Find out who was voted best in the cannabis industry as we unveil the winners of Best of Cannabis Awards 2018.

Cashinbis presents Best of Cannabis Awards 2018, celebrating excellence in the global cannabis industry. Best of Cannabis Awards nominees were accepted for four main categories: Best Cannabis Companies, Best Cannabis Products, Best in the Cannabis Industry, and Best Cannabis People.

Here are the winners of Best of Cannabis Awards 2018, as voted by the public. Congratulations to the Best of Cannabis!

Best of Cannabis Awards 2018 Winners

Best Cannabis Companies

Recognizing a company’s overall achievements in an area of business, this category demonstrates the professionalism of the cannabis industry.

Best News Source
Leafly

Best Legal Service
Hobin Law

Best Real Estate Company
Canna-Hub

Best Biotechnology Company
Phylos Bioscience

Best Enterprise Software Company
Ample Organics

Best Technology Company
CannaSOS

Best Accounting/CPA
Cannabiz Accounting

Best Banking/Payment Processing
Mile High Risk

Best Consultant
FOCUS

Best Insurance
Cannasure

Best Packaging Company
Kush Bottles

Best Investment Fund
Arcview

Best Training Company
Cannabis Trainers

Best Security Company
Hardcar Security

Best HR Company
Wurk

Best Cannabis Employment Agency
Cannabis at Work

Best Non-Profit
NORML

Best Advocacy Group – National
WomenGrow

Best Advocacy Group – Local
CCIA

Best Public Company
Canopy Growth

Best Concentrate Company
Bloom Farms

Best Topical/Sublingual Company
Papa & Barkley

Best Nutrient Company
Vegamatrix

Best Testing Facility
Cannalysis

Best Edible Company
Kiva

Best Extraction Lab
Green Dot Labs

Best Indoor Grow
Bay Cure

Best Outdoor Grow
Humbolt’s Finest

Best Marketing Agency
Cannabrand

Best PR Agency
4Twenty Group

Best Hydroponics Supplier
Urban Gro

Best Glass Store
Mary Jane’s House of Glass

Best Infused Product Brand
Yummi Karma

Best CBD Company
Ohio Cannabis Co

Best Dispensary
99 High Tide

Best Delivery Service
Meadow

Best Subscription Based Service
Sensi Box

Best Online Business
Hemp Gorgeous

Best Data Company
BDS Analytics

Best Professional Networking Organization
NCIA

Best Hemp Company
Hemp, Inc

Best Catering Service
The Herbal Chef

Best Cannabis Products

Celebrating the best products of the cannabis industry, this category is all about the must-haves.

Cannabis Product of the Year
Can of Bliss

Best CBD Product
High Gorgeous Plain Jane Lotion

Best Vape Product
Bloom Farms

Best Strain
Green Crack

Best Concentrate Product
Live Resin

Best Edible
Kiva Mints

Best Extract
Oakland Extracts Red Congolese Live Resin

Best Hemp Product
CannaSmack

Best Infused Product
Kinslips

Best Glass Product
Gorilla Glass

Best Lighting Product
Gavita

Best Fertilizer/Soil
Fox Farm Ocean Forest Soil

Best Nutrient Product
Vegamatrix

Best Packaged Product
Can of Bliss

Best Dabbing Product
Vapexhale

Best Wellness Product
High Gorgeous

Best Container/Storage Product
Stashlogix

Best Pet Product
Treatwell Health

Best Topical Product
Aunt Zelda’s

Best Tincture Product
Drift Away by Yummi Karma

Best App
Leafly

Best Pre-Rolls
Willie’s Reserve

Best Software
Meadow

Best in the Cannabis Industry

Showcasing the cannabis industry’s reach and impact, this category is for the best of the best.

Cannabis Company of the Year
C4 Laboratories

Best Cannabis Branding
High Gorgeous

Best Canna-Innovation
Pax

Best Out of Industry Jump
Brass Knuckles (Xzibit)

Best Cannabis Event/Tradeshow
MJBizCon

Most Influential Advocacy Group
NORML

Most Disruptive Technology
Ample Organics

Best Use of Social Media
High Times

Best TV Show/Movie
Disjointed

Best Innovative Delivery
Kinslips

Best Advertisement
WeedMaps

Best Online Video/Series
Coffee and Cannabis: DCN

Best Packaging
Can of Bliss

Best Eco-friendly Innovation
Dr. Bronners Shaving Soap

Best Radio Show
The Cannabis Reporter

Best Online Content
Herb

Best Printed Publication
Dope

Best Podcast
The Cannabis Reporter

Best Website
Leafly

Best Regulatory Database
CannaRegs

Best Cannabis Fitness Class
Ganja Yoga

Best in Cannabis Tourism
Puff Pass Paint / Colorado Cannabis Tours

Best Cannabis People

Championing innovation and leadership in the cannabis industry, this category recognizes individuals for their impact.

