Mother's High Tea

Thank you to everyone who made the 7th Annual Mother's High Tea such a special and memorable affair!

Yerba Mate bags are the way to anyone’s 😍

Such an idea for any occasion!

The is unreal at this as well as the food! 💚😋💖
@ McNichols Building

The behind the 7th Mother’s High Tea!

Everyone is drinking tea and having a 💚

So to see so many faces for another in a row! @ McNichols Building

Our tea party is underway!

We are so excited for this event and listening to all the speakers.

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Meet the Mother's High Tea® Committee:
Susan Squibb
Ms. Susan Squibb, The Cannabis Maven, has accrued her cannabis knowledge, expertise and network over twenty years in Colorado as a legalization advocate, start- up company executive and business owner in h**p foods, infused ma*****na products, and CBD consumer products. For three years, Susan wrote the popular freelance ma*****na advice column, "Ask The Cannabist" for the Denver Post online site, The Cannabist. In 2011, Susan organized the first Mother’s High Tea®, which has become a signature cannabis community event in Colorado and a key to social normalization and community building. Susan, along with a committee of talented colleagues, is pleased to produce 7th Annual Mother's High Tea® Tea Along the Rio de la Plata South America. Susan is a certified paralegal specializing in cannabis business licensing, drafting litigation documents, and administration project management.
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Meet the Mother's High Tea® Committee:
Floribeth Beckman
Floribeth Beckman has been involved in Colorado cannabis for ten years. Currently, she is co-owner of Herbanoids, a medical cannabis company dedicated to making herbal products with traditional herbal plants, essential oils, and targeted cannabinoid ratios to create a whole entourage effect.
Floribeth grew up in Honduras and began her professional journey as an elementary school teacher. After a few years of teaching, she became a lawyer and worked as a criminal lawyer for the Drug Enforcement branch of the Honduran Supreme Court. Over the years, as her knowledge of herbalism grew, she became a healthier woman, mother, and wife, and found self-fulfillment through her ability to heal those she loved. Floribeth has cultivated a personal wellness and consciousness practice that includes breatharian, ta***ic and prana energy disciplines.
Floribeth thanks the great teacher, the cannabis herb, which has helped her create a space where she has the clarity to see her true dreams and the ability to make them a reality.
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Meet the Mother's High Tea® Committee:
Christianna Brown
Mrs. Christianna Brown has been a leader in the cannabis industry since January 2009. From her start as Sales & Marketing Director at The H**p Connoisseur, Christianna has been integral to the production of the print and online editions of the cannabis culture and business magazine. As Creative Art Director, Christianna received many design accolades for her cover art and use of elegant design elements throughout the magazine. In January 2016, she took the helm as Editor-in-Chief and launched a quarterly national print edition for the broader audience available in Barnes & Noble Booksellers across the country. Christianna, since 2015, has had a pivotal company role as a managing partner.
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Meet the Mother's High Tea® Committee:
Danielle Ceruti de Espinel
Danielle is a multicultural professional devoted to the well-being of society. She was born in Caracas. She studied graphic design jointly with marketing and advertising. Danielle began her professional career at the renowned worldwide advertising agency J. Walter Thompson, where she collaborated in various important projects. During her years in Florida, she worked with various non-profit organizations/foundations, among which Big Brother-Big Sister, Lions Club, Perlas de Esperanza and Profunda.
In 2013, she decided to move to Colorado, where she ventured into the Cannabis industry. She founded Cannalatino, an organization devoted to informing and educating the Latin American community about the benefits and regulations of Cannabis.
Danielle has participated in world conferences such as Expow**d Mexico, CannabiSalud, Spannabis, ExpoMedew**d, and many others in the United States. Danielle just published one of the first books on education and a cannabis cookbook for Latin America. Also, next April 4th, she will be launching “Cannalatino Lifestyle”, a cannabis magazine 100% in Spanish, that will be distributed in Miami, Denver and Los Angeles.
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Meet the Mother's High Tea® Committee:
Melanie Rose Rodgers
As a lifelong cannabis enthusiast, Melanie Rose Rodgers became involved in Denver’s medical cannabis grassroots movement in 2009 and witnessed firsthand the innovation, patient testimony, and overall economic growth accompanying the budding cannabis industry. Fascinated by the natural medicinal benefits of the cannabis plant, and disillusioned with the private healthcare industry as a marketer for Cigna Healthcare, Melanie left the corporate world for a career in cannabis. In 2014, she landed a role at a cannabis branding agency as the Director of New Business Development and was instrumental in pitching, servicing and branding a new client account, Caliva. In 2016, Business Insider named Caliva the #1 Dispensary in the US. After a few years of various marketing and business development roles with a handful of cannabis nonprofits, Melanie started marketing consulting and organizing events and fundraisers through a company of her own - Influential X.
Founded in 2017, Influential X combines Melanie’s natural inclination to drive business growth using her creativity, experience and marketing expertise to produce educational experiences and impactful marketing campaigns. With Influential X, she has found that curating and promoting experiences focused on education, advocacy, and social responsibility culminates in a positively engaged community in action. In December 2017, Melanie was recognized among her peers and nominated for ‘Advocate of the Year’ in the 2017 Cannabis Business Awards along with notable names such as Joe Rogan and Montel Williams. In October 2018, Melanie founded Safe Access Colorado, a Colorado chapter of Americans for Safe Access, the largest national membership organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research with over 100,000 active members in all 50 states. Safe Access Colorado was awarded the 2019 ASA Chapter of the Year Award in Washington DC. Melanie’s leadership has helped increase access to medical cannabis to Coloradoans through the passing of the autism bill and the prescription of opiates bill, allowing doctors and nurse practitioners to recommend medical cannabis for when an opioid is prescribed.
Today, Melanie spends her time as a marketing consultant, cannabis educator and plant medicine advocate. She helps businesses navigate the complex industry and connects businesses with valuable insights gained through years of industry experience. You can find Melanie educating others locally at the State Capitol and nationally at events advocating for patients rights and access to natural therapeutics. In January 2019, Melanie was one of the six residents to petition Denver City Council to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms in Denver. She was instrumental with the passing of Initiative 301 Campaign and hosted two educational events leading up to Denver’s historic May 2019 election, successfully becoming the first city in the US to decriminalize personal possession and cultivation of psilocybin mushrooms. Melanie’s mission is to empower others to take their health back and live a purposeful life using natural forms of healing and plant medicine. Her motto is: You too can be an advocate for plant medicine and create the change you want to see in the world!