Ray Lewis Commends Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission for Diversity Requirement
BayGrow Solutions in pursuit of cultivation license with AURA Ventures
Clarksville, MD (May 25, 2019)— Hall of Fame Linebacker Ray Lewis, is in pursuit of a medical cannabis cultivation license from the state of Maryland. Partnering with Power52 co-founders to form BayGrow Solutions, an ethical cultivation company, Lewis is enthusiastic about creating economic opportunity for the community. As a long time proponent for diversity and supporter of minority-owned businesses, Lewis is impressed with the diversity language and requirements by the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission.
“I am proud to see that the diversity component of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Grower Application is weighted heavily and to see the cannabis industry is tackling equal opportunity head-on. These are the same values I live by and why we created BayGrow Solutions. Improving urban communities by way of education and job creation through an environmentally sustainable facility is the ultimate goal", said Ray Lewis.
Focusing on corporate responsibility, BayGrow Solutions is wholly committed to creating positive environmental and socio-economic impact. Formed in 2015 by Ray Lewis, Power52 is an organization providing solar solutions. The Power52 foundation’s mission is to break the cycle of poverty, unemployment, underemployment, and incarceration in communities across the nation through economic empowerment and clean energy access. Offering education and job training, Power52 aligns with BayGrow’s commitment to creating a long-term positive impact on the community through education and empowerment of diverse and underserved communities.
BayGrow Solutions is a Maryland Medical Cannabis Cultivation Company that uses cutting-edge environmental and medical technologies to produce cannabis-based alternatives to traditional opiate-based pharmaceutical drugs. Partnered with Premier Medical Management LLC (“PMM”), an organization that currently manages several Medical Research Organizations, BayGrow Solutions is backed by physician oversight and over 45 years of clinical experience. Having worked diligently over the past several months to pursue a Maryland Grower’s License, BayGrow Solutions is hopeful for an approval of their grower application from the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission.
Additional support to BayGrow Solutions comes from AURA Ventures, an elite global impact strategy, and creative influence firm that will support their expansion of sustainable agricultural development of cannabis in Maryland. “We are proud to align with the team at BayGrow given their dedication to positive environmental and social impact and providing economic opportunity to underserved communities”, said AURA’s Chief Strategist, Jennifer M. Sanders.
With the support of their team and partners, BayGrow Solutions looks toward the goal of providing clinical solutions and alternatives to opiate-based pharmaceutical drugs, while implementing a diverse ethnic and socio-economic workforce with a commitment to environmental sustainability.
About BayGrow Solutions: Medical Cannabis Cultivation Facility which provides a product that positively impacts the patient’s quality of life while simultaneously creating opportunities for all Maryland citizens through a diverse corporate structure combined with our Corporate Social Responsibility commitment by implementing a long-term community development strategy that specifically benefits individuals of communities who have been historically underserved.
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