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Cannabis Spotlight
Exec. Chef Camilo Cuartas
How can people in Florida benefit
Executive Director for Sunshine from the company you represent?
Not everyone is able to inhale their medication, so I offer the
NORML education to help patients infuse their foods with either medical
marijuana or hemp.
What benefits do you see for patients
throughout Florida within this space? How did you get started within the cannabis
The freedom from pharmaceutical dependency. Able to industry?
alleviate so many different ailments that we have suffered My daughter inspired me to investigate and research about
from having a cannabinoid deficiency. Feed the body cannabis. I did it for her and to help cope with gastroparesis.
health.
Are you personally a MJ card holder?
What motivates you to be a part Absolutely!
of the Cannabis Industry?
I love helping people and also sharing information about Do you see Florida moving forward with
how to infuse your everyday meals with cannabis. recreational Marijuana/Cannabis
and how will that affect your business?
What field are you in within the Cannabis I have full hope that Florida and the rest of the Country will
space? become adult recreational and create a new space in the daily food
I’m a cannabis chef and advocate. Camilo Cuartas consumption of infused meals with cannabis.
Curaleaf Presents Fundraising
Proceeds to Badges of Courage
Over the past month Curaleaf Florida raised over $38,000 for Badges of
Courage, a non-profit that benefits low-income women currently undergo-
ing breast cancer treatment. On November 8, Curaleaf presented Badges of
Courage with a check at their North Miami medical cannabis dispensary.
Pictured (l-r) Yesenia Garcia, Curaleaf Marketing Director, Macarena
Zilveti, Badges of Courage Founder, and Maria Perez, Curaleaf Vice
President of Sales.
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