Alycea Chacón has a habit of ascending quickly wherever she goes. In less than a year she moved up from Patient Advocate to Floor Manager at Sol Flower Tempe McClintock, and she’s showing no signs of slowing down. Alycea is continuing her business education at GCU, and blends her entrepreneurial spirit with her unmatched people skills to find the right solutions for patients. Get to know more about Alycea in our conversation.

We’re in this business to help our patients feel better. But we’d be lying if we said the kudos aren’t a sweet part of the gig, too. Last week a Sol Flower-carried strain, Jenny Kush, was recognized at the 5th annual 710 Degree Cup, part of the ERRL Cup awards series created to help patients receive safe access to medicine in Arizona.

Sol Flower is participating in the Last Prisoner Project: Roll It Up For Justice Program. The Roll It Up For Justice Program is a nationwide campaign encouraging cannabis businesses to give patients the opportunity to contribute to the cause. Small change can make a big impact, and every cent raised through the program gets Last Prisoner Project closer to the day when every last cannabis prisoner is set free.

We talked to Dallas Harrington during a busy day at Sol Flower Tempe University. That’s nothing new for this floor manager, who has been part of overseeing a surge of new patients and customers in his five months on the job. Dallas is in his first job in the cannabis industry, but don’t be fooled – his passion for the product and the business is destined to help him reach the top. Learn more about this manager by day, music producer by night in our insightful discussion.

Even behind the face mask, you can tell that Chad Hallmark is smiling. As the General Manager of Sol Flower’s Tempe location, Chad makes it his daily mission to ensure everyone – from employees to vendors and especially patients – is happy. Pulling that off requires a lot of patience and passion, and Chad has both to spare. That’s the result of nearly 30 years of experience with cannabis and an unrelenting drive to be part of the growing industry in Arizona.

Sol Flower’s Tempe and Sun City locations both recently celebrated their one year anniversaries, and patients across the Valley have Dan Hayden to thank. As Sol Flower’s Director of Retail Operations, Dan oversaw the opening of our two dispensaries and continues to spearhead their tremendous success.

Moryah McLaughlin is always on the move. As a General Manager at Sol Flower Scottsdale Airpark, Moryah is responsible for making sure the day-to-day operation is running smoothly and inspiring staff to be at their best. When she’s not at work she can be found on the trails by day and, once it’s safe again, dancing at the country saloon by night.

In an effort to help fight criminal injustice and re-imagine drug policy, Copperstate Farms has announced a partnership with Last Prisoner Project, a nonprofit coalition dedicated to bringing restorative justice to the cannabis industry, and committed to raise $100,000 for the organization over the next ten months.

Cannabis saved Kristopher Vest’s life, and that’s not an exaggeration. Now he’s paying it forward while working in his dream career as delivery operations and logistics supervisor with Sol Flower’s new cannabis delivery service. Get to know one of Sol Flower’s most enthusiastic employees through a candid and heartfelt conversation that touches on his family’s newspaper biz, overcoming trauma, truly loving what you do and embracing life to the fullest.