Entrepreneurs

Kenneth Mason is the CEO of Equibis, a Chicago-based accounting and business analysis firm that specializes in cannabis.

Zachary Garippa is the CEO and Co-Founder of Negotiatus, a platform for centralizing business payments, invoices, and more.

The recently opened Legal Greens in Brockton, Massachusetts is the first Black woman-owned recreational cannabis dispensary on the East Coast.

The ‘Your CBD Store’ shops in Iowa have finally reopened following the 2019 arrest of owner Lacie Navin for hemp-related drug charges.

John McLeod is the co-founder of Cloud Cannabis Co., a Michigan cannabis retailer with dispensaries in Ann Arbor, Muskegon, and Traverse City.

Alaska’s licensed cannabis consumption lounges have been dramatically delayed, but not defeated, by the coronavirus pandemic.

Cannabis entrepreneurs and beer brewers have come together in Maine to release “THC Elixir,” a THC-infused, non-alcoholic version of Shipyard Brewing Co.’s Pumpkinhead beer.

Mississippi’s medical cannabis industry is already bustling even as the State Supreme Court considers striking down the legalization initiative that was supported by 70 percent of voters.

Oakland’s Purple Heart, the city’s longest-running cannabis dispensary, is still working towards reopening after the business was besieged by criminals amidst last year’s sweeping social justice protests.

Alvin Edwards is the founder of Fruits of Our Labor, which hires former prisoners to provide professional services; David Moss is the chief development officer for cannabis dispensary From the Earth. Together, they have created an equity-building partnership in cannabis.

Elliot Lewis is the owner and founder of Catalyst Cannabis Co., a competitive chain of cannabis retailers in Southern California.

Former NBA All-Star Chris Webber and JW Asset Management LLC have joined to launch a $100 million private equity fund aimed at investing in cannabis companies led by entrepreneurs of color.

Calvin Johnson, a former NFL star wide receiver and founder of Primitiv, a Michigan-based cannabis company, was just elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Keegan Peterson, CEO and founder of the cannabis industry payroll and human resources company Wurk, has passed away at the age of 33.

Jay-Z has established a $10 million fund to benefit minority-owned startups in the cannabis industry.

Jonathon Goldrath is a consultant for cannabis entrepreneurs, a career cannabis executive, and the co-founder of 317 Opportunities.

John Manlove is the co-founder and CEO of Apex Trading, a cannabis business management software platform, which helps wholesale buyers and sellers streamline their operations.

Kenny Wright is the co-owner of High Peaks Glassworks, an independently owned smoke shop in Saranac Lake, New York.

Hemp health and wellness company The Gift has been awarded a $10,000 grant through a partnership between Beyoncé’s charity initiative BeyGOOD and the NAACP.