LEADERSHIP OF AJAC:
Jesse Lopez
Business Experience: Jesse Lopez is more than a activist for the cannabis movement. He serves on the board as a national spokesperson for NORML and AZ4NORML. Over the last 17 years he has volunteered his time and recently was elected as the Vice President (2014) of AZ4NORML which is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to reforming the current marijuana laws for the state of Arizona. Mr. Lopez is also one of the driving force behind Arizona’s Prop-203. He most recently wrote Az-SB-2211, which allows for the growth of industrial hemp in the state as one of the largest agricultural crops.
Mr. Lopez is the former Assistant General Manager of the Dove Mountain Ritz Carlton Property, he also held the title of corporate trainer for that company and opened three Ritz Carlton locations. Mr Lopez is the former General Manager and Executive Chef of The Port of Long Beach Restaurant and Bar. He is the former owner of Dove Mountain Inflatables Inc. and Mr. Lopez was a Corporate Trainer for Darden Restaurant group. He held the title of Training Director which included him personally overseeing the opening of numerous different locations.
Kendall A. Smith
Kendall Smith has been owning and operating companies since the age of 21, when he started a graphic design business creating logos and site design. His entrepreneurial experience has included ventures in catering, juice bar ownership and management, and massage and aroma therapy. Currently, he is the founder and co-owner of Smith & Ramsay, LLC, a Nevada-based company that specializes in flavoring and aroma extraction servicing the food, beverage and tobacco industries. He carries degrees in Food and Beverage Management, Culinary Arts, and Massage Therapy.
Smith has been an active volunteer throughout the southern Nevada region. His drive for community activism and wellness education prompted his research and entry into the medical marijuana and industrial hemp industries, where he continues to make strides in breeding and cultivation.
“I believe that the revival of hemp is going to be the largest agricultural push in the United States. Its diversity is near miraculous; medicine, food, fuel, building material – just to name a few. Hemp is positioned to make an enormous positive impact on this country’s economy.”
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