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demonstrated the meaning of self-medication. They were treating illness and disease Trichome heads during solventless production, and they must be taken care of prior
that traditional medicine could not. I was fascinated by the myriad of extraction to and after extraction using temperature-controlled environments.
methods and techniques that exist today. I dedicated all my free time to learning
everything I could about the processing side of the cannabis industry. Seeing the relief How did you get started within the Cannabis industry?
that people get from using our derivative products is what motivates me. I got my start in college volunteering for NORML@UCF. We would collect signa-
tures for ballot initiatives and host seminars teaching people about the medicinal ben-
What field are you in within efits of cannabis. I met some talented people there and we started an extraction com-
the Cannabis space? pany in 2013, FloCon Labs, in preparation for Florida’s first medical vote. We all
I have always operated within the derivative side of the cannabis industry. I went to know what happened in 2014. So, I moved to Colorado for an opportunity to work
school for Biology at UCF and excelled in my lab classes. I was introduced to cannabis with a few developing companies. A few years later, I was given an opportunity to run
concentrates on a trip to Denver, CO and was fascinated. I dedicated my career to my own lab for a Florida MMTC. In 2019 I left Florida again and transitioned to work
learning and perfecting the various processing methods that people were currently in the Hemp Industry, traveling the nation installing CBD isolation labs. I joined the
using. Supercritical CO2, ethanol, hydrocarbons and solventless extraction are some One Plant team late in 2019 and couldn’t feel more at home. Everyone working for
of the methods I’ve used over the years. Knowing how to use each method is only half this company is experienced, passionate and forward thinking.
the battle in the lab. Knowing when to use a particular method or solvent is what
turns good concentrates into great concentrates. Are you personally a MJ card holder?
Yes, I am.
How can people in Florida benefit from the company
you represent? Do you see Florida moving forward with recreational
The biggest benefit Florida patients gain while shopping One Plant products is Marijuana/Cannabis and how will that affect your business?
quality. Our flower consists of ultra-rare, top-shelf cultivars that are carefully grown I do see it passing. We don’t know what the law will look like, so the extent of its
and harvested to maintain structure. The plant material is then meticulously hand effect on the medical cannabis business is unclear. However, Floridians want recre-
trimmed after a dry cure to produce the best quality nug mass available on the market. ational cannabis. Cannabis use is safer than alcohol consumption and better for your
Any biomass going to solventless production is doubly cared for. We are harvesting body.

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