Against the backdrop of a Jazz restaurant, Suzan Nickelson, one of New Jersey's medical retail cannabis awardees, speaks on what it took for her business to get off the ground, her vision and new hopes for the industry.
Suzan Nickelson was awarded a state license to open a medical cannabis dispensary in South Jersey.
Amid colorful portraits, instruments and an entire band set, she talks about her background, transitioning from the underground market, also known in industry circles as the legacy market, and why the time is now for ethical business to culturally lead the way in laying down a healthy and — holistic — cannabis culture. This interview was edited for clarity.I’m Jamaican-born. My people come from West Africa. From there, we’ve been doing farming and cultivation forever.
My mother didn’t believe in traditional medicine. She rarely went to the doctor. Most of her remedies were home remedies. She was an avid learner and we were avid listeners. I think having a woman — and Black women understand both sides — whether it’s business or the infrastructure of what’s needed, I often realized there weren’t a lot of products geared towards me.
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