Chad Tribble

Chad Tribble

Co-owner & CEO, Mountain High Suckers

When and how did you become an advocate for cannabis?  

I was a patient and caregiver in 2009. I started seeing edibles hit the dispensaries and wanted to produce one that would be sought after. After learning how to produce ethanol extractions, I began infusing confections and selling them to dispensaries (the first one being Urban Dispensary). Thus, Mountain High Suckers was born.

How has cannabis benefited your life?

Personally, I have arthritis that developed from sports and working in construction. However, the greatest benefit has been the knowledge that our products have been helping a lot of people improve their daily lives since 2009.

What’s your greatest achievement for the cannabis cause?

Ours was the first cannabis company in America to infuse an edible with CBD, two years before anyone else jumped in.

How did that manifest?

We create our own hash oil, and in January 2010, we started testing each batch of hash oil. We learned that the genetics we had been cultivating were potent in CBD. We decided from that moment on we would provide THC and CBD-infused products.

Who do you look up to or admire?

Rick Simpson. He is one of the greatest contributors to today’s understanding of the benefits of cannabis.

If you could change one thing about the way cannabis is viewed and/or treated right now, what would it be?

We would like to see our tax burden amended away from 280E. Our industry is great at generating a lot of tax revenue for the state and we’re proud of that. We just want the same ability to write off business expenses as every other business.