“Haters” Club Bios

Think for a second, youre a mom and wife. You and your family have been together 15 years. Then one day after deciding to make edibles with her husband for patients, they were raided. Charged with 15 felonies and facing life over cannabis. 

Listen as she navigates her way through her journey to keep the family together and survive this ordeal without her husband at home. 

From running the business to running the family, Andi didn’t skip a beat, actually holding it down well enough for her husband to come home and relaunch all his brands. 

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Professional Chef, former Semi-Pro Baseball Player, and Crohn's Disease survivor-Chris Martin doesn't just infuse for a living-he infuses for his quality of life. Martin- Founder and CEO of Hempful Farms- is a happily married family man- and father of 5 kids- who has devoted his life to helping end Cannabis Prohibition and making it his personal mission to prove to the world how hemp can heal.  

The Hemp Chef- Chris Martin has opened 10 restaurants - four of which he Co-Owned. In 2009 he founded the infamous “Zonka Bars”- but the line ran afoul as a result of ambiguous Arizona Medical Marijuana laws- which prompted him to shift his focus from product -only to a sit down cafe with hemp a cbd infused menu. Chris’s masterful cooking skills and Crohn's Disease diagnosis led him to open up Hempful Farms Cafe in 2014- with a dream of showing the world the healing power of cannabinoid-infused food and drinks.  Unfortunately-Chef Martin’s was a forced  “Guest of the State” had  to temporarily close down the cafe and production facility. Thankfully- Chris did his time, and In January 2018- they  reopened the Hempful Farms/ Paw Puddy Store at 1756 W Bell Rd, Phoenix, AZ and launched their second store in at 169 Cohasset Rd, in Chico, California!

Chris Martin is a freight train in motion- always moving forward!  In latest news-he partnered with GCM Media to Direct and Produce a documentary about his experiences called “One Life: The Chris Martin Story”, and has 3 books which are scheduled for release in December of 2018.  In addition to the documentary- Chris has also launched the new web series “Convicted Creations”- with each episode is filmed with Chef Martin and a special guest -devoted to creating tasty meals made with commissary which can be purchased in prison- exclusively available only to inmates.

In his free time (which is minimal)- you can catch him riding his Harley, rooting for the Royals & Chiefs, or hitting the lake with his family. 

Interview with Sonia Gomez: https://theemeraldcircle.com/pushing-the-boundaries-and-persevering-despite-the-curve-balls-with-chris-martin/

http://zonkamiles.org

http://thechrismartinstory.com

http://hatersmakemefamous.com

http://hempfulfarms.com

http://hempfulfarmscafe.com

Director of Operations for Global Hemp Organization

Bio

From the suburbs and a good family but got arrested for selling on ounce of weed in my high school calculus class in 1997 that sent me to prison. Ended up getting another 10 years for refusing to snitch on my little brother. 

Did 8 years in solitary confinement and was released straight from solitary in 2012. Testified at a senate hearing to ban solitary confinement for the mentally ill while on parole and they tried to frame me in return. Became the fave of the national movement to ban solitary confinement and was in an ACLU video and on the Huffington Post Live twice. 

Bought my farm in 2015 and built it into a cannabis facility for my medical coop where I give free treatment to cancer and autoimmune disorder patients. Published a book of poetry and now selling my farm. 

Next up is my cap raise for the hemp project and then for a mmj product that treats autoimmune disorders. I’m the director of operations for the Global Hemp Organization and moving to Oklahoma to help them build their cannabis infrastructure.

Middle class home, complete with all the opportunities imaginable but mental illness pushed him into a life that would destroy most people. Misunderstood, due to a lack of information about Bipolar Disorder, he was considered a problem child; thrown out on the street to fend for himself. Taking matters into his own hands, he became a large drug dealer and was eventually sent to prison where he rose in ranks to the upper echelons of prison society.

