Dee Dee Taylor shares the emotional journey that led her to creating 502 Hemp in 2018. She’s incredibly knowledgeable of the industry and the political structure around it. She speaks about both technical and legal aspects of this topic.

From hemp-based biofuels to legalization of Cannibas, we cover a variety of topics. We get a peak inside the legislative process and a variety of challenges she has taken on. She was proud to serve on the governor’s advisory board for medical marijuana.

Starting a business is always difficult. Starting a retail business even a bigger challenge. She shares the challenges of taking on every aspect of the business in those first years. She finally recognized that she couldn’t do everything and faced the difficult decision of having to make choices. She talks about late nights and the great support she received from her husband to make this successful.

She encourages new entrepreneurs to believe in themselves and to only go into business if you have a passion for what your doing.