ABOUT OUR ACADEMY
Thank you for choosing to support cannabis equity entrepreneurs in your community. Our Academy is proud to introduce you to some of our top performing mentees who have grown at an amazing pace over the past year to bring some of our favorite products to market.
We hope their products can become a staple in your retail store for years to come!
Saucy is an elevated and savory infused condiment brand with Texas roots and healthy ingredients that are helping Californians safely gather around cannabis again. Our products can be precisely dosed and enjoyed by cannabis connoisseurs and the canna-curious alike. Our table is fun, diverse, and always has room for more. Healthy, infused condiments for y'ALL.
Saucy Brand Book
Saucy Line Sheet
Saucy Budtender One Sheet
FOUNDER Tess Taylor
Neighborhood Essentials
Tre Hobbs is the founder and CEO of Neighborhood Essentials (NE), and a legacy and equity applicant. Hailing from the Eastside of Detroit where police raids, poverty, trap spots and violence are commonplace, NE strives to empower minority neighborhoods. NE currently sells 3.5g jars of whole flower (Black Jefe: 28% THC) in California, and will be one of the first legal cannabis brands to hit the market in Detroit following it's legalization.
FOUNDER: Tre Hobbs
Seventh Wave
Eliza and Timo Espinoza are the co-founders of 4Geez Cannabis Brand, a legacy and social equity brand with roots dating as far back as the 1960’s. It’s purpose is to assure that legacy does not get erased from the ever-changing cannabis culture. Timo has over 30 years of experience sourcing flower and inherited a wide network of legacy farmers from his father, Tim Espinoza. Eliza Espinoza is a 1st generation Salvadorian, a daughter of refugees with a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. Together, Eliza and Timo solely operate 4Geez and their greater cannabis company, Seventh Wave. 4Geez currently has 2 4g whole flower SKU’s, an indoor (Animal Mintz X Kush Mintz: 26% THC) and an outdoor (Durban Poison THCV: 14% THC; high THCV).
4Geez Product Menu
FOUNDERS: Timo and Eliza Espinoza
SF Roots
Next Level Edibles
A passionate baker, co-founder Anthony Jenkins began infusing his gourmet creations, providing a delicious and discreet stigma-free way to medicate. Fellow co-founder Cartier Jenkins, became passionate about cannabis cultivation/distribution and entered the industry as a broker after retiring from the Army. Together, the brothers began offering hand-crafted infused edibles and Next Level was born. Next Level has now expanded into infused coconut oil, and infused brown sugar, so their customers can take their own baking, cooking, and hot beverages to the Next Level.
Next Level Sales catalogue
Next Level Marketing Images
Next Level One-page Sell Sheet
FOUNDER: Anthony Jenkins
Javier's Organics
Oakland native, Javier Armas is founder of Javier's Organics (JO), an Oakland Equity Cannabis Business and author of Budtender Education, a powerful book for Budtenders. JO works with a large network of Equity Cannabis businesses, those previously harmed by the war on drugs. JO also works with regenerative farms, utilizing living soil, a key component to a healthy world. JO is creating original publications on cannabis and will be releasing unique healthy cannabis products. JO is also on the leadership team of BALCA, and a member of both NCIA and CCIA.
Budtender’s Education Sell Sheet and Marketing Docs
AUTHOR: Javier Armas
Cannabis On Fire
Cannabis On Fire is a 100% family-owned and operated social equity brand based out of Oakland, CA with Legacy roots that was launched in 2017.
Cannabis On Fire Sell Sheet, Marketing Images, and Videos
FOUNDERS Charles and Tanitsha Price
Launching July 2021
Queen Mary
Tiana Woodruff is a Tier 1 Social Equity Recipient in LA, and proud to be the first generation of her family to graduate college. As a single mother from the age of 17 and a new Foster mother to at-risk youth during an entire year of a Pandemic, Tiana appreciates the therapeutic qualities of cannabis. Tiana founded Queen Mary, a cannabis brand designed for today’s hard-working everyday women. Queen Mary’s products are vegan, water-soluble, fast-acting, and discrete. Whether you need a quick pick-me-up, a good night’s sleep or just a moment to “Woosah” Queen Mary is more than a brand, it's a homage to today’s woman.
Queen Mary Sell Sheet
FOUNDER: Tiana Woodruff
LAUNCHING JULY 2021
Good Smoke Co.
Nate Bowles is the founder of The Good Smoke Co. and a social equity applicant based out of Long Beach, CA. As California entered into the early days of recreational use, Nate knew there was a need for quality cannabis with a purpose. The black voice which helped build the industry from legacy to legal was being left out. From this idea, The Good Smoke brand was born to bring Good Weed and Good Deeds to the people. Good Smoke offers a curated selection of flower products containing a blend of exotic flavors, high potency, rich terpene & cannabinoid profiles, and a commitment to helping communities most impacted by the War on Drugs.
FOUNDER: Nate Bowles
Our Academy Equity Mentors' Brands
KGB Reserve
A Latinx-owned business, KGB Reserve is a certified social equity brand operating through a co-op distribution. Collectively drawing upon their 45 plus years of cannabis knowledge, the team of professionals, connoisseurs, and straight up enthusiasts create a truly memorable cannabis experience. As a luxury preroll brand that sources all of their ingredients, KGB Reserve has one main focus: consumer satisfaction. Hand crafted, small batch production illustrates our commitment to a standard of excellence in every product we produce.
KGB Reserve Current Offering
FOUNDERS: Mike Davila
Our Academy Equity Mentors' Brands
Gift of Doja
Gift of Doja is a woman of color created equity brand, specializing in curating cannabis flower and products based on their unique Appellations of Origin and thoughtful cultivation process and soil care by the farmers. Gift of Doja factors in the terpene profiles as well as the THC content in the curation process, ensuring that the consumer has a unique experience with every jar. Where the farmers cultivate the flower Gift of Doja is dedicated to Cultivate us Hxgher.
Gift of Doja Sales Materials
FOUNDER: Nina Parks