Dede Perkins, Co-Founder and CEO of ProCannaDede Perkins, Co-Founder and CEO of ProCanna, has a true entrepreneurial spirit. She joined the cannabis industry in 2013 as a member of the application team that won one of the first competitive vertically integrated applications in Massachusetts. After that, she helped win cannabis licenses in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, Arkansas, North Dakota, and Nevada. A regulatory specialist, Dede is passionate about combining compliance with operational excellence; safe, standardized products; empowered employees; strong company culture and brands.<a href="https://procanna-usa.com/">https://procanna-usa.com</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dedeperkins/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/dedeperkins/</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/procanna-usa/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/procanna-usa/</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/procannausa/">https://www.instagram.com/procannausa/</a><a href="https://twitter.com/procanna_usa">https://twitter.com/procanna_usa</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ProCannaCompliance">https://www.facebook.com/ProCannaCompliance</a>

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Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture..