Sara Stewart is a Forbes-proclaimed “cannabis consumption lounge pioneer” with experience opening and operating two of America’s first licensed cannabis lounges: Lowell Cafe in West Hollywood with Lowell Farms and Rise Mundelein in Illinois with Green Thumb Industries. Before entering cannabis, Sara spent 15 years in some of the country’s most successful restaurants and ran the door for LA’s most prominent events. Sara also co-founded the Cannabis Hospitality Coalition and has personally provided insight into regulatory conditions in markets such as Nevada, Illinois, and Massachusetts. She has a BA in marketing, helping her develop a personal brand of almost 30,000 LinkedIn followers and is deeply passionate about building the hospitality sector of the cannabis community.