Boston 2018 Archives

Boston 2018

Danny Danko

Mar 19, 2018

Cultivation legend Dan Vinkovetsky, A.K.A. “Danny Danko,” helped pioneer the cannabis cultivation industry with his popular editorial articles

Melissa Bouchard

Mar 12, 2018

Melissa Bouchard is an outspoken mother and advocate on the forefront of cannabis leadership and activism since 2002 in Rhode Island.

Bob Lobel

Mar 8, 2018

Bob Lobel is a former sportscaster for WBZ-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. He anchored the sports segments on the evening newscasts between Sunday

Jim McMahon

Mar 8, 2018

Jim McMahon won two Super Bowl rings, the first with the Bears in Super Bowl XX and the second with their rivals, the Packers in Super Bowl XXXI.

Eric Martin

Mar 8, 2018

Eric Martin, formerly of the New England Patriots and member of the Superbowl Championship team in 2014, now spends his time and focus on

Riley Cote

Mar 8, 2018

Riley Cote is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger in the National Hockey League (NHL), who spent four seasons with the

Boo Williams

Mar 8, 2018

After a successful NFL career, Boo is on a mission of health, healing, and compassion. This celebrated NFL veteran spends every day in action,

Kathryn Rifkin

Mar 7, 2018

Kathryn Rifkin started smoking weed while protesting the Viet Nam War and continued until she was advised to stop before starting a family

Jamie Joplin

Mar 7, 2018

Jamie Joplin is a researcher who is constantly developing recipes to accommodate individual needs. Jamie has made hundreds of donations to local

Nelson Guerrero

Mar 7, 2018

Nelson Guerrero is a bilingual Ecuadorian-American who studied Business Administration and History at the City University of New York, Lehman

Joe LaChance

Mar 6, 2018

As an Activist and patient, Joe campaigned heavily for Legalization in CA in 2010 and continues his advocacy within the East Coast Cannabis

Joseph Gilmore

Mar 6, 2018

Joe Gilmore, lifelong resident of Boston, Massachusetts, serves as the Director of Community Outreach for the Massachusetts Recreational Consumer

Emily Elmen

Mar 5, 2018

Emily graduated from Berklee College of Music with a dual degree in Music Business Management and Vocal Performance, and began her cannabis

Nichole Snow

Mar 5, 2018

Nichole Snow is the president and executive director of the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance. The MPAA works with local and state

Marta Downing

Mar 5, 2018

After founding a Massachusetts team that successfully received a Registered Marijuana Dispensary license in Massachusetts Marta now leads, as

Elizabeth G. Dost

Mar 5, 2018

Elizabeth G. Dost is a registered nurse and senior health care executive, with more than 25 years- experience in the Boston area health care

Frank Perullo

Mar 2, 2018

Frank Perullo is the Chief Executive Officer of the Novus Group, a leading public affairs and government relations firm that provides strategic

Michael P. Ross

Mar 2, 2018

Michael P. Ross’s experience solving complex problems and bringing disparate parties together as a legislator now extends to his practice as an

Adam D. Fine

Mar 2, 2018

One of the key architects of the Massachusetts regulated cannabis industry, Adam Fine helps individuals and businesses navigate the numerous

Mike Deehan

Feb 22, 2018

Before coming to WGBH News, Mike was the formerly the Digital Content Editor for StateHouseNews, as well as the editor of Massterlist. Mike was

Kyle Hamilton

Feb 22, 2018

Kyle is the customer service manager for BloomBoss, a manufacturer of high performance LED grow lights and other growing accessories based in

Sarah Stenuf

Feb 22, 2018

Sarah is a 29 year old medically retired Veteran. She served 4 honorable years in the United States Army and was medically retired for epilepsy

Shira Schoenberg

Feb 19, 2018

Shira Schoenberg is the politics and State House reporter for the Springfield Republican and MassLive.com. She has written about marijuana policy

Meg Sanders

Feb 16, 2018

Meg Sanders, Managing Director of Revolutionary Clinics, has been cannabis industry pioneer and thought leader for the past eight years. As

Janet McAllister

Feb 14, 2018

Janet is a cannabis activist and homeopathic wellness consultant in Maine. She created Hippy Chick LLC in 2015, after losing her husband to the