He was placed in solitary confinement for eight years where he learned that everything he had lived for was only a façade; crushed, his world turned upside down. Refusing to be a martyr for something that didn’t exist, he looked deep within for the answers to life and happiness; now teaching his findings to others as his way to make up for the past.

Poetry became his way to release pent up emotion in a healthy manner after being tortured by prison authorities and overcoming impossible odds in his rise from solitary confinement.

 Description of Ryan's Book "A Madman's Poetic Path" on Amazon.com

Ryan Pettigrew's Book on Amazon              After 8 years in solitary confinement, I now teach inner peace/happiness through online classes at---

 http://www.madmanmasterminds.com/

which also allows for personal training. I self-published A Madman's Poetic Path, do real estate investing, own a clothing line called Canario, Inc. that sponsors UFC fighter Brandon Thatch, breed some of the world's best presa canarios and market for my friend's travel agency.

Kennel:      http://www.canarianbullkennel.com/

Clothing Line:      http://rar-online.myshopify.com/

Book:     http://www.amazon.com/Madmans-Poetic-Path-Ryan-Pettigrew-ebook/dp/B00F0YN9OK

Travel Agency:      http://epackagedeals.com/

Blog:      http://amadmanspathtoreason.com/
Ryan Pettigrew -- The Madman on a Mindfulness Path and Teaching Others 

Meditation/Inner Peace Training

 During my 8 years in solitary confinement, I started to meditate in order to decrease the anxiety that was causing panic attacks and stomach issues. Americans tend to think of meditation as prayer or deep thinking when it’s actually the complete absence of thinking.

                Meditation takes away built up stress which increases health and the ability to think clearly. It increases energy and inner peace. I also use it as part of my Bipolar Disorder management. This is a tool that’ll help in every aspect of your life and can be learned fairly quickly. I can do in person training or over Skype, depending on your location.

               Meditation is only the beginning step to finding inner peace and that training can extend to personal training in the mentality required for inner peace.

ACLU VIDEO

Ryan was asked to talk about his time in solitary confinement for a video the ACLU was doing for Sam Mandez.  Here's the link to the video.

http://amadmanspathtoreason.com/2013/11/14/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-full-length-edition/

This page will focus on Ryan's journey and his message  of mindfulness and peace.  The opinions expressed here are Ryan's and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Orchid.  

American Hemp Association 

JASON LAUVE The renegade with an outlaw mentality

(720) 840-8627, JasonLauve@gmail.com

Jason Lauve is considered the innovator and leading light in Industrial Hemp development in the United States of America and in 2012 drafted the first successful hemp legislation in Colorado. Since then, Mr. Lauve has been instrumental in the momentum of North Carolina's law and encouraged the cascade of bills across the country, not that they are all good ones. We still have a lot of work to do.

As the founder of Hemp Cleans LLC., he demonstrated that the plant has remediation properties for soil, water, and air and has since initiated the decorticator currently in N. Carolina, in addition to projects in Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Mexico, South Korea, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and other places around the world.

Using architecture, urban planning, environmental design, and computer skills, Jason has positively influenced how people thrive and live day to day on a local and international scale. He has worked on high profile scientific projects such as cellulosic ethanol visualization for National Research Energy Labs, designed additions, private residences, commercial buildings, and helped develop guidelines for future communities,

His farming experience started in 1977 in upstate NY, milking cows, dying wool, sapping trees for maple syrup and cooperating with nature. This has been the foundation of everything Mr. Lauve has accomplished. In addition, his tool set of skills includes 20 years of scientific animation experience, speaking, teaching, and production.

Today, he travels the world speaking to farmers and communities about Cannabis for health and industrial uses and is currently in Guatemala.