Cannabis Person of the Year
Ryan Treacy

Best Entrepreneur
Ryan Treacy

Best Activist
Dale Sky Jones

Best Advocate
Debby Goldsberry

Best Budtender
Jay Frentsos

Best Boss
Krystal & Chelsea Kitahara

Best Celeb
Snoop Dogg

Best Medical Professional
Dr Stuart Titus

Best CEO
David Hua

Best Social Media Influencer
Seibo Shen

Best Thought Leader
Kenny Morrison

Best Patient Advocate
Tracy Ryan

Best Scientist
Dr. Raphael Mechoulam

Best Innovator
Jane West

Best Attorney
Omar Figueroa

Best Investor
Emily Paxhia

Best Speaker
Ethan Nadelmann

Best Edibles Chef
Jim McAlpine

Best Educator
Dale Sky Jones

Best Grower
Kyle Kushman

Best Marketer
Christina DeGiovanni

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Cashinbis presents Best of Cannabis Awards 2018, celebrating excellence in the global cannabis industry.

Starting Jan. 16, Best of Cannabis Awards nominees were accepted for four main categories: Best Cannabis Companies, Best Cannabis Products, Best in the Cannabis Industry, and Best Cannabis People.

Voting is now closed. Winners will be announced March 15.

Best of Cannabis Nominees

Best Cannabis Companies

Recognizing a company’s overall achievements in an area of business, this category demonstrates the professionalism of the cannabis industry.

Best News Source
Green Market Report
Dope
Herb
Focus
Leafly

Best Legal Service
Austin Law Group
Brand & Branch
Rose Law Group
Hobin Law
Law Offices of Michael E. Cindrich, APC

Best Real Estate Company
420 Property
Indo Gro
The Land Man
Canna-Hub
Greenzone Properties

Best Biotechnology Company
Biodiligence
AXIM Biotech
GW Pharma
Kannalife Sciences
Phylos Bioscience

Best Enterprise Software Company
Ample Organics
Baker Technologies
Flowhub
Meadow
Viridian Sciences

Best Technology Company
CannaSOS
GeekTek IT Services
Grownetics
Ample Organics
Potbotics

Best Accounting/CPA
Guske & Co
Jessica Velasquez
The Number Crunchers
Cannabiz Accounting
Hybrid Accounting, Inc

Best Banking/Payment Processing
Mile High Risk
CanPay
Cannapay
Cannabis Merchants
Rocky High Processing

Best Consultant
FOCUS
Frontline Consulting
4Twenty Group
MedMen
SIVA Enterprises

Best Insurance
Cannasure
Mosaic Insurance/Norm Ives
Prudential
Scurich Insurance Services
Cover Cannabis

Best Packaging Company
Business Image Printing
Box Printing Company
Kush Bottles
420 Wholesale Packaging
MMJ Printing

Best Investment Fund
Arcview
Canopy
Poseidon Asset Mgmt
Phyto Partners
MedMen Capital

Best Training Company
BDTNDR
FOCUS
Wenzel Cerveny
Cannabis Trainers
Kannaway

Best Security Company
Armaplex
Blue Line Security
Cannaguard
Hardcar Security
Spire Secure Logistics

Best HR Company
Wurk
Maricann
We Grow HR
Mjardin Group
Nine Point Strategies

Best Cannabis Employment Agency
Cannabis at Work
CannaSOS
THC Staffing
Vangst
420Careers

Best Non-Profit
FOCUS
ECHO Connection
Americans for Safe Access
NORML
California Growers Association

Best Advocacy Group – National
WomenGrow
Cannakids
NORML
Drug Policy Alliance
NCIA

Best Advocacy Group – Local
CCIA
East Bay Canna Community
CA Growers Association
Association of Cannabis Professionals
Southern California Collective

Best Public Company
Canopy Growth
Emerald Health Therapeutics
Medical Marijuana Inc
Freedom Leaf Inc
GrowLife, Inc.

Best Concentrate Company
Guild
Blaqstar Farms
Bloom Farms
Bullet Concentrates
Empress Extracts

Best Topical/Sublingual Company
High Gorgeous
Yummi Karma
Papa & Barkley
Treatwell
Cannaderm

Best Nutrient Company
Vegamatrix
Rx Green Solutions
Veg & Bloom
GrowLife, Inc.
Vital Garden Supply

Best Testing Facility
Cannalysis
C4 Laboratories
CW Analytical
ChemHistory
Digipath

Best Edible Company
Yummi Karma
Flour Child
Kiva
Moonman’s Mistreas
Atlas

Best Extraction Lab
Bronnor Facility
Ebbu
Freedom Leaf
Green Dot Labs
Skunk Feather Concentrates

