How's it growing folks?! During my time on the convention floor, between scheduled interviews and exploring all the new products and innovations, I ran into two dispensary operators, Weiwei “Vivian” Fellman and Monica Werkheiser.

While both women head up operations for their companies, that’s about where the similarities end.

Fellman, who immigrated from Vietnam, lives in Fargo, North Dakota and is founder and Chief Visonary Officer for Kota Botanics, a line of Hemp CBD products available both online and at Kota’s own branded shops.

Werkheiser is a former pharmacy manager who also managed a line of medical cannabis dispensaries in Pennsylvania before being awarded a recreational license in New Jersey, where she is readying here shop, Canna Remedies, for open in Fall 2023.

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