In late October, the Tacoma Dome will host the Lemonhaze Cannabis Convention, billed as "the first true Washington state recreational cannabis convention for all the right people."
About 5,000 industry professionals are expected, including most of the state's licensed marijuana producers and retailers. Like other conventions, there will be panels, workshops, seminars and networking opportunities. But Brian Yauger, Lemonhaze.com's president and co-founder, had a specific convention in mind when brainstorming the event -- a gathering that doesn't exactly attract the cannabis crowd.
"The concept is 100 percent based on my experience going to the AFCA convention," said Yauger, referring to the American Football Coaches Association convention, held each January.