Voting open for the Cannabis Industry Awards!
Voting is open for the inaugural Cannabis Industry Awards, with two individual awards set to be handed out later this year. The two individual outstanding achievement awards are for Social Impact and Contribution to Science.
The shortlist is as follows:
Contribution to Science Award (sponsored by Gowling WLG)
- Alkyoni Athanasiou-Fragkouli and Prof. Michael Lynskey (Drug Science) [joint nomination]
- Dr Mikael Sodergren and Simon Erridge (Curaleaf Laboratories / Imperial College London) [joint nomination]
- Mazin Nicola (113 Botanicals Ltd / University of Sussex)
- Dr Callie Seaman (AquaLabs Ltd)
- Dr. Simon Tordoff (CB1 Medical)
Social Impact Award (sponsor opportunity available)
- Mohammad Wasway (PatientsCann UK)
- Heidi Whitman (EmpowHer Cannabis Society)
- Matt Hughes (MedCan Family Foundation)
- Guy Coxall (Seed Our Future Ltd)
- Tom Whettem (BRITISH CANNABIS™)
The awards process is as follows:
- 2 September – 1 October: Nominations now closed
- 2 – 3 October: Nominations reviewed and shortlisted by panel
- 4 – 25 October: Public vote to decide winners
- 7 November: Winners announced at Cannabis Industry Awards Dinner
The awards dinner is being run by CIC, MCCS and Drug Science, and is presented by SOMAÍ Pharmaceuticals. The two winners will receive a free ticket to the Cannabis Industry Awards on 7 November.
There are still a few tickets remaining for the Awards Dinner. More details on the awards and the dinner can be found here.
