Draft:Alex Rogers (activist)
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Comment: There doesn't seem to be much significant coverage of the subject. At best, there are a couple of reliable sources that mention him in relation to the ICBC conference but don't go into much depth about him. BuySomeApples (talk) 02:03, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
Alex Talman Rogers (born September 4, 1971) is a United States-born entrepreneur.[1] and activist[2] who founded the International Cannabis Business Conference[3] and Ashland Alternative Health. Rogers also co-founded the Talman Group and currently resides in Slovenia[4].
Activism[edit]
Alex Rogers moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Santa Cruz, California in 1992 and met longtime cannabis activist Jack Herer in 1993. Working alongside Jack Herer, Dennis Peron, Ed Rosenthal, and musicians Cypress Hill, Rogers advocated for cannabis reform and helped gather signatures for citizen initiatives[5].
Additionally, Alex Rogers produced the Hemp Expo in 1994 in Golden Gate Park[6]. The event was the largest cannabis event in the United States at the time, with over 30,000 attendees. Rogers moved to Europe in 1998 where he ran the Melkweg concert house for the High Times Cannabis Cup.
Ashland Alternative Health[edit]
Alex Rogers founded Ashland Alternative Health in 2010, and was featured in a commercial for the medical cannabis clinic which was the first medical cannabis commercial to air on network television in the United States[7].
International Cannabis Business Conference[edit]
The first International Cannabis Business Conference was held in Portland, Oregon in 2014[8]. Founded by Alex Rogers, the international conference series later expanded to San Francisco[9], Vancouver, B.C.[10], Hawaii[11], Barcelona[12], Zurich[13], Berlin[14], Croatia[15], and Slovenia[16]
References[edit]
- ^ Milshtein, Amy (12 November 2015). "The High Road". am:pm. ORegon Business Magazine. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "HEM Interviews Alex Rogers - International Cannabis Business Conference". High Europe Magazine. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Exclusive: Pot biz conference ICBC to expand to Berlin, Vancouver and more". The Denver Post. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Slovenija bo prvič gostila Mednarodno konferenco o poslovanju s konopljo". STA Znanost. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ JACK HERER / ICBC / EUROPEAN CANNABIS OVERVIEW | Alex Rogers (Founder & CEO ICBC), 4 October 2021, retrieved 2023-11-28
- ^ Goldsberry, Debby (17 April 2018). "The Original 420 Events Took Place in San Francisco". Freedom Leaf. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Ashland Alternative Health 30sec commercial spot, 9 May 2010, retrieved 2023-11-28
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Noelle Crombie | The (2014-07-16). "Marijuana conference in Portland to feature Andrew Sullivan". oregonlive. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Alex Rogers talks about the International Cannabis Business Conference". KALW. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Fumano, Dan (10 October 2016). "International Cannabis Business Conference comes to Vancouver, 'one of the cannabis capitals of the world'". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Lyte, Brittany (2017-12-04). "Hawaii's Marijuana Scene Takes Center Stage At Kauai Conference". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Bartlett, Lindsey. "Spannabis Takes The Pulse Of The International Cannabis Industry". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Times, High (2021-04-27). "Alex Rogers And The Europification Of the CannaBiz". High Times. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Sponsor, Cannabis Now; Now, Cannabis (2019-03-28). "The Godfather of Cannabis is Keynote Speaker at ICBC Berlin". Cannabis Now. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "International Cannabis Business Conference Retreat - Croatia 2022". Mjlink. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Legalizacija konoplje je le pol poti". www.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2023-11-28.