Tacoma plans nonsmoking pot summit

TACOMA – Unlike Seattle’s annual Hempfest, no smoking will be allowed at a marijuana convention in August at the Tacoma Dome.

People should think of CannaCon (cannabis convention) as a home-and-garden show for the new marijuana industry, organizer Bob Smart, of Edmonds, told the News Tribune in a story Thursday.

“There’s no smoking at the event,” Smart said. “There will be no marijuana products for sale.”

The convention is scheduled to open Aug. 14, the News Tribune reported. That first day will be given to some 60 seminars on subjects including “best practices for watering, temperature and humidity control, how to read your plants, how to identify different molds, best practices for cloning, taxes,” Smart said.

Over the next three days, the general public will have the opportunity to visit a trade show featuring hundreds of exhibitors, including professionals involved in health care, the law, tourism and various products related to the marijuana industry.