About Luna
Luna is known worldwide for her instrumental role in building sustainable, conscious businesses via intentional social justice campaigns and medical rights advocacy -- ensuring that operators navigating complex industries survive AND thrive
Luna's work in normalizing plant medicine has earned her international recognition:
"Cannabis Culture Advocate of the Year" (Cannabis Chamber of Commerce), "Best Activist" (CA Cannabis Awards), "Most Important Woman in Weed" and "Notable Leader 2023" (Green Entrepreneur), and "Global Cannabis Legalization Honoree" (CannaPortual)
"Cannabis Culture Advocate of the Year" (Cannabis Chamber of Commerce), "Best Activist" (CA Cannabis Awards), "Most Important Woman in Weed" and "Notable Leader 2023" (Green Entrepreneur), and "Global Cannabis Legalization Honoree" (CannaPortual)
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INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
With a Master's in Education, a decade in public school teaching and 20 years in canna. brand mgmt., Luna's high-level insights, purpose & passion launched iconic brands |
DIVERSE EXPERIENCE
Revenue-driving sales & marketing expertise with a laser-focus on data analytics, content, and best practices, from SOP's & project mgmt., to granular market research from the field |
LASTING IMPACT
Seasoned international speaker, educator, competition judge, conference panelist & award-winning industry-insider producing renowned VIP B2B & consumer events |
Vision & Mission
Love. Is. Lucrative.
Seeing obstacles as opportunities, Luna is a respected thought-leader embracing & bridling healthy tension
Core Values: Integrity, Empowerment. Quality, Ethical Stewardship, Transparency, Healthy Disruption. Sustainability.
Seeing obstacles as opportunities, Luna is a respected thought-leader embracing & bridling healthy tension
Core Values: Integrity, Empowerment. Quality, Ethical Stewardship, Transparency, Healthy Disruption. Sustainability.
Compliance & AdvocacyMember of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee of NCIA (National Cannabis Industry Assoc.)
Grassroots engagement in equity policy & compliance ensuring operators meet their "bottom line" through give-back Raised & based in the industry's epicenter, Oakland, CA, her influence on local & state regulations solidified consumer rights |
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Authentic Influence 20,000+ LinkedIn followers, 13,300+ on Instagram (as of 3/24).
A tastemaker with organic engagement, media buzz & intimate brand awareness, presence at key industry events, and a pulse on vital market trends in canna, hemp & entheogens Luna is a critic for the Budist review site, CANNAVISION Institute board member, Ganjier student, Emerald Cup judge, Women's Canna Awards judge, and CA Cannabis State Fair ambassador & judge |
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Field PresenceKeynote speaker and coveted panelist shaping retail landscapes with proven results in mainstream & niche markets
Global B2B white-label vape hardware expert. World class event production with high-impact and high-touch service |
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Community Impact
We're healers, not dealers.
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As a lifelong advocate for the plant & people, Luna's been instrumental to the success of widely-recognized legacy brands, nurturing their stability & success, spearheading social responsibility actions, and nourishing brand loyalty.
An industry-veteran with roots in community activism, anchored to a rich historical perspective, Luna boasts an expansive professional network of sophisticated, trusted operators. Her network, spanning across the hemp & regulated spaces, includes (not limited to): Ispire Vape, Jetty Extracts, Jetty CBD, Champs Trade Shows, Blue River, Advesa Wellness, Dixie Elixirs, Bloom Network, Quim, Atlas Edibles, Click Spray, Dennis Hopper's Reserve by Fiorello, a pot for Pot, Plexus Media, Lucid Mood, Jane's Brew, CannaF.A.M.E., Neswell BioPharma Israel, K Griffin Style, St. Louis Canna Club, Dark Heart Nursery, Harborside. Non-Profit partners: This is Jane Project, Op. E.V.A.C., The Social Impact Center, The Origins Council, Sweetleaf Collective, Humanity Heroes, CannaVision, & Veterans Walk and Talk. As Women Grow chair, she hosted networking events with world-class brands, and pioneered the first two events in CA's Music Festival history to legally vend medical cannab*s at Northern Nights Music Festival + Outside Lands' adult-only "Grasslands" in 2018 and '19.
