From Krush Groove to Kush Groove with Marcus Johnson-Smith

Are you hoping to hear an inspiring cannabis stories told by a real canna mom? Well, today we're telling an inspiring cannabis story of the son of a supportive canna mom.

Marcus Johnson-Smith, co-founder of Kush Groove, a Boston-based lifestyle and apparel boutique  is an entrepreneur, writer and marketing professional. He shares his story of growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and his happy memories of Sundays with his mom and aunt.

He is a serial entrepreneur with multiple businesses including the marketing firm Clearwater Branding, where his team helps companies drive ROI using cutting-edge growth marketing and growth hacking tactics. But now he is focused full time on the expansion of Kush Groove in Cambridge and  south of Boston.

But the big idea Joyce and Amie find most inspiring is his initiative to get more women, single moms, into the cannabis industry. An idea he hasn't completely worked out yet, but hopes to implement when he opens his new dispensaries in 2020.

And of course, Amie shares her favorite thing and Marcus shares his favorite way to consume. 

What we talked about about:

1:30: Most Eligible Bachelor

2:42: Marcus's First Cannabis Story

3:00: Mom, Aunt and Cannabis

4:40: Happiness and Food

5:20: Stash Jar Heirloom

7:55: Sophomore Cannabis Story

8:32: Northeastern University Alums

8:58: The T-Shirt Business to Cannabis

10:00: Kush Groove and New Business

10:19: Canna-Bros

11:11: More T-Shirts

12:10: From Krush Groove to Kush Groove

13:44: Paint Nights at Kush Groove

14:42: Mission Hill, Cambridge and South Shore

15:50: What does a paint night look like?

17:23: Elder Folks Love Paint Nights

18:22: Marcus's Big Idea

19:02: Columbian Restaurant Inspiration

21:40: Two Kush Grooves and Three Dispensaries

22:22: Municipal Policy

22:39: Northeastern University Cannabis Co-op?

23:00: Hiring Single Moms

26:00: Hiring Teachers? Bringing people into the industry he loves.

27:12: Community and Cannabis

27:35: Sofra!

27:58: Finding Retail Space

29:25: Pipeline For Re-entry

30:26: Community and Education Events

31:00: Municipalities

33:40: Five Year Vision?

36:06: Cannabis Future Predictions

37:24: Crank Grinders

39:10: Amies Favorite Thing: Pot Pockets

41:35: Favorite Way to Consume