With a vision of building an education company that would change the world’s understanding of cannabis, Max Simon started Green Flower in 2014. Green Flower has since become the industry leader in cannabis education; powering the cannabis certificate programs of 60+ Universities and Colleges across the US; successfully training thousands of cannabis workers; and creating the esteemed Ganjier Certification, known as the cannabis sommelier program as seen on NBC’s Today Show. 

For his contributions to the cannabis industry, Max was awarded LinkedIn’s Top Voice In Small Business & Entrepreneurship, has appeared in over 500+ media outlets including Forbes, Bloomberg, Inc. Magazine, and more, and has successfully raised $22 mm in venture financing to build the Green Flower vision.

Max’s mission to educate the world about cannabis and discredit misinformation reflects his work in bringing meditation and mind-body wellness out of the shadows in the early 2000s, when he served as Director of Products for the Chopra Center. For eight years, Max built and ran world-renowned self-help guru Deepak Chopra’s products business; there, he rebranded the company; developed and launched 49 signature products; created their digital marketing strategy; personally taught thousands of people to meditate, and impacted hundreds of millions of people.

Green Flower is also a personal mission for Max, who has successfully used cannabis for over two decades as an integral part of his wellness regime—and to aid in the treatment of his ADHD.