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Distributing Compassionate Medicinal Donations with Ryan Miller of Operation E.V.A.C. (Compassionate Veteran) to Vets in Oakland, care of CA SB 34!
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Luna's Bio
Luna Stower is Chief Impact Officer at Ispire Vape Technology in Los Angeles (previously VP of Business Development). An experienced executive and thought-leader in the cannabis industry, she's known for high-quality vaporization hardware for cannabis.
With 20+ years experience in the 'Cannabiz,' Luna has been named in the "Top 100 women in Cannabis," and "Community Cultivator" (Women's Canna Awards) for her vital role building some of California's most successful cannabis brands (Jetty Extracts, Blue River, Click Spray), helping establish them as category leaders. As employee #1 at Jetty Extracts and Ispire, she played a key role in those companies' growth and stability.
A Bay Area native, she holds an MAT (Master's in Teaching) from USF, and a BA in Social Justice from UCSC, combining education & field experience to embed purpose into business. An internationally-recognized plant medicine expert, Luna is featured as a panelist, speaker, and moderator at B2B events and consumer expos worldwide (Benzinga, MJUnpacked, Hall of Flowers, NECann, ICBC).
In recognition of her impact on drug policy and social equity advocacy, Luna was been awarded "Cannabis Culture Advocate of 2021" (Cannabis Chamber of Commerce), "Best Activist 2023" (CA Cannabis Awards), "Most Important Woman in Weed" and "Notable Leader 2023"by Green Entrepreneur, "Global Cannabis Legalization Honoree" by CannaPortugal for her instrumental work in advancing decriminalization.
Luna is a prolific podcast guest who moderates the Emerald Cup Speaker Series, featured on Hall of Flowers' Podcast, and judges the Emerald Cup Awards, International Cannabis Awards, Mila Hash Queen's Dab-a-Doo Cup, Women's Canna Awards, Farmer's Cup, and Full Moon Sesh.
Luna's passion for the plant and people as a lifelong advocate has nurtured the success of widely-recognized legacy brands, spearheading DEI and social responsibility campaigns, nourishing brand loyalty.
Luna's roots in community activism anchor her to a higher purpose, with a rich historical perspective and expansive professional network of sophisticated, trusted operators -- making a significant impact as a powerful female voice for justice, and an influential driving force for positive change.
Join her cause and follow her journey!
With 20+ years experience in the 'Cannabiz,' Luna has been named in the "Top 100 women in Cannabis," and "Community Cultivator" (Women's Canna Awards) for her vital role building some of California's most successful cannabis brands (Jetty Extracts, Blue River, Click Spray), helping establish them as category leaders. As employee #1 at Jetty Extracts and Ispire, she played a key role in those companies' growth and stability.
A Bay Area native, she holds an MAT (Master's in Teaching) from USF, and a BA in Social Justice from UCSC, combining education & field experience to embed purpose into business. An internationally-recognized plant medicine expert, Luna is featured as a panelist, speaker, and moderator at B2B events and consumer expos worldwide (Benzinga, MJUnpacked, Hall of Flowers, NECann, ICBC).
In recognition of her impact on drug policy and social equity advocacy, Luna was been awarded "Cannabis Culture Advocate of 2021" (Cannabis Chamber of Commerce), "Best Activist 2023" (CA Cannabis Awards), "Most Important Woman in Weed" and "Notable Leader 2023"by Green Entrepreneur, "Global Cannabis Legalization Honoree" by CannaPortugal for her instrumental work in advancing decriminalization.
Luna is a prolific podcast guest who moderates the Emerald Cup Speaker Series, featured on Hall of Flowers' Podcast, and judges the Emerald Cup Awards, International Cannabis Awards, Mila Hash Queen's Dab-a-Doo Cup, Women's Canna Awards, Farmer's Cup, and Full Moon Sesh.
Luna's passion for the plant and people as a lifelong advocate has nurtured the success of widely-recognized legacy brands, spearheading DEI and social responsibility campaigns, nourishing brand loyalty.
Luna's roots in community activism anchor her to a higher purpose, with a rich historical perspective and expansive professional network of sophisticated, trusted operators -- making a significant impact as a powerful female voice for justice, and an influential driving force for positive change.
Join her cause and follow her journey!
Named "Cannabis Culture Advocate of the Year" by the Cannabis Chamber of Commerce.
