In the Media
From a State House rally to a seat at the table with the Boston Globe's own editorial board, this is the paper trail of building The Healing Rose in public, one story at a time.
Officially launched the day recreational law took effect in Massachusetts.
Featured among the Women Grow Summit's leaders driving the cannabis industry, just weeks after launch.
It was instant relief.
An on-camera interview about the origin story, the moment a knee injury became our lightbulb moment.
I want Healing Rose to become a national brand.
Profiled among nine women shaping the Massachusetts cannabis industry.
This is our entire life savings. We don't have investors.
Just months after the 2018 farm bill opened up the hemp industry, Massachusetts moved to ban the majority of CBD sales. All of this happening right after moving into our new, larger Newburyport facility designed for growth.
To hurt hemp farmers like this, it's so upsetting.
Covering the State House rally where the Massachusetts Hemp Coalition first organized.
Trampled on those dreams a bit.
The state ban on edibles means our company's growth is cut off at the knees, while many other state programs aren't as restrictive.
We play it safe and don't try to ruffle any feathers.
The closing word in a piece on Rob Gronkowski entering the CBD industry.
This would be everything for our business.
Waiting on the Survive & Thrive amendment to pass. This would allow for our products to be sold in licensed Massachusetts dispensaries, which was previously prohibited.
Almost tripled our revenue in other months.
The amendment finally in effect, revenue climbing month over month.
It's been life-changing.
Our company is now allowed to expand our wholesale footprint into dispensaries. We quickly got on the shelves of over 60 dispensaries in the first 18 months.
I felt like I had this duty to step up.
A long-form conversation with Montel Williams on founding the Massachusetts Hemp Coalition and where the industry goes next.
Founder of the Massachusetts Hemp Coalition, a licensed hemp processor.
Cited by the Editorial Board of the Boston Globe as the expert voice on hemp regulation.
It's really the ripple effect.
A new federal hemp ban looms. This time, we're getting proactive and are already prepared for potential regulatory shifts.
I welcome sensible regulation. The good actors want it.
On camera, discussing the potential reclassification of cannabis and what responsible federal regulation should look like.
This is the coverage. Read the full story of how The Healing Rose got here, ten years in the making.