Best Indoor Grow
Bay Cure
Canndescent
Maricann
Gold Seal
Cannabal City

Best Outdoor Grow
Humbolt’s Finest
Epitome Farms
Henry’s Organic
Eel River Organics
Grow Sisters

Best Marketing Agency
Foottraffik
Ingrid Marketing
KindTyme
Wick & Mortar
Cannabrand

Best PR Agency
4Twenty Group
CMW Media
Potnt Agency
Salar Media
JV Public Relations NY

Best Hydroponics Supplier
Urban Gro
GrowLife
Hydrofarm
Growers Supply
Fullbloom Hydroponics

Best Glass Store
Mary Jane’s House of Glass
Mighty Quinn
Piece of Mind
True style glass
Glass Prodigy

Best Infused Product Brand
Yummi Karma
High Gorgeous
Dixie
Treat Yourself Inc
Satori

Best CBD Company
Ohio Cannabis Co
Yummi Karma
CBD Living
Kannaway
CW Hemp

Best Dispensary
99 High Tide
Cannabal City
Apothecarium
Bud & Bloom
Harborside

Best Delivery Service
Meadow
Sava
Harvest Bloom
Eaze
Ganjarunner

Best Subscription Based Service
Sensi Box
Club M
Grasshoppermarker
Kannibox
Pot Box

Best Online Business
Hemp Gorgeous
Grasshoppermarket.com
CannaSOS.com
Califari.com
Kannaway

Best Data Company
BDS Analytics
Headset
CannaRegs
Cannabis Benchmarks
New Frontier

Best Professional Networking Organization
NCIA
BNI
CLAB
CCIA
MJBA

Best Hemp Company
Denali Hemp Company
Hemp Gorgeous
CannaSmack
Vital Hemp
Hemp, Inc

Best Catering Service
Belly Well
Cannaisseur Series
Emerald Knights
The Herbal Chef
Love and Marij

Best Cannabis Products

Celebrating the best products of the cannabis industry, this category is all about the must-haves.

Cannabis Product of the Year
Yummi Karma Drift Away Tincture
Can of Bliss
Moonmans Mistress
Firefly II
PLUS Gummies

Best CBD Product
High Gorgeous Plain Jane Lotion
Kannaway Premium Hemp Oil
CanniMed Oil 1:20
Pure Kana Mint
Plus Products Gummies

Best Vape Product
Bloom Farms
Brite Labs
Varavo
Nectars Terp Tank
FlavRx

Best Strain
Ingrid
Strawberry Banana Dawg Star
Blucifer – 3C Farms
Green Crack
Bio Diesel

Best Concentrate Product
Bullet Silver Distillate – Bullet Concentrates
Green Dot Labs Black Label
Live Resin
Moxie
Terp X Sauce

Best Edible
Yummi Karma Chips
Moonmans Mistress
Atlas Edibles – Ember
Kiva Mints
Plus Products Gummies

Best Extract
Green Dot Labs Black Label Nectar
Guild
Moxie
Oakland Extracts Red Congolese Live Resin
TreatWell Wellness

Best Hemp Product
CannaSmack
Denali Hemp Company balms
High Gorgeous Plain Jane Lotion
Kannaway Salve
Real Scientific Hemp Oil [RSHO]

Best Infused Product
High Gorgeous Pina-Co-Canna Body Butter
Kinslips
MoonMan’s Mistress
Mountjoy Sparkling
Yummi Karma – Drift Away

Best Glass Product
Jason Gordon
Pyp Tek
Chameleon Glass
Gorilla Glass
DankGeek

Best Lighting Product
Gavita
Truth Lighting
JUHANG
Sun System
iPower

Best Fertilizer/Soil
Nature’s Force Organics
GrowLife HP Soil
Fox Farm Ocean Forest Soil
Red’s Premium Biochar-Based Soil
Roots Organics 707

Best Nutrient Product
House and Garden
MoonMan’s Mistress
NFO dawn
Vegamatrix
Miracle Grow

Best Packaged Product
Can of Bliss
Moonmans Mistress
High Gorgeous
Yummi Karma
Cannadescent

Best Dabbing Product
Oakland Extracts Red Congolese Live Resin
DipStick Vapes
Vapexhale
Dr. Dabber

Best Wellness Product
Denali Hemp Company
Kannaway Super Greens
+CBDoil
High Gorgeous
Real Scientific Hemp Oil [RSHO]

Best Container/Storage Product
Marijuana Packaging
Collective Supply
Stashlogix
Cannaline
Green Rush Packaging

Best Pet Product
Treatwell Health
Canna Pet
Paw Buddies
Phyto Animal Health
Vet CBD

Best Topical Product
Kannaway Salve
Prana THC Roll On
Aunt Zelda’s
CRAVE
Remedi Topical Lotion by Cresco Labs

Best Tincture Product
Drift Away by Yummi Karma
Treatwell Health
Moxie Meds 4:1
Remedi Sleep by Cresco Labs
Mood Magic by Yummi Karma

Best App
Weedmaps
Leafly
Potbot
Eaze
Herb

Best Pre-Rolls
California Rolls
Dawg Star
Willie’s Reserve
Lowell Herb Co
The Hepburns

Best Software
Flowhub
Leaflink
Meadow
PerksCoin
Treez

Best in the Cannabis Industry

Showcasing the cannabis industry’s reach and impact, this category is for the best of the best.

