About 125 exhibitors packed the conference’s expo, where businesses could network and be introduced to different technologies and other businesses in the industry.

Convectium, a California-based company, creates equipment, branding and packaging for the cannabis industry. Account manager Lindsay Grace explained the company has created a machine that fills 100 vape cartridges in 30 seconds with oil extracted from marijuana.

“Our goal is to get extracted oil to dispensary countertops in minutes,” Grace said.

Canada’s a huge market, Grace said, that’s going about marijuana legalization “the right way” with regulations. “We’ve been really excited to work with all of the companies in Canada.”