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Five Questions With Wendy Baker, Founder Of Space Gem Confiture Into 2020

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Five Questions With Wendy Baker, Founder Of Space Gem Ice Water Hash/Natural Fruit And Herb Gelée

I absolutely love your stuff and give your product and your efforts my deepest appreciation. Space Gem was the first gelée I’ve truly enjoyed eating because they doesn’t come across my palate as gritty or too sticky against my fragile dental work. I cannot eat caramels or chew gum for this reason. Her flavors are so well amalgamated in their individual profiles and they really get me chilled. After each tiny nibble comes tangles of flavors. Each little gem is reminiscent of fine French confiture.

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International Women’s Day, Celebrate Eight Female Leaders In Cannabis 2020

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International Women’s Day, a global day that celebrates the economic, cultural, social, and political achievements of women, is March 8th. In honor of this day, even if I am a day late, I’m lucky to be able to share the enthusiasm and verve of the following women in cannabis who have faced adversity during their climb to success. I don’t mean that success can be quantified only by monetary means. What I call success occurs when a person is celebrated for their kindness, their humility, and yes, their ability to be something beyond the call of duty. These following women have created something from nothing. And with their talent comes notice— the kind that can’t be bought, because it comes from deep within. May I present these eight, very intriguing, female leaders in cannabis who get it.

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Ultrapreneur Doreen Sullivan Setting Creativity In Motion For Over Three Decades

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Ultrapreneur Doreen Sullivan has been setting creativity in motion for over three decades and is currently setting the cannabis industry on fire like a well-waxed hemp wick. The South-Carolina based marketing strategist and branding expert is already well-known and respected for her originality and detailed creativity, earning her a historic clientele that boasts such familiar names as Disney, ESPN, and the United States Olympic committee,  to name a few. While Sullivan’s unique and multifaceted marketing agency, Post No Bills, continues to successfully thrive after 33 years, her entrepreneurial spirit too continues to grow, pivoting into the budding industry of cannabis. She planted the seed less than five years ago when she began transforming vases from her personal collection into water pipes (a.k.a. “bongs’). “Many of the vases were souvenirs and antiques, and they had a story to tell,” says Sullivan. So it was there, in her home in the prohibition state of South Carolina where she let her creativity soar high, cultivating her pipe-dream until it blossomed into My Bud Vase™, a sophisticated line of vases-turned-bongs marketed primarily to a feminine clientele. Her goals are clear. How clear? As clear as one of the crystal bongs in her posh collection: to normalize cannabis consumption and to make smoking more beautiful—one vahz at a time. Her strategy: “I learned very early when I started my agency in New York City that it’s all about creating a buzz. You can’t just sit in your living room and expect things to happen. You’ve got to hustle, get out there, and create a buzz,” says Sullivan; and as the cannabis industry continues to establish itself as a viable market, creating a buzz is exactly what Sullivan, the most creative woman in cannabiz, is doing.

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Five Liberating Questions For 2020 With CannaGrow Expo Raconteur Jessi Rae

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There are way more than five reasons why someone should attend CannaConnections’ CannaGrow Expo,  a two day expo dedicated to the art and science of cannabis production. First of all, the depth of the experience makes the excursion worthwhile. CannaGrow is meant to celebrate our plant, the reason for healing! CannaGrow is more than just a good excuse to dig a bit deeper into cannabis, it’s a group experience. I’ve found that when groups of people get together and talk about formerly forbidden subjects, that’s when real change takes place. And why not? We all have something to learn, and to share. Cannabis is like that! Due to the importance of such an event, I took some time out of my busy travel schedule to ask CannaConnections COO Jessi Rae five bold questions about her journey and why you should attend the 10th national U.S. edition taking place April 17th and 18th, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois, at the Marriott Marquis Chicago. You’ll be convinced by the end of this interview. I wish I had more time!

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Josh Lizotte Of Rebel Coast Winery (THC) Quick Dive Into Five Questions

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WB: Please tell me about yourself? Where are you from? Why wine? Why cannabis? Outdoor or indoor?

Josh Lizotte=JL: I’m a born and raised California guy. I grew up in Santa Barbara County and moved to Northern California in 1999. I have bounced up and down the California coast my entire life and decided to sit still for a while in LA when we launched the cannabis beverage Rebel Coast in 2018.

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Five Crisp And Succinct Questions With Kim Rivers, CEO Of Trulieve

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Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve

Warren Bobrow=WB: Where did you grow up? Was cannabis vilified like where I grew up in 1960’s NJ? What brought you forward into the cannabis industry?

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Mary Documentary: Altruistic Vision, And Candid Rationality At Benzinga Cannabis 2020

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I just spent a few days down in Miami Beach at Benzinga Cannabis, the business and arts conference that represents the metric-driven intricacies in the effervescent and wildly entrepreneurial industry of cannabis.

I attended Benzinga, not knowing anything, but I did come with an open mind.

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Equilibria: Restoring Balance To The Lives Of Women In Five Questions

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Author’s note:  “Coco Meers and Marcy Capron Vermillion are the co-founders of Equilibria.”

Warren Bobrow=WB: Why cannabis? What brought you to the plant? 

Coco:  I was extremely under-educated about cannabis when Marcy (co-founder) and I reconnected to ideate in summer of 2018 after selling our respective tech companies.  A francophile from Alabama, white burgundy and bourbon pretty much had me covered on the recreational side of things. Marcy was the first data-driven, engineering mind to emphatically share her personal CBD success story with me, opening up my mind to the idea of cannabis as medicine, versus recreation.  Upon hearing Marcy’s authentic stories of nerve pain management and mental health relief, as well as the countless (anonymized) stories of the women she had counseled on dosage and delivery techniques, I began taking a high quality, full-spectrum CBD daily. After a few days, I felt more rested and generally more balanced.  After a few weeks, I described my overall temperament as decidedly more “even.” I had a longer fuse with my young children and was less fixated on elements beyond my control at work. After a month or so, I realized I could take my biologic injectable drug for an autoimmune disease less and less, eventually leveling off at ⅓ the frequency.  CBD has brought me balance, and I knew women everywhere deserved similar access.

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Niccolo Aieta Of Spherex Gives An Engineer’s View Into Cannabis Extraction In Five Qs

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Warren Bobrow=WB: Where are you from? Why cannabis? What propelled you on this journey? What are the highlights so far?

 Niccolo Aieta=NA: I live in Colorado now, but I was born in Northern California  and spent my formative years outside of Los Angeles.  

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Brandon Wiegand Digs Deep Into Pertinent Questions For 2020

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Brandon Wiegand is the regional general manager of The+Source in Las Vegaswhich is known widely as the best legal cannabis dispensary in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Warren Bobrow=WB: Where are you from?

Brandon Wiegand=BW: I am proud to be born and raised in Las Vegas!

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