Cannabis Company of the Year
Yummi Karma
Ample Organics
C4 Laboratories
Hannah Industries
The Holden Company

Best Cannabis Branding
High Gorgeous
CannaSmack
Tweed
Hashman Infused
Defonce

Best Canna-Innovation
Ample Organics
CannaSaver
Yummi Karma
Kannaway PURE CBD Oil
Pax

Best Out of Industry Jump
Brass Knuckles (Xzibit)
Lowell Herb Co
Urban Gro
Suntrac Solar
Miracle Grow

Best Cannabis Event/Tradeshow
CannaGrow
MJBizCon
Dope Cup
New West Summit
CWCBE

Most Influential Advocacy Group
FOCUS
NCIA
American for Safe Access
California Growers Association
NORML

Most Disruptive Technology
Ample Organics
Lift
Firefly II
Meadow Platform
Flowhub

Best Use of Social Media
Lowell Farms
Vapexhale
Herb.co
Canndescent
High Times

Best TV Show/Movie
Disjointed
Bongable
Rolling Papers
The Profit: Marijuana Millions
CNN’S Weed

Best Innovative Delivery
Firefly II
FuNKsH Pipe
Kinslips
Vapen Clear
CanChew+ Gum

Best Advertisement
CannaSaver
Lowell Farms
MedMen Billboards
Peoples OC
WeedMaps

Best Online Video/Series
Ganja Girls
Hempsters: Plant The Seed
Could Hemp Save The Planet?
Coffee and Cannabis: DCN
Just Being Blunt: Herb.co

Best Packaging
Can of Bliss
Dawg Star
FUNKSH 360
Kiva
Crativ

Best Eco-friendly Innovation
Dr. Bronners Shaving Soap
Eel River Organics Dry Farming
GreenCrete
Suntrac Solar Hybrid A/C
Tantalus

Best Radio Show
Cannabis Radio
The Cannabis Reporter
Bobby Bones
Heavy T Grow Show
Hemp Radio

Best Online Content
420media
Leafly
Herb.co
HighTimes
Direct Cannabis Network

Best Printed Publication
Civilized
Dope
Freedom Leaf
Cannabis Now
MG Magazine

Best Podcast
Hash
Startup Soners
The Cannabis Reporter
The Russ Belville Show
CannaInsider

Best Website
Green Market Report
Leafly
CelebStoner.com
Gethigh.com
Cannabis Now Magazine

Best Regulatory Database
CannaRegs
FOCUS
Grasshopper Market
New Frontier
ArcView

Best Cannabis Fitness Class
Burn & Baked
FUNKSH Wellness
Healthy Hemp Lifestyle Challenge
Ganja Yoga
Marijuasana

Best in Cannabis Tourism
Canna Con (Seattle )
Canna Tours
InnDica
Puff Pass Paint / Colorado Cannabis Tours

Best Cannabis People

Championing innovation and leadership in the cannabis industry, this category recognizes individuals for their impact.

Cannabis Person of the Year
Lezli Engelking
Avis Bulbulyan
John Prentice
Ryan Treacy
Dr. Stuart Titus

Best Entrepreneur
Ryan Treacy
Cynthia Salarizadeh
Oleg Cheine
Adelia Carillo
David Hua

Best Activist
Kary Kruger
Robert Chala
Eapen Thampy
Dale Sky Jones

Best Advocate
Tracy Ryan
Daniel Morii
Madison Ortiz
Ted Metz
Debby Goldsberry

Best Budtender
Jaene Leonard
Jay Frentsos
Megan Lurty
Kyle Cook
Katie Rabinowitz

Best Boss
Ryan Treacy
Andrea Burnett
Charlie Bachtell
John Prentice
Krystal & Chelsea Kitahara

Best Celeb
Snoop Dogg
Montel Williams
Tommy Chong
Steve DeAngelo
Woody Harrelson

Best Medical Professional
Dr Lionel Marks de Chabris
Dr Stuart Titus
Dr Dan Price, Meadow MD
Dr. David Allen
Eloise Theissen

Best CEO
Krystal Kitahara
Brent Zettl
Cynthia Salarizadeh
David Hua
Kyle Boisselle

Best Social Media Influencer
Seibo Shen
Trina Fraser
Alice Moon
Jaclyn Delucia

Best Thought Leader
Damien Callais
Maria McFarland Sanchez
Kenny Morrison
David Rheins
Eric Schlissel