CURRENTLY

Lauve.com Cannabis consulting for medicinal Cannabis patients needing assistance, policy for Industrial

hemp, hemp construction, production, processing, and development. 2009-Present

HempCleans.com Founder and Executive Director of a grassroots non-profit striving for regulation and cultivation of industrial hemp. 2012-Present

GlobalHempOrganization.com Director of Education PRESENTATIONS

2018 CCI Western District Meeting Presentation on Hemp for Post-Wildfire Remediation. 8/24

2018 Southern Tier Hemp Summit The event featured hemp industry leaders from across the country to help educate, network, and plan the future of hemp in New York. 6/29

2017 AGNC economic development summit Jason Lauve, also known as “Mister Hemp,” speaks about hemp and its present and future economic value to industry at the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado Economic Summit in Craig on Friday. 9/18

2017 Puerto Rico Llevan El “Rally 420” Hasta El Capitolio 4/20

2015 CannaCosta-Costa RicaPresentation on Hemp and Cannabis in Costa Rica. 6/15

Recent Hemp Projects:

1. Hemp Remediation Proposal for Henderson Brownfield (private farmer)

2. Pueblo Hemp Farm

3. Sterling hemp farm

4. Colorado industrial hemp pilot program

North Carolina Industrial Hemp Bill 2014

JASON LAUVE The renegade with an outlaw mentality

(720) 840-8627, JasonLauve@gmail.com

Contributor to the bill: Concerning the establishment of industrial hemp regulations.

Colorado Senate Bill 13-241 Industrial Hemp Regulations Dept of Agriculture 2013

Co-creator of the bill: Concerning the establishment of industrial hemp regulations.

Jason Lauve is the innovator and leading light to move Industrial Hemp into Colorado and the United States of America.

Years of work have come together in these two legislative creations.

Colorado House Bill 12-1099 Title 25 Article 18.7 Phytoremediation Hemp Remediation Pilot Program

2012

Author of the bill: Concerning the establishment of industrial hemp remediation pilot program to study phytoremediation through the growth of hemp on contaminated, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Signed by Governor Hickenlooper on June 4th, 2012

Hemp Cleans Founder and Executive Director of a grassroots non-profit striving for regulation and cultivation of industrial hemp. 2012-Present

American Hemp Association 2013 “A Quiet Bunch of Hard Workers”

Colorado Hemp Association 2013

Colorado Hemp Association supports agricultural products of the highest quality. We have a range of experts in place to make sure the products and services of the hemp industry are fairly represented in the political landscape and product market. If you are in the market for some new equipment or services, let us know and we will help point you in the direction of one of our trusted industry partners.

iCannabisRadio 2012

Station Director, technology, software and hardware implementation, logo design, and website construction. In the first 5 weeks I was able to turn the network into a recognized Cannabis resource, and we won a Denver Westword Award for ‘Best Place to Tune In, While Tuned Out’ in 2012.

Faculty Professor, RMCAD 2003-2009

Maya animation professor for Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Jason wrote the class structure and syllabus for, and taught 3D modeling, 3-D Hi-End Computer Animation Lighting & Materials, Dynamics & Special Effects and 3-D Computer Animation Concepts and Techniques, as well as Character Rigging and Media Delivery and Techniques. Many of my students are now working for companies like, Disney, Pixar, Lockheed Martin, Tundra Media, Lola Special Effects, and many others. Two of my students have received an Oscar for their Special Effects work in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

www.RMCAD.edu Lakewood, Colorado.

3D Animation Instructor 1996-2009

Maya animation instructor for clients such as Ball Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, 42 Productions and G.W. Hannaway & Associates. www.gwha.com, www.42productions.com Boulder, Colorado

3D Embodiment 2006-2010

Game designer and animation for education www.3DEMB.com

9/11 WORLD TRADE CENTER COLLAPSE INSURANCE LITIGATION: ANIMATOR 2002-2003 Silverstein Group Insurance litigation, architect/animator www.zaxis.com Denver, Colorado

TOPAZ STUDIOS 1998- 2006 DESIGNER,

JASON LAUVE The renegade with an outlaw mentality

(720) 840-8627, JasonLauve@gmail.com

Multi-media production and development designer and technical illustrator for projects ranging in scale from a logo to designing over a dozen buildings and private residences as well as developing custom needs for companies including NovaZen, Solant, Zapotec, and Rustics Bread.

