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Lisa Campbell | |
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| Born | September 27, 1983 |
| Alma mater | University of Waterloo York University |
| Occupation | CEO of Lifford Cannabis Solutions |
| Website | www |
Lisa Campbell is a Canadian entrepreneur. She is known as an activist and a leader in the cannabis industry.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Campbell was raised mostly in Toronto, Canada. She graduated from Inglenook Community School and studied at University of Waterloo. She received her Master's degree in environmental studies from York University.
Career
[edit]Campbell's activism efforts began while she was in high school, and she started working in harm reduction in 2002.[3][4]
Campbell became outreach director for Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy in 2013. During this time, she founded the Toronto chapter of Women Grow, an organization focused on empowering women in the cannabis industry.[5][6] She appeared at the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to advocate for more progressive drug policies in 2015.[7]
In 2016, Campbell founded Green Market, a farmers market for cannabis growers.[8][9]
Today, Campbell works at Lifford Cannabis Solutions, an organization she founded to help cannabis companies come to market.[1][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Stepping Up: Meet Canada's new sources of inspiration and leadership". The Globe and Mail. January 17, 2019.
- ^ "Toronto Green Market plans 420 block party edition". NOW Magazine. April 12, 2017.
- ^ "Coming to a Town Near You: Weed Farmers' Markets". Daily Beast. June 10, 2017.
- ^ "Cannabis company CEO determined to bring more gender equality into the industry". The Globe and Mail. December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Toronto's Weed Dispensary Free-for-All Might Be Coming to an End". Vice News. May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Here's How Women are Expanding Canada's Weed Industry". Buzzfeed. April 20, 2016.
- ^ "Presenting at the UN". SSDP. March 11, 2015.
- ^ "As Legalization Looms, Toronto Wrangles Where to Allow Smoking". Leafly. September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Businesses look forward to Canada's legal-pot push in 2017". The Globe and Mail. December 26, 2016.
- ^ "Homegrown herb is here: Cannabis advocates". Toronto Sun. February 9, 2019.