Best Patient Advocate
Ryan Treacy
Mike Corral
Thomas Müller
Tracy Ryan
Sara Payan

Best Scientist
Hope Jones
Brian Reid
Dr Janelle Kim
Dr. Raphael Mechoulam
Samantha Miller

Best Innovator
Brian Shapiro
Dave Malone
Kyle Sherman
Michelle Mangione
Jane West

Best Attorney
Ariel Clark
Bob Hoban
Omar Figueroa
Lauren Vazquez
Kellsi Booth

Best Investor
Charles Kittle
Emily Paxhia
Gateway
Eric Adams

Best Speaker
Dr. Lionel Marks de Chabris
David Rheins
Kyle Kushman
Ethan Nadelmann
Wenzel Cerveny

Best Edibles Chef
Jamel Ramiro
Jim McAlpine
Dee Dussault
Jim McHalperin
Jamel Ramiro

Best Educator
Dale Sky Jones
Dr. Lionel Marks’s de Chabris
Katie Roth
Mitchell Colbert
Liz Rudner

Best Grower
Bethany Johnston
Kyle Kushman
Jason Nelson
Jeremy Roth
Neil DellaCava

Best Marketer
Christina DeGiovanni
Damien Callais
Justin Murray
Jared Mirsky
Susannah Grossman

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Best of Cannabis Awards 2018 FAQ

What are the important dates?

• Voting open Feb 1
• Voting closed March 1
• Award announcements March 15

Is there a fee?

It’s FREE to vote. Contact us about a nominee feature on Cashinbis to inform voters about why you’re the best.

How are the winners decided?

Public voting where the industry can vote online for their chosen winner.

How do I vote?

Voting is now closed.

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Kannaway, LLC

NOMINATIONS:

Best Cannabis Companies: Best CBD Company, Best Training Company, Best Online Business
Best Cannabis Products: Best CBD Product, Best Hemp Product, Best Wellness Product, Best Topical Product 
Best in the Industry: Best Canna-Innovation

This empowering brand in the hemp and CBD oil space creates supplements and hemp lifestyle products for modern consumers.

READ THE Q&A

• How Kannaway pioneered the CBD oil industry with its line of hemp-derived CBD products
• What Kannaway did differently with its sales model to empower brand ambasssadors
• Why Kannaway is dedicated to professionalism for the cannabis industry

Based in San Diego, CA, Kannaway is in the hemp and CBD oil space, creating CBD supplements and hemp lifestyle products for modern consumers.

The first company to use the direct sales model to distribute CBD oil products, Kannaway empowers its brand ambassadors to create their own CBD oil business and find their own success in this booming industry.

Kannaway has established a clear and cohesive system to assist brand ambassadors grow their companies from the bottom up, starting on day one with brand education, outreach, and training, to give our business owners the chance to excel. 

The company also hosts a series of monthly red carpet events and yearly conferences to gather its family of ambassadors together for a celebration of successes, education about the Kannaway system, and a chance to network among the Kannaway family. 

Kannaway’s Hemp Oil is derived from legal non-GMO European industrial hemp, utilizing proprietary extraction methods to extract the hemp oil from the mature stalk. To ensure products will meet the highest quality standards, each batch of hemp oil undergoes Triple Lab Testing, which includes 3 separate tests between harvest and final packaging for sale.

Kannaway was the first in the industry to create testing processes like these, ensuring that every natural product is free of contaminants and of the highest quality possible.

What makes you a leader in the cannabis industry?

Kannaway pioneered the CBD oil industry with its line of hemp-derived CBD products. We continue to innovate, creating new products, opening new markets, and expanding into new directions in the hemp industry, including our new hemp clothing and accessories brand Hempy’s.

What’s the most innovative feature of your philosophy, product or brand?

Kannaway brings the immense opportunity of the booming CBD oil industry to everyone through our unique direct sales approach to the cannabis industry. Our CBD hemp oil products take advantage of hemp’s federal status in the U.S. to make cannabinoids and the benefits of hemp available to customers in the U.S. and around the world.

Among your peers in the cannabis industry, what or who inspires you?

Kannaway is inspired by all cannabis advocates working hard every day to bring the benefits of cannabinoids to as many people as possible. It is only through their hard work that we are able to get our products in the hands of customers all around the world. These advocates include the non-profit educational and charitable organization ECHO, which works with medical cannabis patients in a number of countries to help them access the cannabinoids they need.

Why are you passionate about what you do?

Kannway’s mission is to improve the physical and financial well-being of people around the world. We see the difference made in the lives of our brand ambassadors who find success distributing our products and in the lives of their customers as they add Kannaway CBD oil products to their systems every day.

What will move the cannabis industry forward in 2018?

As the cannabis industry becomes even more prevalent and mainstream, the key to success of any individual company as well as the industry as a whole, is to bring about the level of professionalism that mainstream consumers have come to expect. This is a big part of the reason why we’re focused and dedicated on developing and improving our product offering, introducing new procedures and processes and finding new and innovative ways to exceed our customer’s expectations.

