Zev Paiss, COO, Abraham Paiss & Associates
Zev began his involvement with industrial hemp in late 2012 shortly after Colorado became the first state to fully allow farmers to grow this versatile crop. He created and was the founding Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Hemp Association and then the National Hemp Association, from 2013 to the end of 2016. He has developed a national network of farmers, extractors, processors, equipment manufacturers, testing laboratories, investors, hemp organizations, and buyers of hemp products, he he connects his clients to the most beneficial players in the U.S. hemp industry.
Zev serves as an active advisor to farmers, processors, and organizations, including Rhizo Verified, Agricultural Claims Association, the Texas Hemp Harvesters Association, and as a hemp Subject Matter Expert to the Family Farm Group.
In 2017, he co-created the RAWmarketplace, which has grown to become the largest and most active hemp-only marketplace in the world.
Zev also founded Herb-a-lites, one of the first U.S. smokable and edible hemp distributors in the Nation. They offered a variety of unique products such as hand filled pre-rolls, hemp tea blend, and Herb-a-Shake, a culinary seasoning.
He has been the Chief Operating Officer of Abraham Paiss & Associates, Inc., a sustainably focused agency supporting an increasing sustainable future, since 1996
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