Rob Mejia is an Adjunct Professor at Stockton University, Writer for NJ Cannabis Insider, and President of Our Community Harvest. Based in Northern New Jersey, Rob teaches various cannabis related-topics such as medical cannabis, cannabis internship preparations, and social justice and cannabis classes. On the other hand, his company helps provide cannabis education for the general populace, business owners, and government officials. Today, Rob talks to us about his insights into the growing cannabis industry, his undying commitment to his students, and his perspective on what lies ahead for the cannabis industry as a whole.
Morris Beegle is the president of We Are For Better Alternatives (WAFBA). He is also a producer of NoCo Hemp Expo and a publisher of Let’s Talk Hemp Media. He is based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Medical Cannabis has been legalized since the early 2000s. In 2012, Colorado became the first state to regulate marijuana for adult use. Due to this regulation, Colorado was able to build an industry for hemp. In today’s episode, Morris talks to Maynard about how Covid has impacted live hemp events and trade shows, making guitars out of hemp, and the legal cannabis market in Colorado.
Darell Bester is the Chairman of the Illinois Black Chamber Of Commerce Cannabis Committee. He is also the Founder and CEO of Buddy Luv, a cannabis/CBD lifestyle company. In this episode, Darell talks about the history of Buddy Luv, operating within various ancillary business models, and helping people affected by the war on drugs in the city of Chicago.
Jay Larkins is the CEO and Founder of DriFlower. He created the DriFlower HangHarvesting™ System, the first and only complete solution specifically designed to organize and streamline the harvest of cannabis and hemp. Jay and the DriFlower team have learned a lot throughout the years, out in the field and in drying spaces all along the west coast.With Jay’s unwavering dedication and vision, DriFlower always had confidence in its success. Their commitment to research and improvement empowered them to bring forth an efficient and reliable system. In this episode, Jay shares how he overcame rock bottom and transformed his life through what he knows best –Cannabis and Yoga.
Andrew Hunzicker is a CPA and Founder of Dope CFO, a program for accounts specializing in the cannabis industry. In Oregon, Dope CFO is nationally recognized for its Cannabis and CBD Accounting & Tax training program through various tools and systems and proactive professional accounting veterans.
Diana Peña is the CEO & Co-Founder of Myriam’s Hemp. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Myriam’s Hemp aims to deliver natural hemp products with no artificial or synthetic ingredients added to maximize the plants incredible healing properties. She joins me on this episode to speak about how her mother’s diagnosis with a glioblastoma brain tumor led to a race to find a natural solution.
