The South by Southwest (SXSW) is once again accepting public votes on which panels will be a part of the annual festival—and people can choose from a variety of marijuana- and psychedelics-focused proposals for the 2027 edition of the event.
As in years past, potential SXSW attendees should have plenty of cannabis and drug policy sessions to choose from.
According to a search of SXSW’s panel picker tool, seven proposed sessions mention “cannabis” in the description, while 20 use the word “psychedelic.”
Here are a few of the highlights:
The Rise, Regulation & Retail of Hemp Beverages
Representatives of Willie Nelson’s Juneshine Hemp Beverages and the law firm Vicente LLP “will examine what sustainable growth in this category actually requires.” The panel will look at how THC drinks “have already become a disruptive force at the intersection of the $120 billion alcohol market and the $17 billion legal cannabis market.”
Capitalizing on POTUS Exec Order: Right to Try Psychedelics
An advocate with Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS) will lead a panel exploring how the “landscape for psychedelic medicine is changing rapidly”—including in the wake of a psychedelics executive order signed by President Donald Trump this year. Among other questions, it
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