Cannabis Events This Week: September 21-27, 2026 (Philadelphia, Columbus & Minneapolis)

Cannabis events this week, September 21-27, 2026, span three states and three different reasons to show up. Black Cannabis Week returns to Philadelphia for a full week of policy, workforce, and expungement programming. The Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit brings Columbus its main industry gathering of the month. Legacy Cup VII, Minnesota’s largest cannabis festival, closes out the week in Minneapolis. Here’s what’s happening, where, and why it’s worth your time. See last week’s roundup if you missed it.

At a Glance

Event	Date	Location	Best For
Black Cannabis Week / Cannabis Opportunities Conference	Sept 20-27 (Main Expo Sept 26)	Philadelphia, PA	Equity-focused hiring, workforce and policy programming
Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit	Sept 23-24	Columbus, OH	Ohio market entrants, multi-state operators
Legacy Cup VII	Sept 26 (Industry Night Sept 25)	Minneapolis, MN	Consumer brand visibility, MN market presence
MA Cannabis Control Commission Meeting (Regulatory Watch)	Sept 24	Remote (Microsoft Teams)	MA operators tracking rule changes

Black Cannabis Week Returns to Philadelphia (Sept 20-27)

The 9th annual Cannabis Opportunities Conference anchors Black Cannabis Week, presented by the Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities (DACO), a fiscal sponsee of Marijuana Justice, under the theme “Rising in Joy, Rooted in Resilience, Building What’s Next.” Cherron Perry-Thomas founded Black Cannabis Week and co-founded DACO; Dr. Brandi Hester-Harrell serves as executive producer. The official event page puts expected turnout at 500+ entrepreneurs, policymakers, advocates, and wellness leaders.

Schedule: Thursday, September 24 opens with the Pan-African Symposium at 10:00 AM, hosted by the Ethiopian World Federation, Inc. Local Charter 12 and the UNIA-ACL, free to attend. Friday, September 25 brings the Policy Summit at 8:30 AM, followed by the “High Black History” comedy show at 6:00 PM. Saturday, September 26 is the Main Expo, 9:30 AM at Temple University (3340 N. Broad St., Philadelphia). Sunday, September 27 closes the week with Community Day at 10:00 AM, a free public event at Plant and People focused on “restoration, relationships, and sustaining momentum.”

What makes this one different: a free expungement and record-clearing clinic, run in partnership with Leafwell, runs throughout the weekend. Black Cannabis Week’s own site credits its expungement support with clearing 510+ records to date. Add the NOVA Future Leaders Scholarship Program, also running through the weekend, and this is real access-to-opportunity programming built into the week, not just a trade show with a panel bolted on.

Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit Lands in Columbus (Sept 23-24)

A two-day exhibition, speaker panel, and workshop event at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, open to industry professionals and consumers 21+, with tickets starting from $25. The program includes educational workshops, keynote speeches, and breakout sessions built for smaller, more direct conversations with cannabis pioneers, alongside a full showroom floor of businesses from across the sector.

Legacy Cup VII Brings Music, Art, and Competition to Minneapolis (Sept 26)

Minnesota’s largest cannabis festival returns to Surly Festival Field for its 7th year, pairing a product competition with live music and art installations. It’s a 21+ event; Legacy Cup drew over 10,000 attendees at Surly Festival Field in 2024, per the festival’s own site. A separate Industry Night runs Friday, September 25, 5:00 to 9:00 PM, at the Surly Brewing Beer Garden: a Women in Cannabis Meet & Greet from 5:00 to 6:00 PM (hosted by the Minnesota Women’s Cannabis Collective), followed by networking with representatives from banking, delivery, manufacturing, packaging, and other cannabis-adjacent sectors from 6:00 to 9:00 PM.

Regulatory Watch: MA Cannabis Control Commission Meets September 24

Massachusetts operators should know the Commission holds a public meeting Thursday, September 24 at 10:00 AM, remote via Microsoft Teams. Not a networking event, a regulatory one, but worth a spot on the calendar if you’re tracking state rule changes.

The HR Angle This Week

Black Cannabis Week’s expungement clinic and scholarship program are a reminder that equity and second-chance hiring pipelines get built through relationships, months before a role actually opens. The Ohio summit is a chance to hear how peer operators in a newer adult-use market are benchmarking pay, staffing models, and benefits against each other, since there’s no long institutional track record to inherit yet. That’s useful intel even without Ohio plans, especially if multi-state expansion is on your roadmap. And Legacy Cup’s scale, 21+, 10,000-plus attendees, means any operator staffing an activation there should plan it like a full retail day, not a small trade show table.

Coming Up in October

MJ Unpacked’s Kansas City event runs October 13-15 at the Sheraton Crown Center, with main conference and expo programming centered on October 14-15. And Blank Rome’s Tenth Annual State of the Cannabis Industry Conference runs Monday, October 26, 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM, at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport, covering federal rescheduling, distressed companies and receiverships, capital constraints, M&A activity, and an increasingly competitive landscape.

If your team’s fall event schedule needs a second look, book a 15-minute call.

Frequently Asked Questions

What cannabis events are happening September 21-27, 2026?

Three major events: Black Cannabis Week in Philadelphia (Sept 20-27), the Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit in Columbus (Sept 23-24), and Legacy Cup VII in Minneapolis (Sept 26). Massachusetts operators should also note a Cannabis Control Commission public meeting on Sept 24.

When is Black Cannabis Week 2026?

September 20-27, 2026, in Philadelphia. The Main Expo is Saturday, September 26 at Temple University; Community Day closes the week Sunday, September 27 at Plant and People.

When is the Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit?

September 23-24, 2026, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Tickets start from $25.

When is Legacy Cup 2026 and where is it?

Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Surly Festival Field in Minneapolis. A separate Industry Night runs Friday, September 25 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM at the Surly Brewing Beer Garden.

Is Legacy Cup 21+?

Yes, strictly 21 and over.

When is the next Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission meeting?

Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 10:00 AM, remote via Microsoft Teams.

Sources

Black Cannabis Week: blackcannabisweek.com/conference. Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit: ochbs.com. Legacy Cup: legacycupmn.com, Industry Night page. Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission: masscannabiscontrol.com/calendar.