{"id":8130,"date":"2018-03-13T18:10:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T18:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com?p=2981680&amp;preview_id=2981680"},"modified":"2018-03-13T18:10:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T18:10:27","slug":"broncos-hall-of-famer-terrell-davis-will-be-the-keynote-speaker-at-cannabis-business-summit-in-denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/broncos-hall-of-famer-terrell-davis-will-be-the-keynote-speaker-at-cannabis-business-summit-in-denver\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos Hall-of-Famer Terrell Davis will be the keynote speaker at cannabis business summit in Denver"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/broncos-hall-of-famer-terrell-davis-will-be-the-keynote-speaker-at-cannabis-business-summit-in-denver\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"large-10 large-centered small-12 columns\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta-date\">Published: Mar 13, 2018, 10:59 am \u2022 Updated: Mar 13, 2018, 1:02 pm <span class=\"single-comments-link\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"byline\">By <span class=\"author\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/author\/lbartlett\/\" rel=\"author\">Lindsey Bartlett<\/a><\/span><em>, The Cannabist Staff<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Terrell Davis, two-time Super Bowl champion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2017\/11\/18\/terrell-davis-returns-to-denver-for-hall-of-fame-celebration-but-his-former-team-has-done-little-celebrating\/\">Hall-of-Famer<\/a> and former Denver Broncos star with 40 rushing records, will be the keynote speaker at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/mcba-cannabis-opportunity-summit-tickets-42441923937\">Minority Cannabis Business Association Summit<\/a> in Denver on March 22-24.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am sincerely looking forward to the opportunity to address fellow minority business owners and supports of minority entrepreneurs,\u201d Davis said in a press release announcing his speech.<\/p>\n<p>The summit will be hosted by the University of Denver\u2019s Daniels College of Business and the Hoban Law Group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/2018\/01\/12\/cbd-hemp-extracts-dea-congress\/96683\/\">the attorneys who took Jeff Sessions and the DEA to court earlier this year on behalf of the hemp industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an entrepreneur myself, I am well aware of the struggles that people of color face in the business sector,\u201d Davis said. \u201cAnd as a professional football player, I\u2019ve seen first-hand how teamwork and collaboration benefit from adopting inclusive hiring practices and policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The summit aims to create an informative space, dialogue and providing resources to minority business owners in the cannabis industry, according to event organizers. For the first time this year, MCBA is launching their expungment and record-sealing clinics in Colorado which aim to \u201cremove or seal non-violent drug offenses from permanent records of people looking to gain fairness in employment, housing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The summit costs between $25 and $119 for tickets and will be held at the Daniles College of Business, 2101 South University Boulevard, Denver.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/2017\/09\/09\/nfl-kickoff-medical-marijuana-cbd\/87584\/\">Catch up on NFL player\u2019s drive for medical marijuana and CBD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#013; &#013; <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-meta-author\">\n<div class=\"authorimage\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/author\/lbartlett\/\" rel=\"author\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/broncos-hall-of-famer-terrell-davis-will-be-the-keynote-speaker-at-cannabis-business-summit-in-denver.png\" class=\"authormug\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"author-desc\">Lindsey Bartlett is the digital strategist and social media producer at The Cannabist. A Colorado native, she has written on the marijuana beat for 5 years. 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