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Guy Rocourt – Featured Advocate

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20161021_guyrocourt_01_3n4a0885Name: Guy H. Rocourt

Occupation: Chief Products Officer, Papa & Barkley

When and how did you become an advocate for cannabis?

My advocacy began in the 1990s while I was working for Montel Williams. Montel’s personal battle with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has led him to be a strong supporter of the medical cannabis movement. When Prop 215 passed I moved to California and became his caregiver. It really impacted me and I knew that I wanted to do more.

How has cannabis benefited your life?

I am blessed to have my general health. As a cannabis industry professional and a father my life is busy, and I believe that cannabis has helped me stay centered and focused.

What’s your greatest achievement for the cannabis cause?

Knowing that the products that I have created have helped thousands of people. Providing safe access to those in need is the most satisfying part of my job.

How did that manifest?

It started with my caregiving of Montel and then solidified while working with my first growing partner who had Crohn’s Disease. Witnessing the life-changing health and well-being impact of medical cannabis made me determined to make those benefits available to as many people as possible. Now, I have launched Papa & Barkley with my partners, which is a company devoted to producing the highest-quality cannabis topical solutions and lifestyle/spa products. We are devoted to unlocking the wellness potential of cannabis to relieve chronic aches and pains as well as athletic-related injuries and pains associated with those suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, arthritis, cancer, scar tissue inflammation and more.

Who do you look up to or admire?

I really admire all dispensary owners and workers! Their courage to open businesses with the associated risks makes them the vanguards of our industry.

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

Cannabis should be our first line of medical defenses but unfortunately it seems to be the last. It should be the premier natural solution due to its very limited side effects, low toxicity and proven efficacy. On the recreational side we should stop the hypocrisy and tax and regulate like alcohol.

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