Britni Tantalo is President and co-founder of Flower City Dispensary, a woman minority owned New York State CAURD dispensary located in Victor, NY. She is also the co-founder and President of the New York Cannabis Retail Association (NYCRA), an organization that aims to create educational pathways in cannabisand ensure access to resources to create a sustainable, equitable, and inclusive cannabis industry. Additionally, Britni is the co-founder of Flower City Hydroponics, a retail grow store located in Fairport, NY. Flower City Hydroponics provides all equipment and supplies needed for indoor and outdoor cannabiscultivation. Also, the co-founder of MetaVega Corporation, a manufacturer, wholesaler, and distributor of indoor growing equipment and cannabis extraction products. MetaVega Corporation services hydroponic retail stores and smoke shops throughout the country. Britni holds a bachelor’s degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in finance with a minor in economics and an MBA from St. John Fisher University in accounting. She also sits on the advisory council for the Cannabis  Means Business (CMB) Expo and is a board member of the Asian Cannabis Roundtable (ACR).