Marijuana Business Magazine August 2019

Marijuana Business Magazine | August 2019 64 “Any craft pursuit is sort of a pursuit of making something,” said Solomon, the CEO and founder of Leif Goods. “There’s a homegrown quality to it.” Don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients, regardless of what might be more lucrative, Solomon said. For Leif Goods, that means using Siskiyou Sungrown marijuana for its full-spectrum cannabis oil. Solomon prefers to use full-spectrum oil because she calls it a gentler process with roots in medical marijuana treatment. When possible, Leif Goods also sources local ingredients, she said. She avoids includ- ing potential allergens in her products such as nuts, gluten or dairy. Leif Goods purchases organ- ic, fair trade, certified vegan, nongenetically modified choco- late from a West Coast supplier and, whenever possible, shops for local ancillary ingredients. The mint oil in Leif Goods’ mint hibiscus chocolate bar, for example, comes from Seely, a fourth-generation Oregon mint farm, and the black diamond flake sea salt in its CBD salted-chocolate bar is from Bitterman Salt Co., a Portland-based salt purveyor. For its topicals, it would be less pricey to buy wholesale, off-the-shelf creams to infuse; instead, Leif Goods mixes its products in-house. “If we can satisfy the needs and desires or a larger demo- graphic without compromising on other qualities like flavor or texture, that’s what we’ll do,” Solomon said. COMPANY Leif Goods HEADQUARTERS Portland, Oregon DON’T COMPROMISE ON INGREDIENTS Craft Cannabis | Infused Leif Goods incorporates full-spectrum cannabis oil into its edible products. Courtesy Photo