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THE GANJIER DIRECTORY CONNECTS YOU WITH TRUSTED CANNABIS PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY.

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Ganjier Guild Professional Directory

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Alexis Arnold

Owner, AAARECAP MEDIA LLC

Welcome to AAARECAP ????You Filthy Animals???? ~Filthy Animals: Kind Hearted, Degenerates~ I offer concierge, media marketing, & content creation services to all those in the cannabis and psilocybin community. -Photography Specialty in Macros -Videography Specialty in Content Creation & Action Sport Follows -Media Marketing / Ad Creation / Website Build -Concierge Services: Green Events, Action Sport Injuries, Menu Creation, Personal BudTender ~Travel Capable????I snowbird between AK & CO THE GOAL: To leave a legacy of courage and kindness for anyone’s paths crossed with mine.

Amy Bieganek

Cannabis Enthusiast

Angelique Zerillo

CEO, Bloom Multimedia LLC;, Editor-in-Chief, The North Bloom Magazine

Angelique is Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of The North Bloom Magazine, a Minnesota-based cannabis lifestyle and GreenState Consumer’s Choice 2025 National Award-winning publication. Hailing from Chicago, she’s helped clients ranging from NASA to Nike in classrooms, boardrooms, newsrooms, and nonprofits. As a CG, she’s judged various competitions highlighting Midwest homegrown expertise, and taken NECANN, Illinois Women in Cannabis, Midwest Hemp Fest, and Lucky Leaf stages to advocate for the economic, health, and societal benefits of intentional hemp and cannabis use.

Benjamin Acadia

Facility Design and Operations Refinement Specialist, Acadia Farms LLC

Benjamin Acadia is a cannabis industry authority with 20 years of experience in cultivation, extraction, and operations. He has worked with 200+ companies and managed $100M+ in facility design and operations projects. As a business owner and executive, he specializes in facility design, GMP and lean operations, SOP development, product development, and regulatory integration, leading teams of 40+ personnel. Nationally recognized as a judge and speaker, Benjamin applies a data-driven, systems-level approach grounded in life science and sustainable agriculture.

brad shields CG

Indigenous Cannabis Farmer

Native America’s first Certified Ganjeir 4th year regenerative cannabis growing practices 3 sisters garden

Caleb Chen

Founder, The Highest Critic

Caleb Chen is a researcher focused on cannabis diversity, the globalization of Cali weed, differentiated cannabis markets, ethnographies of countercultures, and the kindest bud. To document the search, Caleb founded The Highest Critic in 2018 where he is currently Editor in Chief. Caleb is now a research associate at the Cal Poly Humboldt Cannabis Studies Lab where he published his thesis, Post-Prohibition Changes in Cannabis Genetics. Caleb also volunteers as a trees mod and works as a Budist.

Crystal Coker

Conscious Cannabis Consultant, Gaia’s Gift, LLC

Crystal Coker is a Certified Ganjier and conscious cannabis consultant specializing in consumer education and intentional use. She partners with cannabis businesses and organizations to deliver values-driven education that builds trust, supports informed decision-making, and strengthens long-term consumer relationships. Her work helps brands move beyond potency-focused messaging toward responsible engagement and elevated consumer experiences. Conscious consumption education is a strategic driver of trust, retention, and industry integrity.

Elizabeth E. Sage

Owner, Sage Advice

Elizabeth Sage is a cannabis thought leader, trusted industry expert, and fierce advocate for education, access, and people-centered medicine. As the Founder of Sage Advice, she has led community education, strategic consulting, and professional development across the cannabis space. Known for her ability to bridge expertise with empathy, Elizabeth is driven by the belief that access to plant medicine changes lives. She serves as a Navigator for the Ganjier Guild, helping guide its vision, partnerships, and professional community.

Gregory R Rosellini, M.D.

Physician, Self

Harrison Setzler

Certified Ganjier and Actor

Former IPRA and SEGRA professional bull rider, actor and stuntman, leading to a life of back pain. At one point, I was on 12 pharmaceuticals a day, but with a good doctor and medical cannabis, I am down to one medicine a day. My goal is to teach anyone who will listen how to Grow, Cook, and Heal with cannabis. Available for public speaking, judging, and workshops.

Jason Ward

Managing Partner, Mary Jane and Associates LLC

Human capital is the difference‑maker in every success story. Jason has helped build high‑performing teams, from multi‑generation family businesses to Fortune Global 500 companies. In 2021 he was asked to support a VC’s cannabis investment efforts that were, at best, uninformed. He declined, and went looking for answers. The Ganjier program changed his perspective. Earning his Certifcation in Sept 2024, a year later he became the Guild’s first seed investor and got to work on the Guild build! His mandate is to connect, establish and enable teams in pursuit of the Guild’s Vision.

