The Hackathon will take place at Brainsights’ Head Office in Toronto, Canada from September 6 -7! If you’ve got the chops and are interested in creating new tech for the cannabis industry, there’s room for a few last minute submissions here . “The cannabis industry is vast, complex, and in dire need of top minds building solutions that will allow the industry to reach its full potential. Hackathons are a great way to give developers exposure to the industry and get them excited about the challenge” — Pranav Sood, Founder of Trellis The above quote is from Pranav Sood, the founder of Trellis. Their is to use seed-to-sale data in Trellis to build visualization tools. If you’re someone who knows how to solve that problem, then keep reading. main challenge is hosting its very first on Thursday, September 6, and it’s right around the corner! Taking place at Brainsights’ Head Office (70 Peter St., Suite B01), competing hackers will explore ideas for tracking, purchasing, reporting, strain identification, verification, integration with the entertainment industry, and much more. GrowUp Cannabis Conference & Expo 24-hour Cannabis Hackathon There are prizes that are up for grabs that you do not want to miss out on too. , one of the sponsors, is offering a one-year free Leaf Club membership for the winning team (up to five members) and five office hour sessions with the Leaf Forward team! Also, is providing their API for the hackers and they can incorporate cannabis-related lyrics from them. Their partner company, , is offering merchandise t-shirts with lyrics for “Easy Skanking” printed on front. They’ll outfit each winning team! Other confirmed partners include , , , , , and Leaf Forward LyricFind LyricMerch Trellis HERB Merry Jane Hotbox Cannabis & Tech Today TourBuds . This Hackathon is not like other ones, meaning that there is a prize within itself. The finalists of the Hackathon are not only recognized as winners at Brainsights’ office, but will be invited to present their winning idea at GrowUp’s very own conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario! Finalist teams will be taken by TourBuds’ very own luxury tour bus to the falls after their 24 hours to present to hundreds of names in the audience. The Hackathon will be judged by a few recognizable names in the cannabis industry, including (Managing Director of ), (Co-Founder of , Canada’s first cannabis business accelerator), (VP Brand Strategy & PR for ) and (Managing Director of ). All of the above have been recognized within the +$30 billion cannabis industry. Jay Rosenzweig Rosenzweig & Co Alex Blumenstein Leaf Forward Rachel Colic Pure Global Cannabis Inc. Matt Shalhoub Green Acre Capital As well, Hacker Noon is proud to cover the event to showcase the impeccable talents in hacking! We will be covering from the start of the competition to the very end when we find out the winning teams. If you know that you can make a change in the cannabis industry, to be part of a great opportunity. sign up here So, for all hackers who got the chops, make sure you register quickly before the event’s sold out! What are you waiting for? Get packing, get hacking!
