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Four Cannabis Companies to Watch

Entrepreneurs of flowers, edibles, tinctures, and homegrown marijuana options.

Four Cannabis Companies to Watch

Cannabis is no longer just rolled up in a paper and smoked anymore. There are a wide array of ingestion methods; here’s a look at companies that are exploring the most popular.

  1. Blue Coast Farms : Santa Barbara–based Mark and Jillian Cardona produce herb-enhanced tinctures.
  2. Elite Garden : Santa Barbara native Graham Farrar jumps from tech to cannabis.
  3. Kiva Confections : Scott Palmer and Kristi Knoblich blend chocolate and cannabis for therapeutic effects.
  4. Canndescent : Santa Barbara–based CEO Adrian Sedlin works to overcome counterculture stigma.