Day 1- #CannaMeetsCulture, An Event by Fully Integrated, Sponsored by Blaqstar Farms

Veronica Castillo
4 min readDec 7, 2020
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“What we’re trying to do with Fully Integrated is bridge the gap, ensure we help people navigate, and hopefully keep them from going down the wrong path that may cost them a ton of money and time.”- Bryan Mitchell, CEO Blaqstar Farms

On December 4th, I attended the Canna Meets Culture virtual event. This event, so full of insight, education, and inspiration, was led by black owned- Fully Integrated and sponsored by black owned- Blaqstar Farms. My Friday night was lit and I was honored to attend as media partner alongside- The Weed Blog, who is always in support of the BIPOC movement.

It’s like Leah, Editorial Lead for The Weed Blog stated:

As we saw earlier this month on the 2020 election ballot, cannabis legalization is winning. Newly legalized states bring opportunities for cannabis entrepreneurs, and those from communities who have been targeted by law enforcement in the racist war on drugs should be allowed those opportunities first and foremost.

And like Bryan Mitchell, CEO of Blaqstar Farms stated in a statement to The Weed Blog:

I am tired of seeing so much misinformation about this business. There is no easy road here. Putting in the work is required. I want people, especially Black and

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Veronica Castillo

I’m Veronica "Vee", the Traveling Cannabis Writer. I serve the wellness & plant medicine industry w/ strategic communications and public relations services.