The biggest day in cannabis is here! Rounding out our 420-item-long list celebrating our favorite plant… a shoutout to the activists, scientists, artists, innovators and business leaders who populate our first-ever GCT100 Most Influential People in Cannabis issue.
THE PEOPLE
The GCT100 Most Influential People in Cannabis
via Global Cannabis Times
ACTIVISM
Equity & Labor
321. Frederika McClary Easley
322. Kristin Heidelbach
323. Ali Jamalian
Health
324. Princess Tengku Chanela Jamidah Ibrahim
325. Melissa Etheridge
Legalization & Clemency
326. Weldon Angelos
327. Mary Bailey
328. Steve DeAngelo
329. Kassandra Frederique
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BUSINESS
CPG & Brands
330. Gilbert ‘Berner’ Milam, Jr.
331. Aaron Morris
332. Kristi & Scott Palmer
333. Sebastian Solano & Lukasz Tracz
334. Nancy Whiteman
Distribution
335. Michael Beaudry
336. Jun S. Lee & Vince Ning
Pharma
337. Dr. Geoffrey Guy
Public Companies
338. Charles Bachtell
339. Boris Jordan
340. Ben Kovler
341. Alexander Rabinovitch
342. Kim Rivers
Retail & Dispensaries
343. Andrew DeAngelo
344. Raj Grover
345. Wanda James
346. Stéphane Trudel
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Vapes & Accessories
347. Nick Kovacevich
348. Roger Volodarsky
CULTIVATION & MANUFACTURING
Equipment & Materials
349. Jill Ellsworth
350. Eric Rondolat
Growing & Genetics
351. Jim Belushi
352. Rick ‘MrSoul’ Campanella
353. Jai ‘Jigga’ Chang
354. Mario Guzman
355. Jesce Horton
Hemp
356. Doug Fine
357. Geoff Whaling
CULTURE
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Clothing & Accessories
358. Whitney Beatty
359. Alexander Wang
Cuisine
360. Andrea Drummer
361. Xavi Petit
Music
362. Method Man & Redman
363. Willie Nelson
364. Rihanna
365. Wiz Khalifa
Performing Arts
366. Tommy Chong
367. Woody Harrelson
368. Seth Rogen
Sports
369. Jim McMahon
370. Ricky Williams
Visual Arts
371. Ricardo Cortés
372. Richard Prince
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FINANCE
Financial Services
373. Sundie Seefried
374. Pablo Zuanic
Investing
375. Mitchell Baruchowitz
376. Calvin ‘Snoop Dogg’ Broadus Jr.
377. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
378. Emily Paxhia
379. Gary Vaynerchuk
GOVERNANCE
Policy
380. Anutin Charnvirakul
381. Cory Booker
382. Karl Lauterbach
383. Nancy Mace
Regulation
384. Joe Biden
385. Nicole Elliott
386. Gustavo Petro
HEALTH & WELLNESS
CBD
387. Franjo Grotenhermen
388. Al Harrington
389. Valentina Milanova
390. Jacques Tortoroli
Medical Marijuana
391. Rachel Knox
392. Shanel Lindsay
393. José Lugardo
394. Sue Sisley
395. Alvaro Torres
MEDIA, MARKETING & EVENTS
Events
396. Vlad Bautista & Ramon Reyes
397. Dani Diamond
398. Vivian McPeak
399. Alex Rogers
Marketing & PR
400. Ricardo Baca
401. Rosie Mattio
Media & Publishing
402. Javier Hasse
403. Jason Raznick
404. Sara Brittany Somerset
Podcasting
405. Joe Rogan
SCIENCE
Lab Testing & QA
406. Susan Audino
407. Julia Bramante
408. Christopher Hudalla
R&D
409. Alisha Holloway
410. David Meiri
411. Markus Roggen
412. Guillermo Moreno Sanz
TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS SERVICES
Business Services
413. Roy Bingham & Elisabeth Stahura
414. Tony Gallo
415. Bethany Gomez
416. Cy Scott
IT, Software & Web Services
417. Eric Boone
418. Justin Hartfield
419. Ross & Zach Lipson
420. Ryan Smith & Zach Silverman