Jay Langejans

Owner/Sales, 616 Genetics/Dope Automation

Craft Connoisseur, Grower, and Breeder here in West Michigan. Collector of heirloom and landrace cultivars. 25+ years indoor and outdoor horticulture. Certified Ganjier, Product Specialist, and Consultant. Automation of cannabis post processing, gummy, pre-rolls, pouches, labeling.

Jeremy Alcock

Venice Ganjier, Venice Ganjier

Jeremy Alcock brings three decades of award-winning entertainment marketing experience to the cannabis industry. With a background in cultural anthropology, he connects authentically with live audiences and studied plant and soil science through Oaksterdam University. He is the 260th certified Ganjier worldwide and focuses on education, advocacy, and product expertise. An avid grower with experience in distribution, cultivation, and medicinal baking, Jeremy supports startups with branding and brings a storyteller’s voice to cannabis across events, tourism, and hospitality.

Jody Starr

Certified Ganjier, Life

A life long cannabis enthusiast, who has chosen St Croix in the USVI to spend the rest of my life advocating for and educating about cannabis! We had a company called Fiddler’s Greens in Northern California from 2017-2022, where we grew, manufactured and distributed olive oil based tinctures, Sun grown flower, healing balms and prerolls!! Finally burned out after being “essential” and federally illegal thru the pandemic, and moved back to the islands where life isn’t so hard!! Now i tend bar, play golf, sell t shirts and am waiting for our government to get everything legal down here!

John P. Kaskie

Licensed PA Barner, Chef, Lifetime Gardener, Cannabis Breeder (Hobbyist), Nature Lover, Roadman, Medicine Person, Hue-man Being

Hi My name is John and I’m born in and from Pittsburgh PA. I am a survivor of intense formative trauma, because of that and my own biology, choices, and life path, I’ve been using plants to ease my pain, since before I was a teenager, which is too young but that’s my truth and it is what it is. These days legally accessible Cannabis helps me function as a regular “Citizen” in a Prohibition + home state. Gardening/Time is also part of the MEDICINE IME! I hope to make some real friends and help change the world so people will accept other humans who seek more homeopathic and natural medicine.

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Jude Croyle

Managing Partner, The Ganjier Dude

Certified Ganjier with 20 years of cannabis related experience across legal and grey market spaces combined with over 30 years of corporate and non-profit leadership experience all wrapped up in a pretty package.

Kari Boiter

Montana’s First Certified Ganjier

Kari Boiter is an award-winning journalist, community organizer, and political strategist. Kari’s advocacy efforts have been featured internationally by major media outlets including the New York Times, CNN, NPR, The Guardian, TIME Magazine, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Politico, and many more. In 2024, she was chosen to present at TED Democracy in one of seven cities worldwide. Kari’s diverse background in drug policy and criminal justice reform spans from Capitol Hill to State Capitols around the country. She became Montana’s First Certified Ganjier in 2023.

Leora Turko

DJ and Certified Ganjier, DJ leori

Leora Turko is a Ganjier certified cannabis educator and DJ who unites multi sensory learning with legacy storytelling. With roots in regenerative sungrown culture and two decades as a medical cannabis patient, she approaches flower evaluation with discipline and reverence

Matt Van Kirk

Operations, The Ganjier Guild

Matt Van Kirk is a Certified Ganjier and Guild Navigator with the Ganjier Guild, supporting operations, business process development, and project management. He brings over 25 years of experience in engineering leadership at large companies and startups, along with seven years as a home cultivator mentored by a medical grower. Matt is committed to cannabis education, professionalism, and building a strong, knowledgeable community around the plant.

Melissa Story

Co-Creator/CEO of MECHAYEH, MECHAYEH

Melissa Story is the CEO and Co-Creator of Mechayeh, a Vermont-based cannabis brand rooted in connection, curation, and conscious use. A Certified Ganjier® with over a decade in addiction recovery leadership, she works at the intersection of cannabis and recovery—challenging outdated narratives and opening space for more honest, nuanced conversations about healing.

Morgan Seaman

Inventory Manager, 816 Dispensary

Morgan Seaman is a Certified Ganjier, cannabis educator, and connoisseur with experience spanning cultivation, dispensary education, and cannabis quality assessment. Morgan focuses on teaching sensory literacy and cannabis discernment by helping consumers, patients, and growers better understand what quality cannabis truly is, beyond marketing claims or THC percentages. Morgan has served as a head judge, and organizer, trained dispensary staff, and worked directly with cultivators to assess flower quality. He is the founder of the Missouri Craft Growers Cup.

Nicholas Olson

Certified Ganjier, Ganjier Product Specialist

Paul Thompson

Rob jaeger

Certified Ganjier, Next dimension farms

Independent cultivator of small batch craft cannabis. 10+ years of sales experience and 4+years of retail management experience. Currently looking for a home in the cannabis industry.

