It’s all about continuing to grow into the market in Massachusetts. The first of the leather collection, called the Jerry Bag, is now available for purchase, with more products being released as soon as Labor Day. You can hide your stash in little secret compartments,” Hanna explains. We are developing a combination of leather goods, stash bags, jewelry and apparel. “In addition to the flower, there’s so many other things that go with the cannabis lifestyle. Designed by Hanna herself and inspired by Danish designed principles, the Rebelle-described as the LVMH of cannabis-elevates the cannabis retail and cultural experience. Rebelle’s retail store is located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. “There’s a list of felonies and misdemeanors that the regulators say will make you ineligible to work in the cannabis industry.” Hanna continues by stating, “I would love to see someone from Roca who’s had a real tough time get a job with us and be able to exit with equity at some point, so that he had a nest egg to buy a house or something along those lines.” “We’re just getting started and It’s much harder than I thought because we’re talking about people that are coming out of the criminal justice system,” she says. While this is a brilliant idea, it doesn’t come without any setbacks or hurdles. It’s about creating capital for yourself.” “You can earn equity quarterly, based on the number of hours that you worked. “The goal is for every single person in my company to have access to equity in the company at all levels-even part-time employees,” Hanna says. Roca helps talented individuals who may have been in trouble with the law not only find work (through working with Rebelle and CGP) but build wealth. Through Community Growth Partners, Hanna has collaborated with Roca, a nonprofit whose mission is to disrupt incarceration, poverty and racism by engaging young adults, the police and the systems at the center of urban violence. “The funny thing for me is that cannabis has been in my life and in every social circle that I’ve been a part of-and I worked on Wall Street,” she quips.Ĭommunity is at the heart of everything Hanna does. Through it all, cannabis was sure to make appearances. Hanna then worked in real estate, finance and philanthropy, and was a VP at Goldman Sachs among many other high-ranking positions. A self-proclaimed hippie, she toured with bands like The Grateful Dead and traveled in circles where marijuana was as common as water. Hanna’s love for cannabis goes back many years. In doing that business, we also want to help bring people up who have been marginalized by the criminalization of the plant.” Penelope Nam-Stephen, Charlotte Hanna and Geraldine Hessler “Our mission is to offer a lifestyle and the cannabis plant in all forms to people that want it. I think that people who care about style and aesthetics also care about good causes and social purpose-those two things aren’t mutually exclusive,” Hanna states. “I always thought that you could create a business, a brand and a lifestyle that did good, but also had a sort of elevated aesthetic to it. With partners Geraldine Hessler and Penelope Nam-Stephen, Hanna also founded Rebelle’s parent company Community Growth Partners, the only woman and minority-owned vertically integrated cannabis company in Massachusetts. The New York native is the founder of Rebelle, a cannabis brand looking to elevate what it means to be a connoisseur of the medicinal plant. The Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge first opened its doors when America still belonged to the British crown.Charlotte Hanna is a name you’ll get use to hearing among cannabis enthusiasts. The area accommodations range from exclusive retreats, to rustic AirBNB cottages, to boutique hotels. One of our favorite places to visit is Naumkeag, an iconic Berkshire Cottage and one of the finest shingle style homes in America. Nearby Lennox, MA is home to the famous Tanglewood Summer Music Festival. Stockbridge, MA – made iconic by artist Norman Rockwell – is just 10 minutes away. There is skiing in the winter ( Catamount, Butternut) and endless outdoor and cultural offerings in the summer. Great Barrington and The Berkshires Mountains have been popular tourist destinations for the last 200 years. Or you can take Metro North from Grand Central Station to the Wassaic station, where you are about 45 minutes from our Great Barrington dispensary by car. You can take Amtrak up the Hudson River to Hudson, NY (one of the more beautiful train rides in the United States.) From there, you can hire a car or arrange a ride for the 50-minute drive to Great Barrington. Two train options get you to the Berkshires. The easiest way to get here is by car as there is no public transit that passes through Great Barrington. Our Great Barrington dispensary is located in, you guessed it, Great Barrington, MA, which is about 2.5 hours from New York City.
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