Out & About in Missouri ! The Faces of the Missouri Cannabis Industry by Clayton Stallings , The EVOLUTION Magazine
▲ Meet the brains and bronze behind the largest cannabis distributor in Missouri , Big Time Logistics . These behind-the-scenes miracle workers rarely get the credit they deserve , but next month , we will warm your hearts with their story while they freeze their tuchuses off delivering products to dispensaries that keep the shelves stocked ! Meet the team from left to right : James Hartman , owner ; Justine Hicks , dispatch / office manager ; Katrina Alford , HR / accounting ; and Director of Operations Curtis Whiting .
( Photo by Clayton Stallings )
▲ If only this picture were a scratch and sniff of this Strawberry Bubbles Live Sugar , you would be as excited as we were getting a tour from Zach Thompson at Standard Wellness ’ MIP . Thompson recently received four awards from the MO Grower ’ s Cup for Standard Wellness products . This month , Standard Wellness will ramp up to meet the industry ’ s demands for manufactured products after the last administrative hold on products . We will let you know when and where in a future issue .
▲ Leaders in the cannabis industry like 15-year veteran Chris Issinghoff , Chief Compliance Officer for Elevate Cannabis and Key Dispensaries ( speaking above ), continue to donate their time and expertise to help educate local law enforcement on all things cannabis as well as the difference between consumption and impairment in Extract-ED ’ s Green Lab training classes throughout Missouri . This training helps keep the public safe from false cannabis-related arrest . Thank you to Elevate for sponsoring the October Green Lab in Raymore , MO , and helping Extract-ED reach 147 local officers to date . Sponsors are needed for the next Green Lab on February 12 in Creve Coeur , MO .
▲ Standard Wellness ’ second year of growing outdoors produced some giants that this state hasn ’ t seen in decades , thanks to the help of Cultivation Manager Jason Keller and Pat Lentz joining the team . Lentz previously managed a 70-plusacre outdoor hemp farm in NC . He joined Keller , who is in his third year growing outdoors in MO . In the photo ( left to right ): Pat Lentz , assistant cultivation manager ; Jason Keller , cultivation manager ; and JW Dennis , director of operations . We ’ ll bring more news about Standard Wellness in a future issue .
( Photo by Zach Smith of Altered Focus Studio ) ( Standard Wellness photos above by Zach Smith of Altered Focus Studio )
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