Kannaway Website – Kannaway Facebook

Cashinbis presents Best of Cannabis Awards 2018, celebrating excellence in the global cannabis industry. Nominees were accepted for four main categories: Best Cannabis Companies, Best Cannabis Products, Best in the Cannabis Industry, and Best Cannabis People. Voting is open Feb. 1 through March 1. Winners will be announced March 15.

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Hemp, Inc.

NOMINATIONS:
Best Cannabis Companies: Best Hemp Company
Best in the Industry: Best Online Video/Series for Could Hemp Save The Planet?

This leader in the industrial hemp industry owns the largest commercial multi-purpose industrial hemp processing facility in North America.

READ THE Q&A

• How Hemp, Inc. plans to save the American family farm
• What Hemp, Inc. does to empower small farmers
• Why Hemp, Inc. is providing green solutions to the oil, gas, and automotive industries

Based in Spring Hope, NC, Hemp, Inc. is a global leader in the industrial hemp industry with the largest commercial multi-purpose industrial hemp processing facility in North America.

Hemp, Inc. believes there can be tangible benefits reaped from adhering to a corporate social responsibility plan. Founded in 2008, the company’s mission is to provide green solutions that help make the world a better place to live. Hemp products are eco friendly, healthy, and can often replace petroleum-based products.

In 2017, Hemp Inc. planted hundreds of acres of industrial hemp and high CBD hemp in North Carolina, Kentucky, Colorado, Nevada, and Oregon. 

What’s the most innovative feature of your philosophy, product or brand?

With a deep-rooted social and environmental mission at its core, Hemp, Inc. seeks to build a business constituency for the American small farmer, the American veteran, and other groups experiencing the ever-increasing disparity between tapering income and soaring expenses.

Why are you passionate about what you do?

Providing ‘green’ solutions to industries that have a direct impact on the well-being of our planet – such as the oil, gas, and automotive industries – while supporting the local family farm creates a ‘win, win’ scenario for our Company as we continue to identify new opportunities to expand Hemp, Inc.’s footprint in 2018.

What will move the cannabis industry forward in 2018?

Hemp, Inc. announced on Jan. 4, 2018, that the Company was shipping its first purchase orders of loss-circulation material DrillWall and Kenaf fiber, making Spill-Be-Gone the third natural plant product the Company has begun selling this year.

Hemp, Inc. Website – Hemp, Inc. Facebook

Cashinbis presents Best of Cannabis Awards 2018, celebrating excellence in the global cannabis industry. Nominees were accepted for four main categories: Best Cannabis Companies, Best Cannabis Products, Best in the Cannabis Industry, and Best Cannabis People. Voting is open Feb. 1 through March 1. Winners will be announced March 15.

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Adelia Carrillo, CEO, Direct Cannabis Network

NOMINATION:
Best Cannabis People: Best Entrepreneur
Direct Cannabis Network is also nominated for Best in the Industry: Best Online Content

Adelia Carrillo is the founder of Direct Cannabis Network, a leading digital B2B news network highlighting tech, entrepreneurs and innovative companies.

READ THE Q&A

• How Adelia Carrillo helped shape the cannabis industry by founding Direct Cannabis Network
• What Direct Cannabis Network does to “remind us why we’re all here”
• Why Adelia Carrillo believes technology will move the industry forward

Based in San Diego, CA, Adelia Carrillo is the founder of Direct Cannabis Network. Her roots were built in the consumer electronics industry with a background in business development, sales, and marketing.

Through her own personal journey of being a patient, she soon found herself studying the industry as a whole and found that the industry was missing a focus on the cannabis entrepreneurs, innovation, and technology. This is where her journey of developing Direct Cannabis Network began. Adelia being a natural born leader strives to motivate, inspire, lead and build a community and voice for the cannabis entrepreneurs and startups.

Direct Cannabis Network is the leading digital B2B news network highlighting the latest tech, entrepreneurs and innovative companies through original content. Their mission is to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem that elevates the ideas, connects the communities, and raises the expectations of the cannabis industry.

What makes you a leader in the cannabis industry?

What’s the most innovative feature of your philosophy, product or brand?

The “WHY”, we created a news network focused on entrepreneurship, tech, innovation at DCN for entrepreneurs, investors and professionals who are in the cannabis industry, wanting to get in or just learn about the business to business side of this industry in a more approachable, modern way. But there is more to that.

Our real main goal was to make sure we reminded people of the WHY we are all here, we want everyone to be reminded when they are on DCN, the real importance behind this industry which is the plant. People are still in prison who risked their lives for this plant, parents are moving across state for their families, professionals are living well- established careers because of something they believe in. This goes to my comment above, but again by us being reminded of the WHY, we will be able to build this industry better than any other industry.

