James Kahn
Bio
Rabbi James Kahn is the Executive Director of Liberty Cannabis Cares (LCC), the social impact and corporate responsibility team at Holistic Industries (one of the largest, multi-state, vertically integrated cannabis companies operating in the US). James joined Holistic in 2017, opening the Company’s first retail dispensary, Liberty Cannabis, in Rockville, MD. He then served as National Director of Community Outreach, developing Holistic’s corporate responsibility platform, Liberty Cannabis Cares (LCC) around 4 central pillars: social equity (repairing damage caused by the War on Drugs), diversity, cannabis education, and community service/philanthropy. As Executive Director, James works to integrate the mission of Liberty Cannabis Cares into every aspect of Holistic’s business and brands. A passionate cannabis advocate and educator, James got his start in cannabis in 2011, when his family opened Takoma Wellness Center – DC’s first medical cannabis dispensary. An ordained rabbi, James has served in a variety of positions, including, Senior Jewish Educator at the University of Maryland Hillel, Director of Chaplaincy at JSSA (a large social service agency serving the DMV region), Rabbinic Director for DC's Hebrew Free Burial Society and the Washington Board of Rabbis.
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