Sara Farnsworth

Founder, Full Circle Farm, LLC

Sara Farnsworth is the Founder of Full Circle Farm and a Navigator of Ganjier Guild. An early license holder in Vermont’s adult-use market, she built and scaled Full Circle Farm from the ground up, bringing product to market without outside investment and with a rigorous focus on operational integrity. With formal training in sustainable business and a career rooted in systems building, Sara approaches cannabis as both a craft product and a consumer experience—guided by a hospitality-informed palate and a commitment to quality, consistency, sensory literacy, and education.

Sarah Brengman

Certified Ganjier

Shahab Farzanegan

Program Developer/Educator, Glenora Ganjier

Certified Ganjier, Shahab also known as the Glenora Ganjier. 35 years of cultivation experience and former operations coordinator of the Hash Nerd in Ithaca New York for almost half a decade. Spheres of expertise include: solvent-less extraction, cloning and cultivation, product development, evaluation, curated culinary experiences and marketing. With experience across both traditional and regulated cannabis environments, giving a solid understanding of the emerging and changing markets for New York. As well, Shahab runs a fly fishing school on Seneca Lake in the heart the Finger Lakes.

Taylor Martin

Owner/COO/Writer/Consultant, Eternal Earth Creations, ATRX Consulting, Maryland’s Cannabis Reserve, Maryland Leaf Magazine

Taylor has been a working professional in the Cannabis industry for 18 years, completing a full transition from legacy to legal markets. Currently he wears many hats but primarily functions as a start up cannabis consultant and subject matter expert in the Cannabis and Psychedelic industry. Taylor has also been the resident Judge/Ganjier for Maryland Leaf magazine, writing for them for over 6 years. He co-owns a regenerative hemp and gourmet mushroom farm. Taylor is the lead judge for Maryland’s Leaf Bowl and judging coordinator for MJUnpacked’s cup. He is a first year of Ganijer graduate.

Teresa Hierholzer

Goosetown Ganjier: Home Grower | Formulator | Educator |, Goosetown Garden | Elevate Wellness

From soil to finished product, Teresa follows the plant the whole way. She cultivates regeneratively at home under NYS’s home grow program, formulates small-batch botanical products, and hosts private educational experiences, also by request. In partnership with the Ganjier Guild, she brings immersive sensory experiences to cannabis conferences and festivals nationwide. She makes space for women in cannabis and lifts them up, serving her community and the movement through real education, myth-busting, and judging. Tee’s mission/mantra: Love the plant | Honor its power | Elevate the experience

Todd Patterson

Owner, The Silver Ash

After building a career in entertainment and sports, I found my true passion in cannabis. Over the past several years I’ve worked across retail, education, customer experience, cultivation, processing, and brand development, earning my Certified Ganjier designation and dedicating myself to understanding cannabis at the highest level. Today, I’m the founder of The Silver Ash LLC, where I’m focused on bringing exceptional cannabis products and nationally recognized brands to Illinois.

Tyler McDonald

Lead Extraction Manager, Fond Du Lac Cannabis Co.

Tyler McDonald is a Certified Ganjier based in Minnesota, with a multidisciplinary focus spanning solventless extraction, culinary applications, concentrate consumption, and cannabis marketing and media. Certified in 2022, Tyler brings hands-on experience across both traditional and regulated cannabis environments, with a deep appreciation for quality, process, and education.

William C. Lindsey, Jr.

Founder/That Guy, Dog Bomb Ballet – IP Studio

DogBombBallet.com got the skinny on William C. and his incredible life path. BlueGreenUSA.com is another route, but DBB got a song on Amazon, YouTube, Apple, Spotify and 25 other venues. Need some inspiration, William tells how a pooper scooper changed his life.

William C. Lindsey, Jr.

Certified Ganjier and Cannabis Educator, Blue Green USA

William C. Lindsey, Jr. is a Certified Ganjier and cannabis educator focused on medicinal advocacy for law enforcement officers, veterans, and first responders. A former U.S. Secret Service Emergency Response Team member and FEMA National HQ, Public Information Officer, he brings firsthand understanding of operational stress, trauma, and service-related health challenges. His work centers on evidence-based cannabis education for pain, PTSD, sleep, and anxiety—helping public safety professionals navigate wellness, legality, and stigma with clarity and confidence.

Why This Matters

Guild members and Certified Ganjiers bring deep expertise, professionalism, and a commitment to quality.

Whether you’re seeking education, consulting, collaboration, speaking, or sensory expertise, the Directory connects you with trusted professionals from across the global cannabis community.

Whether you’re looking for:

An educator

A product specialist

A consultant

A speaker

A sensory evaluator

An event partner

A collaborator

A subject matter expert

You’ll find them here.