The U.S. Hemp Authority® Certification Program is our industry's initiative to provide high standards, best practices, and self-regulation, giving consumers and retailers confidence in hemp and CBD products.
Marielle Weintraub, Ph.D., President of the U.S. Hemp Authority, is the Director of Scientific Research and Development for Zilis, LLC, a company focused on researching, developing endocannabinoid-based products. Prior to joining Zilis, Marielle was the Strategic ...
Richard A. Badaracco, Secretary of the U.S. Hemp Authority, is an accomplished law enforcement professional with nearly four decades of service in public safety and law enforcement, and nearly two decades of executive, command and supervisory experience. Among his ...
Jonathan Shell, Treasurer of the U.S. Hemp Authority, is the Campaign Chairman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Director of State Initiatives for the Pegasus Institute, a Louisville-based conservative think-tank specializing in public policy ...
Born and raised in the Bluegrass State and a University of Kentucky alumnus, Josh Hendrix relocated back to Central Kentucky in 2014 on a mission to help rebuild the US hemp industry. Seeing a need to bring farmers, processors, manufacturers and supporters of the ...
Amber Littlejohn is a policy attorney and natural products industry veteran with two decades of experience in emerging and embattled industries. Amber has developed and implemented creative strategies and initiatives to expand and stabilize markets by engaging ...
Dustin McDaniel, formerly Arkansas Attorney General, is an attorney in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is a partner in the firm of McDaniel, Wolff & Benca, PLLC (www.MWBFirm.com). Dustin was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2004, serving from ...
Larisa Pavlick was nominated to the Authority Board by the United Natural Products Alliance, for which she serves as the Vice President of Global Quality and Compliance. She has a passion for the dietary supplement and natural products industry and for helping ...
Annie Rouse was nominated to serve on the Authority Board by the Hemp Industries Association, for which she serves as Secretary and Director. Annie has been at the forefront of the US hemp industry since 2009 with experience across the three industry sectors: grain, ...
Tom Siciliano joined Elixinol as the company’s CEO Americas in April 2020. Tom’s extensive background in the cannabis industry includes serving as President of Nutritional High International Inc., a vertically integrated cannabis manufacturing company, and President ...