Asians in Cannabis

AACE INTERVIEW: Andrew Allado

Andrew Allardo of Cannabis Credit Lines

AACE InterviewOphelia ChongSeptember 23, 2018Cannabis, cannabis community, cannabis credit lines, Asian Americans, AACE

AACE INTERVIEW: David Tran of DOPE

David Tran of DOPE Magazine

Ophelia ChongSeptember 14, 2018dope, dope magazine, AACE, Asian Americans for Cannabis Education, Asian Americans, Dopen, David Tran, Dave Tran, Tranimal, cannabis marketing, cannabis industry, cannabis community, Vietnamese, Vietnam

AACE INTERVIEW: Bear Syavong

The opportunity to help many others and it is a community of compassionate and likeminded individuals.

AACE InterviewOphelia ChongJune 9, 2018AACE, Asian Americans for Cannabis Education, asian american, CBD, Cannabinoid, Alternative Vibes, Bear Syavong, autism, Medical CBD, CBD oil

AACE INTERVIEW: Jen Chan

AACE Interview: Jen Chan

Ophelia ChongApril 14, 2018Asian Americans, Asian Americans for Cannabis Education, asian american, Asians cannabis, Jen Chen, Massage, cannabis massage, Therapeutic massage, CHABA, Cannabis health, Cannabis 101, veterans

Between the Yellow Lines

Marshmallows and Raisins: POC in Cannabis

Ophelia ChongMarch 18, 2018Comment

AACE Interview: Lianzi Liu of Elevate

Ophelia ChongFebruary 5, 2018Comment

AACE INTERVIEW: Steven Chang, National Sales Director - ‎incredibles Products

Steven Chang, National Sales Director of incredibles

Ophelia ChongJanuary 20, 2018Steven Chang, incredibles edibles, infused products, AACE, Asian Americans for Cannabis Education, cannabis, Asians cannabis, Denver COComment

AACE INTERVIEW: Connie Lee

Connie Lee, Yale School of Management

Ophelia ChongJanuary 12, 2018Comment

AACE INTERVIEW: Mai Vue-Cho / Activist

Ophelia ChongDecember 18, 2017Comment

AACE INTERVIEW: John Yi / one cool dude

AACE INTERVIEW: John Yi / One Cool Dude

Ophelia ChongNovember 30, 2017cannabis industry, cultivator, asian american, Asian Americans for Cannabis Education, grower, Chinese, Chinese cultivator, Asian AmericansComment

AACE INTERVIEW: Alex Wang

Alex Wang, grower, marketer, family man.

Ophelia ChongNovember 13, 2017AACE, Asian Americans, Asian Americans for Cannabis Education, Alex Wang, GTB, Cannabis, cannabis industry, cannabis, marketing, cannabis marketing, Asians cannabis, Growing cannabis Comments

AACE INTERVIEW: Dr. Jeffrey Chen, MD/MBA UCLA

Dr. Jeffrey Chen MD/MBA

Ophelia ChongNovember 4, 2017jeffrey chen, UCLA, Asian Americans for Cannabis Education, asian american, cannabis research, cannabis study, Californian cannabis, cannabisComment

AACE INTERVIEW: Andrew Pham

Andrew Pham is on his way to being recognized as one of the country's foremost cannabis scientists.

Ophelia ChongOctober 3, 2017Comment

Meet the Activists Coaxing Asian Americans to Smoke More Weed.

Ophelia ChongAugust 8, 2017Jean Quan, Floyd Huen, ophelia chong, melissa pandika, apothecarium, san francisco dispensary, dispensary, Asian Americans, Asian Americans for Cannabis Education, splinter news

AACE Interview: Anthony Johnson

"I became a cannabis legalization activist after seeing my Black friends treated more harshly during police encounters and how they were ultimately prosecuted while I was a student at the University of Missouri-Columbia." - Anthony Johnson

Ophelia ChongAugust 6, 2017ICBC, cannabis, AACE, Asian Americans for Cannabis Education, Prop 91, Oregon, Asian Americans, Peter Zuckerman, Cliff robinson, Earl Blumenauer, Sarah Duff

AACE Interview: Gilbert Huh

As an Asian American and a recreational store owner, Gilbert is a rarity in an industry with a small percentage of minority stakeholders.

Ophelia ChongAugust 1, 2017Comment

AACE Interview: David Rhee

DAVID RHEE: Hello. My name is David. I am a Korean-American. Our family emigrated to the US back in 1977, when our family was moved thanks to the US Military.

Ophelia ChongJuly 22, 2017Comment

AACE Interview: Anh Solis

We asked her more than the three because Anh is just so COOL! Asian American women in cannabis is rare because of our culture of staying within the lines, however there are outliers like Anh who break out of the box and lead the way for more women to follow her path.

Ophelia ChongJuly 16, 2017Asian Americans, cannabis industry, cannabis community, Cannabis, anh solis, Women of Weed, women in cannabis, vallejo Comment

ACCE Interview: James Joung

James is half Irish, half Korean and born in Guam, like his generation, he is multi-cultural and straddles cultures like a kid on a skateboard going down a hand rail

Ophelia ChongJuly 1, 2017Asian Americans, cannabis, cannabis industry, James Joung, ACCE, Asian Americans for Cannabis Education, education Comments

AACE Interview: Mary Vallarta of High Standards

I met Mary at the RuNTS: Blunt Talk earlier this month, the event was a panel of cannabis industry leaders, Defonce Chocoltier, YummiKarma, Sparks + Honey and Felix Fang (Master Chef). Mary and I talked about Asians in the cannabis industry and how we are represented both in numbers and as a marke

Ophelia ChongJune 27, 2017cannabis, High Standards, AACE, Asian Americans, Mary Vallarata Comment