Erich Pearson Email & Phone Number

Erich Pearson is a renowned leader in the cannabis industry – a long-time advocate, policy adviser, dispensary operator, and cultivation expert. He has served on the board of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) since its inception in 2010 and is a founding member. In 2010 Erich launched SPARC, San Francisco’s largest licensed operator, now four cannabis dispensaries dedicated to providing safe, consistent and affordable cannabis. SPARC is built on the mission of San Francisco Cannabis Collective, which Erich co-founded in 2001, to fill the needs of low income qualified patients whose doctors had prescribed medical marijuana to address serious illnesses. Erich’s vision for SPARC has been realized in both its effective treatment delivery and its radiant environment. SPARC’s award winning design by Larissa Sand of renowned Sand Studios has been featured in the New York Times, Wired Magazine, and was cited by FastCompany as, “The Apple Store of Marijuana Shops”. Since 2010, SPARC has blossomed into a vertically integrated cannabis organization totaling 4 dispensaries throughout the Bay Area. After pioneering some of the first licensed indoor cultivation facilities in the world located in San Francisco, SPARC has moved away from the indoor production of cannabis, and focused on cultivating sun-grown, biodynamic cannabis at its new estate farm in the heart of Sonoma Valley's wine country.In San Francisco, Erich served on the District Attorney’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Group and was instrumental in the passage of San Francisco’s historic Medical Cannabis Dispensary Act and the relegation of marijuana offenses to law enforcement’s lowest priority. As a result of Erich’s leadership, he was appointed in 2007 to sit on San Francisco’s Medical Cannabis Working Group. Erich currently sits on San Francisco State-Cannabis-Legalization Task Force where he serves as the sole dispensary owner on the Task Force.

Listed skills include Leadership, Business Development, Public Speaking, Cultivation, and 9 others.

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  Ceo And Chairman

  Sparc Sf

  Mar 2009 - Present - San Francisco

  In 2010 Erich launched SPARC, San Francisco’s largest licensed operator, now with 4 Bay Area cannabis dispensaries dedicated to providing safe, consistent and affordable cannabis. SPARC is built on the mission of San Francisco Cannabis Collective, which Erich co-founded in 2001, to fill the needs of low income qualified patients whose doctors had prescribed medical marijuana to address serious illnesses. SPARC also collaborates with local hospices, residential care facilities and other… Show more In 2010 Erich launched SPARC, San Francisco’s largest licensed operator, now with 4 Bay Area cannabis dispensaries dedicated to providing safe, consistent and affordable cannabis. SPARC is built on the mission of San Francisco Cannabis Collective, which Erich co-founded in 2001, to fill the needs of low income qualified patients whose doctors had prescribed medical marijuana to address serious illnesses. SPARC also collaborates with local hospices, residential care facilities and other dispensaries to successfully supply medical marijuana at no cost to seriously ill patients. Show less

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  Purdue University

  Construction And Project Management