Industry education, thought leaders, and people to follow in the cannabis industry.
The first time you held a baby.
The moment your uncle first put a fishing pole in your hands.
The time when you were a little kid and your grandma slipped and fell in front of you and asked for help.
Have you ever felt like you didn’t know what you were doing?
We’ve all been there.
Thankfully, if you’re feeling that way in the cannabis industry, you don’t have to retain that feeling for very long.
Here are some of our favorite cannabis education outlets and people leading the charge in the industry.
Top Educational Sources for Cannabis
Green Flower
Green Flower provides easy-to-understand access to critical cannabis knowledge.
Their writers are held to a high standard and expected to deliver quality content.
Their video series presents some of the best minds in cannabis.
What you want to know about cannabis, Green Flower has something for you.
Oaksterdam
Want to learn how to grow, tend, harvest, and share everything you know about cannabis with the world?
Oaksterdam is the place for you.
Students get hands-on knowledge over a university-like semester of classes that prepares them to be leaders in the field of cannabis.
Marijuana Moment
What’s happening right now? Marijuana Moment offers up-to-date news and information on what is going on in the industry.
With daily emails and custom legislative tracking tools designed to make life easy for people who want to know the ins and outs of the industry, Marijuana Moment has quickly risen on our list of cannabis education outlets for its continuously fresh content.
Cannabis Thought Leaders
Dr. Ethan Russo
No serious cannabis writer doesn’t know about Dr. Ethan Russo.
That’s because Dr. Russo has authored some of the most important research related to cannabis.
In the past, he’s acted as the President of the International Cannabinoid Research Society.
Currently, he’s the Director of Research and Development at the International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute.
Moreover, he’s spent the last 8 years on the Board of Advisors for the American Botanical Council and spent over a decade at GW Pharmaceuticals where he was a Senior Medical Advisor.
There, he spent time focusing on Phase II and Phase III trials of Sativex.
Ed Rosenthal
Ed is less studious and more outspoken.
While Dr. Russo is not shy to speak his mind about cannabis, Ed makes a point of doing so.
He’s long been at the forefront of pushing for the legalization of cannabis and is deadset on his take-no-prisoners approach in his charge forward.
Listen to Ed speak and he’ll make it clear: cannabis belongs to the people.
That’s why we encourage people to follow Ed Rosenthal.
Dr. Steve DeAngelo
Another scientist you might not have heard of, Dr. DeAngelo.
However, we wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve already heard of him, it’s easier to list off what he hasn’t done for the industry over his career.
Colloquially called, “The Father of Cannabis,” Dr. DeAngelo was a founder of the National Cannabis Industry Association, Steep Hill Laboratory (the first of its kind), and Harborside, one of the original dispensaries licensed in the US.
Cannabis People You Should Know
Jamie Pearson
Jamie is the COO of Bhang and spends time not only organizing the operations of one of the world’s best edible brands but also traveling to speak about cannabis and promote its future for all of us.
She makes our list because she’s an outspoken cannabis leader and all-around delight of a person to speak to in person.
Southern Dabber
Known on Instagram as Southerndabber_420, Cletus has well over 300,000 followers on his platform of choice and shows out how creative cannabis consumers can be.
He’s a wild personality with mountains of charisma, check him out.
Martha Stewart
You might think we’re kidding with this one, but we are not.
Martha Steward has been working with Canopy Growth about developing a new line of pet care, cosmetic, and food products for the cannabis industry.
Why does this put her on the list of cannabis people you should know?
Believe it or not, Martha Stewart may is one of the beautiful bridges to the mainstream of America that will help convince people that cannabis is acceptable in all its forms.
Once wholesome people like Martha go worldwide, cannabis is going with them.
What did you think of our list of educational outlets and interesting people to follow?
Who did we leave out?
Let us know in the comments!