Oregrown Industries, A Vertically Integrated Cannabis Brand
b'Today on NCIA Bethany is joined by Aviv Hadar. The outspoken co-founder of Oregrown Industries, a vertically integrated cannabis brand, is a decade-long investor in the world\\u2019s largest tech company and comes from a background in digital communications and technology. Hadar was also a founding member of the world\\u2019s first million-dollar Kickstarter campaign, which saw over 12,000 backers pledge nearly $1.5 million dollars to bring an innovative smartphone product to life. In 2008, Hadar founded Think Brilliant Media Studios, an award-winning software, and technology company, recently celebrating its tenth year in business\\u2014Think Brilliant creators devised the viral \\u201cI\\u2019m With Coco\\u201d campaign, one of the most successful internet memes in history. Before Aviv launched his company and got involved in legalization efforts in Oregon, he was primarily in the tech sector, working on web development. Bethany asks about if he has a personal relationship with the plant, and what sparked his involvement in the movement and industry. Plus what is his perspective about what\\u2019s going on at the federal level in the U.S. and where the industry is going over the next few years.'