Carolyn Kaufman

Feb 14, 2018

Carolyn Kaufman is a writer, inspirational speaker, and cannabis advocate who works with patients suffering from inflammatory illnesses to manage

Robert O’Shaughnessy

Feb 14, 2018

Robert O’Shaughnessy is co-founder of the Higher Ground Agency, a PR & Marketing firm in California. Robert leads his agency’s marketing

Sirita Wright

Feb 6, 2018

Sirita Wright is an experienced digital strategist and writer with over 10 years of experience in the fashion and media industries. She has

Stacey Mulvey

Feb 6, 2018

Stacey Mulvey –

Feb 6, 2018

Stacey Mulvey loves teaching movement, viewing it as a spectrum of energy–from yin to yang and everything in between. Growing up in SLC

Max Random

Jan 25, 2018

Born with a rare birth defect called Swyer-James Syndrome in the 80’s, Max discovered cannabis opened up his bronchial tubes and he was

Mark Doherty

Jan 23, 2018

Mark Doherty is the Director of Sales for the Eastern Region at urban-gro, a leading technologies company delivering beset-in-class systems,

Shanel Lindsay

Jan 22, 2018

Boston-based lawyer and patient advocate Shanel Lindsay founded Ardent LLC and invented the precision medicinal cannabis tool, the Ardent

Leighton Knowles

Jan 21, 2018

Chef Leighton brings more than fourteen years of culinary experience, and trained in the UK, Ireland, and most of Europe before bringing his

Safon Floyd

Jan 21, 2018

Safon Floyd is the co-founder of EstroHaze (EstroHaze.com) she is also a writer, editor, and producer of digital and print content. Her portfolio

Speaker Bio Coming Soon

Jan 21, 2018

Brian Anderson

Jan 21, 2018

Brian Anderson

Collin Bell

Jan 21, 2018

Doug Banfelder

Jan 21, 2018

Keith-Barbato

Jan 21, 2018

Matthew Kurtzman

Jan 21, 2018

Speaker Bio Coming Soon

Jan 21, 2018

James Lynch

Jan 19, 2018

James Lynch, FCAS MAAA, is chief actuary and vice president of research and education at the Insurance Information Institute, a not-for-profit

Kyle Arfsten

Jan 19, 2018

Kyle Arfsten is VP of Sales at Vangst Talent, which has been recognized as the cannabis industry’s leading recruiting resource. In the

Tyler Kem

Jan 19, 2018

With a BS in Accounting from California Lutheran University Tyler has been focused on tax compliance and within the last few years the Research

David Martina

Jan 19, 2018

David works for Taylor Communications and manages their Enabled Print Solutions team. His company has spent more than 25 years working in the

Oren Cohen

Jan 19, 2018

Oren is the founder and CEO of Terpene Experts. He is an olfaction artist and educator who specializes in terpene profile development.

Mark Farmer

Jan 19, 2018

Mark Farmer joined CES in 2014 with a focus on strategic sales. Mr. Farmer’s more than 16 years of experience guiding organizations, along with

Christopher Becker

Jan 19, 2018

With a PhD from Cornell in Plant Pathology, Christopher has conducted, since 1990, applied agricultural research on crops specific to the

Kevin Friender

Jan 19, 2018

Kevin Frender has been growing indoors under artificial lights in Colorado for over 25 years, using every commercially-available lighting

John MacKay

Jan 19, 2018

John A. MacKay earned a B.A. in Chemistry from St. Lawrence University (SLU), and Ph.D. from the University of Vermont (UVM), in Inorganic

Scott Churchill

Jan 19, 2018

Director of Methodology and Compliance at MCR Labs Framingham providing analytical testing services for cannabis and cannabis products. Training

Michael LaTulippe

Jan 19, 2018

Michael Latulippe is a public speaker, strategist, and connector of people and ideas through his work at the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy

Joy Beckerman

Jan 19, 2018

Joy Beckerman is the Founder & Principal of Hemp Ace International, a New York-based consulting, legal support, expert witness, and brokerage

Carol Ruiz

Jan 19, 2018

Janitor, construction crew clean up, waitress, documentary filmmaker, adjunct professor… just a few of the paths Carol Ruiz walked before finally

Chris Faraone

Jan 19, 2018

A Queens, NY native who came to New England in 2004 to earn his MA in journalism at Boston University, Chris Faraone is the editor and