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High! Canada Magazine had the chance to speak with Canadian Wellness Guru, cannabis advocate and infuser of wellness products - Hannah Rubin from Ontario. Hannah, tell us how you got involved in the Cannabis community - what led you into a career within the Canadian cannabis industry? I am an American who originally planned to roll into a tiny home community in California before Jeff Sessions was appointed Attorney General. I spent a weekend in Toronto and fell in love with the city and people and decided to move to Toronto last July as a “Trumpugee”. I found that Canada had a great Cannabis and Artisan community to help me create my brand that embodied “The Hippie In All Of Us.” We only buy and produce local and natural products that are handmade in North America. My website Hal bakedbus.com ties together my love of cannabis and the tiny-home and van-lifer movement to create a brand that appeals to everyone from millennial to the aging hippie. I was a 90’s kid treated with traditional medicine and therapy. After a decade of trying traditional medicine without success I began looking for other alternatives. I needed a lighter therapeutic treatment and found cannabis. Although I used cannabis once in a while in high school, it wasn't until University that I became part of the cannabis community. In addition, I’ve always loved and been active with crafting. The two came together for me when I started to appreciate a minimalist lifestyle, and some of the ideas expressed by earlier “Hippie” generations. I started my ganjapreneurial journey with an internship at WomenGrow and witnessed women consuming cannabis differently. They prioritized discretion and ease of use over potency. They stayed health conscious of their bodies and their treatments. I started combining essential oils and cannabis in my nighttime routine and immediately felt the therapeutic bene it. I created my
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