Real people. Real stories.
Meet The Folk is where we share the people behind the plant — their stories, knowledge, work and the different ways cannabis has shaped their lives. Growers, breeders, patients, artists, advocates, makers, smokers and everyone in between.
“The culture lives through the people who carry it.”
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Ohio’s First Medical Cannabis Purchase: Joanie’s Story

Meet Joanie Caleodis, the Ohio Valley woman who made Ohio’s first legal medical cannabis purchase—and became part of the state’s cannabis history along the way.