www.TopazStudios.com Boulder, Colorado

PAX TV: ENCOUNTERS OF THE UNEXPLAINED-ANIMATION 2002

Multiple animations including a reconstruction of the flight TWA 800 crash over Long Island, spontaneous combustible humans, and the opening of King Tutankhamun's Tomb for a total of 6 shows. Boulder, Colorado

NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY 2001

Cellulase Enzyme Animation - We won 1st place in the National Association of Government Communicator's Gold Screen awards. Boulder, Colorado

ROCKY FLATS CLOSURE PROJECT 2001

ANIMATION and INTERACTIVE INFORMATION CD Interactive fly-through of closure project. www.pkinc.com Boulder, Colorado

ZAPADNI MESTO (West City) PRAGUE 13, CZECH REPUBLIC 1998

Developed comprehensive design guidelines for a development of 3 towns in an area outside the main city of Prague Praha 13, Czech Republic.

SONY-INTERACTIVE MAP 1997

Design and coding of a topographical map of Patagonia. Boulder, Colorado

LOS ANGELES RENAISSANCE FAIRE-RENAISSANCE ENTERTAINMENT 1997 Design, layout, mass models, and construction document drawings of the faire.

NINTENDO-KIRBY SUPERSTAR-CELLULOID STUDIOS 1996

Assistant Art Director

Developed a commercial set in the old children's hospital. Built and designed many of the set props. Denver, Colorado

IBM-2 INTERNAL COMMERCIALS 1996

Assistant Art Director

Set production for 2 different internal ad campaigns. One was for an Intranet product; the other was for a line of high-end copiers. Denver, Colorado

Kelly Rippel has been deeply interested in cannabis and hemp since around the age of 13 when his father told him about hemp research be participated in during the 1970s. As a result, Kelly's passion for evidence-based policy, public health and environmentalism has driven him to seek out a better understanding about the truth and history of humanity's relationship with cannabis. Kelly received a degree in public relations and sociology from Emporia State University, attended the National Cannabis Summit in 2015, CannaGrow Expo in 2016 and after its founding represented Kansans for Hemp at the Northern Colorado Hemp Expo during 2017. Working closely with Kansas lobbyists and lawmakers in the enactment of hemp legislation Senate Bill 263, Kelly now serves as an appointed adviser to the Kansas Department of Agriculture in creating rules and regulations for the state's industrial hemp research program. Most recently he spoke at the World Hemp Congress in Ljubljana, Slovenia along with representatives from numerous countries. Together they shared best practices, lessons learned and challenges towards establishing consistent hemp legislation across the EU, Canada, US and other nations.

Link to Cannabis in Kansas:
https://medium.com/@kelly.rippel/cannabis-in-kansas-4e03466d25ed


- Kelly Rippel
President,
Planted Association of Kansas
www.plantedks.org
Vice President & Co-founder,
Kansans for Hemp
@Kansans4Hemp
785.633.3371

Bio- 
Jesse Dowling 
48 years old, Born and raised in Jerome, AZ. 
Married to amazing Wife Kami since 1990, with 2 great kids and now 2 great grandkids. 

I honestly never had an interest in cannabis- I grew up with it and never gave it a second thought. I was the 5 year old that would 'pass the dutchie' for the adults and our hippy potlucks. I experimented with it 3-4 times in high school but then really lost track of it until... I ran for our City Council. Once that happened I was introduced to the belly of the prohibition beast... County Attorney Polk. 

Around that same time my wife Kami had been beating MS (Multiple Sclerosis) for about 20 years, And we discovered Medical cannabis, FECO/Hash Oil/RSO etc. It made a huge improvement in quality of life and earned our support. 

I would spend my time on council battling Polk's anti-cannabis resolutions, learning more about prohibition than anyone should have to, working with local cannabis cultivators to revise zoning codes to allow unlimited grow caps, as well as the normal parts of being an elected official. It really helped me see the guts of it all from both sides, the good, the bad and the ugly.

