While many Oklahomans focused on the opening this weekend of Oklahoma City's Scissortail Park, many out-of-state businesses were in town hoping to capitalize on the state's booming medical marijuana industry.

The Cox Convention Center hosted Day One on Friday of a two-day medical marijuana conference called CannaCon that brought together more than 250 exhibitors and thousands of potential clients interested in the medical marijuana industry. Many growers, processors and dispensaries met ancillary service providers seeking to bust into the industry or expand their current footprint.

“We are an online business, and we have new orders coming in daily from Oklahoma. We wanted to come down here and meet the fine people of Oklahoma and get the pulse of what is going on,” said Shawn Hermanson, chief marketing officer of Denver-based Luvbuds.

Chip Baker, founder of Cultivate Garden Supply, sells a variety of growing supplies like fertilizer and gardening tools specific to the industry. He was seeking to connect with growers in the industry.