{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"TrueLife","title":"Empowering Communities: Sara Payan from Advocate to Educator in the World of Cannabis & Policy","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6868,"description":"Sara Payan is a nationally recognized & award-winning educator, public speaker, policy advocate, writer & the host of the\n\"Planted with Sara Payan\" podcast.\n For over a decade, Sara worked for the Apothecarium as their Director of Education & Public Education Officer. An industry veteran with over 18,000 hours of experience guiding & educating the public, Payan has her finger on the pulse of the industry regarding consumer trends & product development & trained cannabis professionals on consumer relationship building & the art of the sale. \nShe has consulted with numerous brands on product development, public outreach, marketing & engagement for businesses.\nSara sits on the California Cannabis Advisory Committee & the San Francisco Cannabis\nOversight Committee & was Co-Chair of the San Francisco State Cannabis Legalization Taskforce. As a Stage III cancer survivor & former civil rights professional, she believes that educating consumers & policymakers makes for safe access, sound policy and equitable industry opportunities.\nSara consults with large healthcare organizations such as Kaiser & UCSF, helping them understand the role cannabis can play in patients' lives and offering educational sessions for their patients. She leads large-scale industry training & lectures nationwide, including CEU credit classes for healthcare practitioners. Sara created & taught the first cannabis education workshops for City College of San Francisco. She has presented her educational series at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, SF Public Library & Glide Memorial Church.\nSara was named among the 100+ Most Important Women in Cannabis for 2019 &2020. \nShe is a subject matter expert for lifestyle publications such as Self Magazine. Her work has been highlighted in MG Retailer, Magnetic Magazine, The Bold Italic, SF Weekly, SF Chronicle, California Leaf, & Damian Marley's \"Medication\" video series.\nSara is a contributing writer for Rolling Stone & Cannabis Now. She has been honored to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/cw_W_CQmjdVkaGdASnTGkCHS3oiJPYuxv2ObEGu7cmY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84Y2U5/YjI1ZGVhNmQ4NmYz/OGNlOGU0NGY4MmY5/YjJlZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}