In this powerful episode, cannabis entrepreneur and activist Travis Cullen shares his remarkable journey from serving eight years in federal prison for marijuana offenses to becoming the owner of a fully licensed recreational cannabis dispensary in the very community where he was once arrested. Travis discusses the challenges of rebuilding his life after incarceration, earning one of Minnesota's first social equity cannabis licenses, and using his success to advocate for thos

Travis Cullens is a cannabis entrepreneur, social equity advocate, and criminal justice reform activist whose life story embodies the evolving landscape of cannabis policy in America. At just 21 years old, Travis was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for a non-violent cannabis offense. Rather than allowing his incarceration to define him, he used the experience as fuel for a lifelong mission to reform the laws that impacted him and countless others.

Jimmy Romans is a cannabis clemency recipient, advocate for criminal justice reform, and returning citizen whose story has become part of the growing national conversation surrounding nonviolent cannabis incarceration and second chances. After serving decades in federal prison under a life sentence tied to a nonviolent cannabis case, Jimmy was granted clemency by President Donald J. Trump following years of advocacy efforts led by his family, supporters, clemency reform organ