Adolfo Gonzalez is a cannabis R&D consultant and educator with over 15 years experience in retail, production and advocacy. Adolfo was accepted to present his research on opiate harm reduction using standardized cannabis capsules at the IACM in 2013, and also worked closely with the city of Vancouver pushing for municipal bylaws for the regulation and protection of local dispensaries. He is the co-creator of CannaReps, an experiential cannabis training organization that focuses on sharing the knowledge of world class industry experts through hands-on training, while also providing business development, branding and marketing services out of Connekta, a company which he owns and runs with his wife Enid Chen.