Kevin

Kevin has been a daily cannabis user since 2003 and discovered a passion for the plant in 2004 when introduced to the Cinderella 99 strain.

In 2015 Kevin and his team we're hired by Toronto's legendary Karma Cup cannabis competition to organize the music and sound for the event as well as the official after party at Lee's Palace.

In 2018 Kevin began his career in legal cannabis as a budtender providing some of the best cannabis in Canada through MMJ medical dispensaries in Hamilton & Toronto Ontario.

The same year he began pressing Rosin with the Sasquash - Halfsquash Half Ton Rosin Press. Kevin presses 12-14g of flower at a lower temperature averaging 200°F for approximately 2 minutes to maximize yield and quality.

Currently Kevin is involved in the recreational cannabis industry in Toronto Ontario as a budtender and procurement of craft products at Purple Tree Cannabis.

Expert Advice On:

• Accessories

• Concentrates

• Vape

• Flower

Experience outside of retail budtending:

• Extraction

• Work in an accessory retail environment

• Personal use, recreational

• Research & education

• Product manufacturing

Personal interests: Non cannabis-related.

Kevin is an event planner who loves to create spaces that provoke the imagination. Since earning his diploma in Music Business Management from Durham College in 2008, Kevin has worked with many event promoters and currently hosts events with his own company, The Squigley Duck.

In January 2011, Kevin launched his first company Ajna Productions. His brand grew quickly by hosting events with Grateful Dead-influenced jam bands, funk shows, and sound systems showcasing drum & bass and dubstep.

Following their partnership with the band After Funk, Anja Productions began evolving in 2014. Illumination Presents took events to the next level, bringing countless international headliners to Toronto, Canada.

In 2018, Kevin began expanding his interests into the blockchain, esports, and gaming industries by organizing B2B conferences with The Tech Society. Passionate about building bridges between various fields, these new interests sparked an exploration into extended reality.