John C. Oliver – Former California dispensary owner and longtime medical provider, my dispensary Collective Conscious Apothecary, was the focal point of the hash community which sparked the movement that ended the dominance of dangerous solvent based extracts in the industry and subsequently led to the now global solvent less movement. I am also a cultivator of 30+ years, an established breeder having created some of the hottest strains currently on the market. I created the award winning Starburst 36 which is currently being grown by the biggest names in the industry. I am a pioneer and innovator of the hash making process as well as a long time medical user, and all around cannabis aficionado.

“Through my experience in establishing and operating CCA Hopland and Higher Ground Canna I saw many thousands of samples in every product category there is. For five years I had a unique perspective on the many levels of quality and genetics across Northern California. I have also been a judge at the High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam in 1997, 1998 and 1999. More currently I have participated repeatedly as a judge at the Ego Clash in California and in Barcelona as well as the Culture Cup in Maine.” – John