Why are you passionate about what you do?

To be honest, it’s because of what cannabis has done personally for me. I have truly found myself, I have become a better human, I push myself to do things I never would have imagined and I feel like I finally found my place and mission for what I want to do for the world.

Among your peers in the cannabis industry, what or who inspires you?

Honestly, I am inspired each and every day by each passionate entrepreneur I meet, I get to hear the passion in each of their voices on what they believe in, I am inspired by the advocates, leaders and patients who are helping making a difference as we continue to build each day. So, to be fair, I can’t really name one person.

What will move the cannabis industry forward in 2018?

Technology and Innovation. I am a full believer that as we continue to combine cannabis and tech together, we will be able to have more data and information and studies on what this plant can do and how we can really make a better impact in the world.

Direct Cannabis Network Website – Adelia Carrillo on Twitter – DCN on Twitter

Cashinbis presents Best of Cannabis Awards 2018, celebrating excellence in the global cannabis industry. Nominees were accepted for four main categories: Best Cannabis Companies, Best Cannabis Products, Best in the Cannabis Industry, and Best Cannabis People. Voting is open Feb. 1 through March 1. Winners will be announced March 15.

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Canna-Hub

NOMINATION:
Best Cannabis Companies: Best Real Estate Company

This California-based company seeks to build Canna-Hub Business Communities, or “cannabis hubs,” that accommodate numerous cannabis licensees and offers local permitting fees that are among the lowest in the state.

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• How Canna-Hub plans to have the most valuable real estate portfolio in cannabis
• What Canna-Hub does to lower permitting and licensing fees for businesses
• Why 2018 will be a big year for Canna-Hub business parks

Based in Sacramento, CA, Canna-Hub plans to build the most sophisticated and valuable real estate portfolio in the cannabis industry.

Canna-Hub was formed in 2017 for the sole purpose of identifying, acquiring, and developing lower-cost properties without cannabis zoning, while working closely with city government officials to effect zoning changes on the identified property. 

Canna-Hub has already identified several sites in strategically located cities that can accommodate hundreds of cannabis licensees in an organized manner through the development of Canna-Hub Business Communities, or “cannabis hubs.” The real estate developments will have availability for cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, transport, service or supply vendors, and testing labs.

Helmed by Canna-Hub founder and CEO Tim McGraw, an experienced commercial real estate developer who has also designed or built cannabis specific facilities in several states and abroad, the cannabis hubs will boast about 12 state license types per site.

What makes you a leader in the cannabis industry?

What’s the most innovative feature of your philosophy, product or brand?

Multiple licensees in a properly zoned business park create valuable synergies that support long-term success. We offer some of the lowest permitting fees in the state by working closely with local officials to encourage outcomes that favor businesses’ profitability.

Why are you passionate about what you do?

I’m passionate about ending the war on drugs and supporting operators on the forefront of this multi-billion dollar industry. The local benefits with regards to jobs, improved infrastructure, and overall economic stimulus that accompany our developments are also game-changing for local residents. We strive to be good neighbors in the communities in which we operate.

What will move your company forward in 2018?

This year we look forward to filling our Canna-Hub cannabis business parks with the most sophisticated and innovative operators from California and other states who are eager to be at the forefront of California’s new industry.

Canna-Hub Website – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram

Cashinbis presents Best of Cannabis Awards 2018, celebrating excellence in the global cannabis industry. Nominees were accepted for four main categories: Best Cannabis Companies, Best Cannabis Products, Best in the Cannabis Industry, and Best Cannabis People. Voting is open Feb. 1 through March 1. Winners will be announced March 15.

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The Cannabis Reporter Radio Show

NOMINATIONS:
Best Cannabis Companies: Best Radio Show, Best Podcast

This all-cannabis podcast was the first to be nationally syndicated by terrestrial radio networks, with the mission to empower advocacy through awareness-building content.

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• How The Cannabis Reporter appeals to a broad audience across generations
• What The Cannabis Reporter prioritizes for awareness-building content
• Why The Cannabis Reporter has earned the trust of even conservative audiences

Based in Phoenix, AZ, The Cannabis Reporter is as entertaining as it is educational. The podcast demystifies cannabis by presenting the medical, economic, environmental and social advantages of regulation in a way that appeals to audiences of all levels of awareness and acceptance.

The Cannabis Reporter boasts a knowledgeable staff with diverse experience in the cannabis industry. At the helm is radio host and editor-in-chief Snowden Bishop, an award-winning producer and journalist whose career began as an anchor at NBC affiliates. The show has two medical advisors: Dr. Bryan Doneris,  the voice of The Cannabis Reporter Radio Show’s Medical Marijuana Minute, and Christian Bogner, M.D., an expert on using medical cannabis for managing autism spectrum disorders.

The podcast features interviews with experts, policymakers and other individuals shaping the future of cannabis culture.

