Guest // Natasha Raey, Serial Entrepreneur, Well-being Pioneer & Founder of Sky Cannabis

“I don’t know if we need more cannabis start-ups I think we have a lot, but for sure on the consumer packaged goods side of things, we need more of that, just so there’s more variety, and then also more communities so people can share and learn because I think that’s a missing piece. Even going into psychedelics, that’s one piece where a lot of people don’t have information or education. If you think of your average housewife who is all of a sudden hearing about how great micro dosing is for anxiety, that’s exciting for her but then the buck stops there, where does she get it. I think building communities and teaching people more about products and how to access them is something that’s needed.” – Natasha Raey

As a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist, Natasha Raey has been one of Canada’s leading pioneers for the weed and wellness movement. A background in primary health care, together with a continuous stream of start-ups across the spectrum of industries and interests, Natasha is a champion for enterprise, promotion, and well-being. Equally vying for her attention is the elimination of cannabis stigmas; even her pastor is riding the nay-say train! Elegant advocacy, credible data capture and reliable resources are the way forward (a government blunder or two does not hurt either), and Natasha is committed to its momentum.

The increasing interest in cannabis and psychedelics is giving rise to an entrepreneurial surge, but it is not for the faint of heart. Insight, advice, pitfalls and wins; there is no need to reinvent the wheel when the innovators are lighting the way.