At the same time I was (and still am) working a regular full time job in civil engineering, volunteering with the local high school football team and learning more about cannabis every day. One thing I learned led to our business, Dowling Designs. That thing was that cannabis oil can be very hard to dose/dispense. So the Dowling Doser was created and manufactured via 3d-printing. Now we do custom printing of all types and varieties with a very eager eye towards the day we can print with actual hemp bioplastics. 

It looks like 2020 may be the year I run for council again and see if I can't disrupt the system some more while keeping an eye on our County Attorney. 

Always willing to admit what I don't know and eager to learn more. 

we are excited to announce the launch of our new documentary on Oct 22nd! It launches on Walmart, Amazon, deep discount, and bull moose.com with more platforms to come! We want to say thank you to the team that made it all Haopen! 

come meet my agent and his team that made all of our books and doco possible! 

come join us as we hear about John Fullen and his story of corruption yet again in Yavapai county AZ. 

Lets chat with one of the best female farmers in the hemp game

After the drug war in KY had devastated and complicated my life as a teen, I moved to Arizona to raise my daughter. I joined corporate America , became a home owner by 25 years old and was able to give my daughter a much better upbringing then what was afforded to me. 

In 2010 my daughter graduated HighSchool and Arizona also passed prop 203 for Medical Marijuana. I waited until my 1st granddaughter was born in January 2011 and then in May 2011 I went to Oaksterdam University, a cannabis college in Oakland California to learn how to grow and cook with cannabis! There I learned so much more than I bargained for regarding truths about cannabis, it’s prohibition, politics, science, etc, and wrapped my mind around the drug war! 

While at Oaksterdam I discovered a memorial to my Uncle Gary that I did not know existed. (Gary Shepherd, a Purple Heart Vietnam Veteran, shot down on our family farm by Kentucky State Police and National Drug Task force with his hands in the air, over a dozen cannabis plants in 1993. All happened just feet away from my 4 year old cousin)  I had no idea there were memorials , books, and advocates that were still sharing my uncle’s story in the fight to ending cannabis prohibition 18 years later. 

I left Oaksterdam University a changed women!! A women on a mission with determination in her heart to 1. Get my baby cousin to Oaksterdam so he could witness what his dad’s murder helped do! 2. Do everything I could do to help educate as many people as I could about the truths of what cannabis could do for the them, the truths about prohibition, the organizations they could be a part of , and ways to help change the laws. I ended up going back to Oaksterdam for more education and bringing others 4 more times that year and have been several times since! 

Myself, Cousin , and friends started the CannaSense Campaign! A group of dedicated citizens educating communities about the truths about Cannabis, Prohibition , and the need to change it! In 2012 we acquired our Cannabus that has toured in 36 states over the past 7 years, shown up for court supports, legislative hearings, Veterans events, etc. We have helped grow and unite people from all over the world in the name of of Cannabis Freedom while helping patients, cannabis organizations, efforts, and businesses grow!  

I love helping people and it always brings me joy and gratitude to help patients find relief and healing through cannabis!! However our prisoners and the children affected by the war on cannabis fuels the passion in my heart the most ! I have lived through and survived the destruction of Drug War as a child and personally know what it does to kids like me and my cousin! My advocacy has led me to meeting and getting to know other children with the same kinds of  broken hearts!  Even if I knew then what I know now, back in 1993, there was nothing I could have ever done to get my Uncle Gary back in our family the way he was. There has been nothing that can be done to get my mother back who died in 1999, or my dad that died of lung cancer in 2005!! However, there is hope for so many families out there , suffering in many of the same ways my family has suffered and struggle through. The difference is that their family members are in prison for pot!! A decision, and lock and key away from freedom and being reunited with their hurting , grieving families!! I dedicate a lot of my life in speaking our about our Pot Prisoners and their families !! I help organizations such as Freedom Grow, Can Do Clemency , Parent4Pot, Zonka Miles LLC, The Human Solution International, and others help grow their communities and efforts. There is no good reason people are still being robbed from their lives and families over pot! There is no good reason children are still taken from their families over pot, and it needs to stop! 