What makes you a leader in the cannabis industry?

What’s the most innovative feature of your philosophy, product or brand?

While there are a lot of amazing cannabis media outlets online, we realized that we can’t grow the congregation (advocacy and acceptance) by preaching to the choir (people who already love cannabis). Utilizing terrestrial radio in both regulation and prohibition states, we can reach more conservative-leaning audiences who aren’t aware of cannabis or have no desire to learn about it online.

Why are you passionate about what you do?

We are firm believers that cannabis has potential to transform the field of medicine and pave the way for a more prosperous, socially just and sustainable future. Based upon the racist falsehoods of Reefer Madness propaganda, the War On Drugs has been one of the most damaging and costly policies enacted in our nation’s history. While failing to curb illicit drug use, it has enriched organized crime syndicates siphoning money out of our economy and socially irresponsible special interests that profit from prohibition.

Prosecution of marijuana offenses has destroyed millions of lives and disproportionately impacted minority youths while perpetuating a cycle of poverty and crime by significantly diminishing their eligibility for gainful employment. Now that science is validating the medical importance of cannabis, we are highly motivated to expose the truth, remove the stigma and engender demand for federal regulation so that every patient who needs the healing power of cannabis can have access without fear of retribution.

Among your peers in the cannabis industry, what or who inspires you?

We admire leaders in our community who have boldly defied convention and risked everything to advocate for the movement. It takes courage to be on the right side of history and leaders come in many different forms, but those who are on the front lines helping to bring awareness, defend justice and lobby for policy change have our admiration. 

What will move the cannabis industry forward in 2018?

Greater public awareness leading to acceptance, advocacy and activism is the key to galvanizing the political support needed to end prohibition for once and for all. While some lawmakers claim more U.S. research is needed before they will support federal policy reform, decision makers at academic and scientific institutions claim that policy change is needed before they can conduct research and clinical study.

With the anti-marijuana sentiment emanating from the current Administration, the only way to stop the madness is to create a sense of urgency on Capitol Hill, and that won’t happen unless enough advocates pick up the phone to lobby their Congressional representatives. As we are continually expanding our distribution to reach more untapped radio markets, we urge industry stakeholders who want the law to change to get involved, activate their networks and support the awareness efforts that inspire action.

The Cannabis Reporter Website – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram

Cashinbis presents Best of Cannabis Awards 2018, celebrating excellence in the global cannabis industry. Nominees were accepted for four main categories: Best Cannabis Companies, Best Cannabis Products, Best in the Cannabis Industry, and Best Cannabis People. Voting is open Feb. 1 through March 1. Winners will be announced March 15.

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Cashinbis is proud to present Best of Cannabis Awards 2018, celebrating excellence in the global cannabis industry.

Starting Jan. 16, Best of Cannabis Awards nominees will be accepted for four main categories: Best Cannabis Companies, Best Cannabis Products, Best in the Cannabis Industry, and Best Cannabis People.

Voting will be open Feb. 1 through March 1. Winners will be announced March 15.

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Best of Cannabis Awards 2018 Categories

Best Cannabis Companies

Recognizing a company’s overall achievements in an area of business, this category demonstrates the professionalism of the cannabis industry. Sub-categories include Best Cannabis Marketing Agency, Best Enterprise Software Company, Best Dispensary and more.

Best Cannabis Products

Celebrating the best products of the cannabis industry, this category is all about the must-haves. Sub-categories include Best CBD Product, Best New Product of 2018, Best Hemp Product and more.

Best in the Cannabis Industry

Showcasing the cannabis industry’s reach and impact, this category is for the best of the best. Sub-categories include Cannabis Company of the Year, Most Disruptive Technology, Best Packaging and more.

Best Cannabis People

Championing innovation and leadership in the cannabis industry, this category recognizes individuals for their impact. Sub-categories include Best Activist, Cannabis Entrepreneur of the Year, Best Diversity Advocate, Best CEO and more.

Best of Cannabis Awards 2018 FAQ

What are the important dates?

• Nominations open Jan 16
• Nominations closed Jan 30
• Voting open Feb 1
• Voting closed March 1
• Award announcements March 15

Which categories can I nominate in?

We invite nominations in all open categories.

Can I nominate myself?

Yes, you can nominate yourself and/or your company. Make your nominations and stay updated on the contest at www.bestofcannabisawards.com.

Is there a fee to nominate?

It’s FREE to vote and nominate. Contact us about a nominee feature on Cashinbis to inform voters about why you’re the best.

How are the winners decided?

Public voting where the industry can vote online for their chosen winner.

How do I vote?

We will open an online voting system when nominations are completed. There will be a shareable link that you can pass on to everyone else you know.

You can vote for yourself but you’ll only be able to vote once, so if you’re in the running, you’ll need to promote your entry to your own audience to gain support.

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