popping, and cloning, followed by Q&A's.

Visit Growseph's Tutorial page [ Here ]

Time To Concentrate presented the 710 Crew NZ

  

Featuring a selection of our countries finest makers of cannabis concentrates. Onsite demonstrations of solventless extraction methods such as rosin pressing - learn what temperatures to use, and the best pressures. 
Ice water extraction, dry sift methods and more.
Onsite solvent extraction methods can not be preformed at NZHF for saftey reasons, how ever our team of experts will be here to answer any questions you have to the best of their ability.

LED Lighting by Io_farmer

 

Led Lighting - the future of indoor cannabis cultivation, and there are a couple of kiwis at the forefront of this new technology one of these people is "Io_farmer".
Join the digital farmer - Io_Farmer and explore High efficiency custom LED lighting systems, learn why just about everyone home or commercial are turning to LED lighting to cultivate their plants.
Io_farmer also specializes in garden automation, 3D printing, and digital fabrication, a mad combo with endless potential! This will be a workshop not to miss!!

Follow Io_farmer on Instagram! - @io_farmer

Mama Jens Total Holistic Care (THC) workshop

    

The Queen of Topical Cannabis, Mama Jen will be here for a workshop not to be missed! Mama Jens balms have healed many Kiwis, learn from one of our BEST balm makers in our country, learn her secret ways, and go out and heal the world!!

 

Cooking with Cannabis and hemp featuring exchef Kelly Patchett aka Kelly-Jane and The King of cannabis cuisine Cameron Sims

  

Cannabis and hemp edibles, some prefer to dose cannabis or this way, others this is the only way they can ingest.  Edibles are one of the most potent forms of cannabis, and a great way to give your body the full range of cannabinoids your body needs.

Join ex-chef Kelly Patchett aka Kelly-Jane and the King of cannabis cuisine Cameron Sims and learn their trade secrets.

With Kelly, Learn to decarboxulate your cannabis, the best fats to use, how to work out your ratios/doseages and also samples of edibles to taste with an onsite demonstration 😁.

With Cameron - The King of Cannabis Cuisine, learn the nutritional side to cooking with hemp, Cameron will also be doing an onsite presentation not to be messed!

Cannabis Essential Remedies presented by Maki Herbert.

     

Join Maki for her presentation on the many therapeutic remedies of cannabis. Cannabis has a huge spectrum of illnesses and conditions for which it can greatly help. To truly learn, experience in the field is majorly beneficial. You are not going to find much more experience than that of Maki Herbert. Maki has been helping her friends and whanau for many years. She has experienced first hand how to help those in need and will be at NZHF sharing her wealth of knowledge in a presentation not to be missed!

 NZ Cannabis History Past, Present and Future Presented by Whakamana Cannabis Museum

 

Whakamana Cannabis Museum is a centre for Cannabis education, information, and law reform activism; based in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Join Abe Grey and the Whakamana crew as they display New Zealand's rich Cannabis history past, present and future in a display like no other around New Zealand. 

Whakamana will be situated outside of the restricted zone, so any attendees may visit, get educated, and buy some of their awesome cannabis merchandise, pipes, papers, and much much more! 

 Living in a legal state - Humboltd presented by Sherita Perez

 

Join Sherita Perez on a presentation on life trying to make it as a Cannabis Farmer in Humoltd. 
Though things are looking good in legal America... Sherita will provide a very valuable insight into the ups and downs we may face in this upcoming new world. Humboltd was always a scary place to be in the cannabis world, and it still is. It is because of people such as Sherita teaching us, that NZ will be able to learn to do things the right way with legalization, and we can learn to look after our country.
It doesn't get any better than first hand experience, and Sherita will be here to answer any questions we have on competing in a legal industry.

Find Sherita on Facebook     - or -     Sheritaperez.com

Cannabis Law and Politics - Presented by Sue Grey

 

Sue was a specialist in environmental law when, five years ago, she was asked to act for 61 year-old Golden Bay woman Victoria Davis, who had been charged with cannabis cultivation and possession. Davis had been growing for her husband John, a double amputee wracked with phantom pains.

Grey won her client a discharge without conviction, in part by presenting a doctor’s letter to the judge.

She thought she would move on, but in 2015, Davis recommended her to another Golden Bay resident in legal trouble, Rebecca Reider. Reider was facing serious charges after posting herself two bars of cannabis chocolate — which had been legally prescribed to her for chronic pain in California and delivered to her family’s home.

Again, Grey presented medical records and Reider was eventually discharged.

But she also studied the Misuse of Drugs Act and discovered that Reider was allowed to import a controlled drug if it was prescribed and she brought it in herself.

Since then, Sue has successfully fought and won many high profile cases for our cannabis community, The latest being Rose Renton's case with again, a successful outcome.

Due to the continual confusion of NZ Cannabis and hemp laws... Sue will do a presentation at NZHF to help our understanding of the current laws, and will be there to answer any questions you may have!

 

Earthstone Arts - An NZ based Eco-Innovation & Creative Arts Organization focused on building passion, wealth & empowerment amongst all global residents with ART!
A unique patients perspective by Danny Battershill. Some may have  Danny Suffers from chronic eczema and has undergone a massive journey to attain legal Medicinal cannabis for treatment. His journey has not been an easy one. Danny will be sharing his story in order to inspire a wider understanding on medical cannabis, in the hope that we may learn from his tough journey, and work to improve access to medicinal cannabis to those whom need the most.

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New Zealand Harvest Festival 2019 will be a festival like no other!
By purchasing a “Golden Bud Pass” (R18+) you will have access to the Peaceful Protest Zone in the venue. In this zone, there will be a variety of workshops being hosted by various experts.

• Learn growing techniques
• Learn how to make your own medicines (tinctures, balms, and various concentrates)
• Learn from an expert canna chef how to make some yummy treats.
• Rosin pressing.
• Learn about the latest LED lighting technology.
• Cannabis politics and so much more.
• Participate in NZ's Canna-Olympics in events such as Joint rolling competition, the guerilla growers race, and human scales (closest guess of 1oz)

Enjoy all that plus a variety of great vendors in the restricted zone with a Golden Bud Pass available on the Tickets page.

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