INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A cannabis company won a CES award for 2020
Called Keep, the desktop storage device features biometric security to secure cannabis products, and looks good while doing it
when exhibiting.Keep Labs decided to stay home and not exhibit at the massive Consumer Electronics Show, potentially missing out on
distribution deals, funding and increased brand awareness.Vaporizers, cannabis and tobacco alike have long been found on the CES show floor
I spent hours in the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Sands Expo center
The vapes are missing from the 2020 show.That could change, according to a spokesperson for CES
The trade group behind the show is evaluating if cannabis has a place at CES.The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) runs CES
lines to allow some companies ancillarily to cannabis to exhibit
exhibited under Health and Wellness
Vaporizers could be categorized as aromatherapy devices
Emails obtained by A Technology News Room show the CTA has told cannabis-adjacent companies it can exhibit if cannabis is not mentioned on
Upon its acceptance, the CTA nominated the device to the coveted Innovation Award and told the company it could present, as long as it
theory, be used to store candy gummies
show.Canopy Growth operates several prominent brands in the cannabis space
Like Keep Labs, it feels CES is not the right place to exhibit its wares if true intentions need to be hidden.The Canadian company announced
a new line of vape pens and cartridges in late 2019
The company also owns Storz-Bickel, a vaporizer company with historic roots that could exhibit in this CES gray area.Canopy Growth
Popplewell tells A Technology News Room he still attends CES
cannabis and hemp products, and now a hardware manufacturer, Canopy Growth is constantly looking for ways to provide next-generation
Like many companies at CES, Pax holds meetings and attends third-party events during CES
features PodID, a clever feature that brings a lot of information to the user.Pax VP of Policy Jeff Brown, tells A Technology News Room
The CTA will let companies exhibit, as long as their true intentions are hidden
The CTA used to do the same with sex toys, too.In the run-up to the 2019 show, the CTA awarded sextech maker Lori DiCarlo with an
It later rescinded the award after the trade organization decided it was too sexy for CES
Fallout followed and expanded as the show opened, and sextech was found throughout the show floor, despite the ban affecting Lori DiCarlo
and Wellness category.The CTA introduced the Sex Tech category for the 2020 show on a trial basis
This is how the CTA operates, the CTA told A Technology News Room
spokesperson told A Technology News Room
News Room it continually looks at the regulatory environment, pointing out that cannabis is still an illicit substance at the federal level
The CTA however acknowledges cannabis is legal in the state of Nevada.Nevada is one of the 33 states in the United States where cannabis is
The state law allows for cannabis consumption in a private residence, making it illegal to consume in a hotel, public space or convention
exhibited at CES a handful of times
this year despite recently launching a new product
The dry herb DaVinci IQ2 just hit the market and is among a new crop of vaporizers designed to bring more transparency to cannabis use
It uses on-device processing to track and record active compounds produced per draw
electronics show to welcome adult toys or adult devices
