Let’s Talk with Tegan Scates
Today's episode is with the incredible Tegan Scates, industry leader and founder of High on Hemp. Tegan’s journey within the Australian hemp industry commenced in 2014 which subsequently lead her to the creation of High on Hemp. High on Hemp was created with one goal in mind, to educate and raise awareness of sustainability, and how hemp can change the way we live and the environment we live in. Through High on Hemp, Tegan aims to challenge the stigma associated with cannabis and showcasing hemp as the natural, raw and rich resource it is.
Through Tegan's desire to play a key role within the industry and passion to educate those living in Australia on the insights and knowledge she has from her networks and extensive global travel encompassing hemp and cannabis has allowed her to create a community which focuses on education and advocacy. Since 2017, Tegan has been working with leaders across the globe through extending High on Hemp to also be Australia's first cannabis creative agency.
We chat on;
How Tegan got into the hemp industry initially
Why Tegan started High on Hemp and the transition from sharing hemp products online, to advocacy and news around the whole cannabis product
Some of the biggest misconceptions around medicinal cannabis
What some of the key issues are when it comes to black market products
The process of legally accessing cannabis when you have a chronic health condition
How medicinal cannabis can assist people who are living with chronic pain
Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Let’s Talk, Period. with Tegan Scates, founder of High on Hemp. If you loved hearing from Tegan and want more, you can find her on Instagram at @highonhemp. You can also head to their website for blog content, and more info on High on Hemp's agency and creative services, you can do this here. If you want to keep updated with all things Let's Talk, Period. you can follow us on Instagram at @letstalkperiodau.
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