Jorge Cervantes is the nom de plume of George Van Patten, an American horticulturist, publisher and writer specializing in cultivation of medical cannabis. Van Patten self-published the first edition of Indoor Marijuana Horticulture in 1983, now considered to be the “Grower’s Bible” published in seven languages and used today by Cannabis Universities in the USA, Canada, South America as their main textbook.

Paul Stanford has been a cannabis activist for over 40 years and was the director of the 2012 campaign to legalize marijuana in Oregon. In 1996, Stanford began producing and hosting a weekly TV show called Cannabis Common Sense, which continues today. Stanford founded THCF, The Hemp & Cannabis Foundation, in 1999 and began working with doctors to help medical marijuana patients obtain state authorizations.

Kristen Angelo is an American photographer, photojournalist, & freelance photo editor. Her work focuses on cannabis legalization, cannabis cultivation, & commercial cannabis agriculture, especially the role of the farmer. She began independently documenting the farms & cultivators of the US cannabis industry in 2014. Since then, she has photographed cannabis farms and growers throughout the legalized climates of Washington and Oregon & the clandestine terrain of California.

Allie Beckett is a pioneer of the cannabis industry in the Pacific Northwest. Working as an editorial and commercial photographer, Allie found her niche in the cannabis industry in 2010 and has been passionately involved in the community ever since.

Curtis Taylor is the photographer and community manager for Green Bodhi, Oregon based growers devoted to “Intentional Horticulture”. Intentional Horticulture combines unique growing methods and progressive organic farming techniques with Buddhist teachings to produce thriving cannabis plants. Curtis uses his talent to capture the beauty of cannabis throughout the full growing cycle and works magic to capture macro shots of microscopic trichomes in intense detail and often uses dark backgrounds to bring out the vibrant hues of the Green Bodhi strains.