Evelyn Chase

Evelyn Chase, 36, is a PR specialist with over 7 years of experience in the cannabis industry. Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, she watched the market grow up — from the first licensed dispensaries to publicly traded IPOs. Today she is based in Los Angeles, helping brands tell their story in a way that earns trust from both regulators and consumers. Her approach is simple: cannabis isn't counterculture and it isn't Big Pharma — it's an industry finally learning to talk about itself like a grown-up

Published Posts

CA Cannabis Arrests Drop, But Troubling Trend Lingers

Published: July 23, 2020

The number of felony cannabis arrests dropped in California in the age of legalization, but a disturbing trend remained in 2019: black and Latinx people remain disproportionately targeted in cannabis…

5 Reasons Cannabis Retailers Need Software For Online Orders

Published: July 21, 2020

The cannabis industry has grown a lot since the last few years, with many states legalizing cannabis usage and manufacturers launching many industry-specific products like medicinal, recreational, edibles, and skincare….

Will Pennsylvania Be The Next State To Legalize Cannabis?

Published: July 15, 2020

The state of cannabis amid the COVID-19 epidemic has been one of interesting disparity. On the one hand, sales have spiked massively as people find themselves free to experiment and…

Social Equity Programs and Cannabis

Published: July 14, 2020

Social equity programs have been one of the biggest talking points of cannabis regulation, but the exact application and definition changes from state to state. On this very blog, issues…

7 Challenges When Opening a Dispensary in July 2020

Published: July 13, 2020

With sales on pace to grow 20% in 2020 over 2019, it appears COVID-19 has done little to slow the Green Rush thus far. It seems like a logical conclusion…

What Cannabis Policy May Look Like After November

Published: July 10, 2020

Drug and cannabis policy has generally been a bipartisan issue in the United States, looking to keep them off the streets and generally illegal. Those on the left tend to…

LA Will Address Cannabis Retailer Concerns

Published: July 8, 2020

Just a week ago on this very blog, California’s current struggles with the LA cannabis market were called into question. Many voices within the industry have raised similar concerns and…

Congress Votes To Allow Cannabis Research

Published: July 6, 2020

Up to now, legal research into any area of cannabis required that the plant be grown and provided by a government institution controlled by the Drug Enforcement Agency. With a…

Arizona Activists Get Marijuana Legalization On November Ballot

Published: July 3, 2020

Come this November, Arizona may be joining the mounting number of states to legalize recreational marijuana. Earlier this week, activists announced they had collected approximately 420,000 signatures. This should be…

Colorado Looks to North Dakota for Cannabis Banking Solution

Published: July 1, 2020

Colorado continues to live up to their long standing reputation as pioneers of the cannabis industry. Federal banking regulations are just one of the ways in which the cannabis industry…