I have sacrificed a lot in the past 7 years since attending Oaksterdam, my house, career, friends, family, stability, and lived through many obstacles and challenges,  but I have witnessed the shockwaves that one committed person can achieve and I won’t give up until our plant and people are free !! I can’t give up, I’ve tried. God won’t let me! We The People deserve Truth and need to achieve freedom and justice!! Our Grandchildren need us to care and to never give up!! 

Our CannaSense Campaign and our Beautiful Cannabus will be touring and riding for Freedom once again in 2020! Stay Tuned!!

come join us as we talk to Amanda’s about her passion and dream in our industry and some of the daily frustrations she has trying to help

others  

Michael Ochotorena better known as "Ocho". After facing many obstacles that lead to a life of Drugs, Gangs, and Prison. Tired of the destructive decisions all of this brought to his life, Ocho reached a life-changing breaking point accepting God into his heart.  

Ocho a now minister devoting his life into the ministry work of discipleship, prison ministry, a participant encouraging at-risk youth, and reaching out to the uttermost undesirable individuals.  

Ocho a known SAG-AFTRA Actor speaks about redemption and the love of Christ, using feature films such as "John Light" a film that promotes redemption and toured around many churches in this country.

Ocho has overcome the obstacles that once held him back, only to ignite the passion, he never knew he had for ministry and acting, allowing him to travel the world and take part in movie productions alongside actors like "Dean Cain" in the film "John Light", "Tom Sizemore" in the film "El Coyote" and "Eric Roberts" in the film Exposure. 

Ocho a walking, talking, breathing, living testimony that with God anyone can turn their life around for the good.

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Lane's Law: Arizona Lawyer and Dispensary Owner Confesses to Dealin 'Narcotics'

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NICK MEYERS I JANUARY 21, 2019 I 2:00PM Q1a1

After the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled this summer that cannabis resin extracts, or concentrates, were not covered by the state's medical-marijuana law, the industry rallied against the decision.

Several businesses, including Harvest of Arizona and K.I.N.D. Concentrates, released statements condemning the ruling and

proclaiming they'd continue to sell concentrates, which the court claimed - in a backward interpretation of state law - were illegal "narcotics" despite the 2010 law's protections.

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Dispensary owner and criminal justice attorney Alex Lane wanted to take it one step further.

"Desperate times call for desperate measures," he said.

Previously a prosecutor for Maricopa County, Lane has been a DUI and criminal defense lawyer since 2004. He joined the board of Cave Creek Cannabis Dispensary in 2015 and is currently its president.

Shortly after the appellate court's June decision, Lane filed an unusual motion to intervene, confessing that he himself was a

  FDA Officials Confiscated CBD Edibles, Yuma Shop Owner Says

"narcotics" dealer.

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  "I have personally handed them across the table and received money from Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA) patients, so if you're going to prosecute somebody, here I am," he said.

His confession was turned away at the courtroom door. Some industry insiders weren't sure it was such a good idea, but that wasn't the end of Lane's legal submissions.

Following the appeals court ruling, the Arizona Dispensaries Association - with Lane's help - began the process of filing an amicus brief, and also started a patient defense fund should similar cases anse.

Rodney Jones, the medical-marijuana patient at the center of the appeal, was convicted in 2016 of possession of a small amount of

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hashish and sentenced to two years in prison. If the state Supreme Court upholds the appellate ruling, some of the most popular products in Arizona dispensaries likely would be removed from the shelves, and patients possessing them could face felony prosecution.

Lane, who has no direct connection to the case, sent a letter to Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Arizona's 15 county attorneys detailing aspects of the 2010 Arizona Medical Marijuana Act that he claims should be mentioned to grand juries before bringing charges against patients in possession of concentrates.

