Speaker Spotlight

Luna Stower is an award-winning executive, consultant, and internationally recognized plant medicine expert with over 25 years in the canna industry. Named Top Woman in Canna, Best Activist, Best West Coast Activist (2025 Women in Canna Expo), Global Advocate, Community Cultivator, and Green Entrepreneur Notable Leader, she has also been honored with the Canna Chamber of Commerce Culture Advocate Award and CannaPortugal’s Global Legalization Honoree for her policy and decriminalization work.

As employee #1 at both Jetty Extracts and Ispire, Luna helped built both companies up to go public (Canopy Growth & NASDAQ:$ISPR). Current clients include: ECCO Certification, CHAMPS Trade Shows (Dir. of Mycology & Retail Education), Verdant Strategies (420 CPAs) and ACTIVE Vape (AVD).

S.F. Bay Area native with a Master’s in Teaching (USF) and BA (UCSC); blending academic rigor with industry expertise to embed purpose into profit. Fluent in Spanish and with experience traveling to over 40 countries, Luna brings a global perspective to her work.

She has spoken at leading expos including MJBizCon, Benzinga, MJUnpacked, Hall of Flowers, NECann, ICBC, Spannabis, and The Emerald Cup. She is also a prolific podcast guest, moderator of the Emerald Cup Speaker Series and Hall of Flowers Podcast, and a respected judge for top competitions including the California State Fair Canna Awards, Emerald Cup, International Canna Awards, Cannifest’s Headstash Bowl, Farmer’s Cup, Mila’s Dab-a-Doo, and the Women’s Canna Awards. A lifelong activist and cultural strategist, she continues to mentor equity operators, nurture legacy brands, and lead social responsibility campaigns. With her historical perspective, global network, and powerful voice, Luna remains one of the most trusted figures shaping the future of canna and plant medicine. (Visit www.lunastower.com for more!)