Rob Pero launches CBD brand Canadian In 2020, grow 10 acres of cannabis outside of Cambridge. To his knowledge, this is the first independent, Native American-owned cannabis company in Wisconsin. He also purchased The Hemp House, a Deerfield CBD pharmacist, and relocated it to 226 W. Main St.in Cambridge and renamed Ripley Green.
The Canadian harvest is turned into CBD salves, oils, lip balms and gummies, as well as a variety of individual CBD flowers for customers to roll or process on their own. Ripley Green sells these products, along with CBD and hemp-derived THC products from companies like Hometown Hero and BioSpectrum.
Canadians have also started offering “bud bars” for private events and open-air marijuana markets. It’s similar to a pop-up cocktail bar, but instead of alcohol, it’s a hand-rolled cannabis flower joint.
Both companies are guided by Indigenous values, said Pero, who is a registered member of the group. Bad River in Chippewa, Lake Superior.that contains The Ojibwe’s directive to do everything “in the good way” and the Iroquois principle that all decisions must take into account the implications for the next seven generations and respect the seven preceding generations.
Hemp is grown on Canadian farms in eastern Dane County.
On a Canadian farm near Cambridge, hemp buds are processed using modern and traditional bending and trimming methods, and then hung in a climate-controlled environment.
CBD pharmacist Ripley Green is located at 226 W. Main St. in Cambridge.
CBD pharmacist Ripley Green, located at 226 W. Main St. in Cambridge, sells a variety of CBD and hemp-derived THC products.
Canadian cannabis buds are sold at Ripley Green in Cambridge.
Rob Pero, founder of CBD brand Canadian, chops up the marijuana before smoking it in his store at Ripley Green.
Rob Pero, founder of CBD brand Canadian, chops up the marijuana before smoking it in his store at Ripley Green.
Rob Pero, founder of the CBD brand Canadian, cuts marijuana at his Ripley Green store in Cambridge and then rolls it up for smoking.
Canadian cannabis gummies, which are said to aid sleep and relaxation, are sold at Ripley Green in Cambridge.
Hemp vodka and lip balm, made by CBD brand Canadian, are sold at Ripley Green in Cambridge.
Ripley Green sells Canadian CBD-infused products such as salves, honey and hemp oil.
Every cannabis variety grown on Canadian farms in eastern Dane County has been researched and selected for its genetics and efficacy.
Hemp is hand-picked each fall on Canadian farms in eastern Dann County.
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