It was another eyebrow-raising move for a lawyer who wasn't representing a client. As Lane explained, prosecutors hoping to convict marijuana offenders must disclose potentially exculpatory information to a grand jury.

He wanted his letter to cause problems for prosecutors with judges.

"It definitely grabbed attention," said Mike Colburn, founder of K.I.N.D. and Level Up Dispensaries.

The letter contained several points that diverge from the typical argument that marijuana and cannabis are synonymous.

"Everyone is focused on the definition of marijuana," Lane said. "But that's not where the answer is. The answer is in the word 'medical."'

Because Arizona legally considers cannabis medicine, he said, the statutes allow the industry to process the plant, including the extraction of its resin.

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From another angle, Lane noted that the Arizona Supreme Court interpreted the AMMA broadly in seven cases it had previously considered regarding the law.

The Jones ruling, he said, is a "narrow" ruling, focused more on literal definitions.

Additionally, he went on, when it comes to voter-approved law, judges and lawyers conventionally apply broad interpretations with the understanding that citizens may not be as concerned about the language of a law as about its content.

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The letter ended with a request

for Brnovich to drop the case, which the AG eventually did, leaving Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk, who originally

prosecuted Rodney Jones, to push the opposing view on

concentrates.

Lane calls the Jones case a "hobby" of his. Though unorthodox, his efforts have earned him recognition from Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, which cited Jones in awarding him its 2019 Presidential Accommodation.

AACJ President Craig Rosenstein commends Lane in his letter announcing the award for "the personal risks you took to protect the AMMA patients of Arizona as well as the outstanding legal arguments you offered."

The Arizona Supreme Court decided to hear the Jones case on January 8, scheduling a hearing for March 21 at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.

Imagine being 17 and in a foster home or a group home and you’re about to turn 18. this time period is supposed to be exciting for so many getting ready to graduate and go to college.

Unless you’re in a foster home or group home with zero resources. I was one of those kids. There weren’t a lot of programs back then to help.

Candice Rebecca is trying to change that with Foster 360.  A program a lot like our very own ZonkaMiles.org A program set to help kids aging out of the juvenile system with no resources. 

Come join us as we listen to the passion that has caused this whole movement and how Zonka Miles can team up to help so many kids 

Aaron Sandusky

Aaron Sandusky was the president of a MMJ business based out of Upland, Ca known as G3 Holistic. G3 operated 3 retail locations in Upland, Colton and Moreno Valley. G3 also operated a 40k sq. ft. cultivation facility in Ontario, Ca.

G3 was raided by the feds on 11-1-11. This raid subsequently resulted in the arrest and trial of Aaron Sandusky and 5 employees in 2012. During this trial no evidence of state law was allowed .

Facing a mandatory minimum of 10 years and a maximum of life, Aaron refused to take a deal as it

involved him working for the Feds to take down growers whom G3 worked with. He was convicted at

trial and sentenced to 10yrs, the mandatory minimum for cultivation and distribution of marijuana.

Aaron was recently released from federal prison on November 13th and was placed on house arrest until

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March 12 . He is now on supervised release for 5 years.

Parisa Mansouri-Rad also known as “The Marijuana Momma” is a marketing executive and Cannabis advocate whose experience as the mom of a special needs child propelled her into the industry. When spinal fusion surgery to correct scoliosis left her then 15-year-old daughter with a rare, life-threatening condition characterized by chronic abdominal pain, Parisa’s search for palliatives led her to Cannabis (Medicinal Marijuana). 

After witnessing her daughter’s dramatic improvement, Parisa decided to leverage her marketing experience to re-brand the maligned Cannabis industry through ongoing advocacy and education of the public on the benefits of medicinal marijuana.

Parisa graduated with honors from New Mexico State University with a Major in Agriculture Business and a Minor in Marketing. She serves as President of 420skincare and Medibles as well as MjMomma Consulting LLC, a Cannabis focused Marketing Agency.