Cannachange: A New Solution to Increase Sustainability in the Cannabis Industry
LOS ANGELES– (EDITOR: We invited O’Neil Rudolph, the CEO of cannachange to discuss her new business, we thank her for her contributions and insights she shares in this article).
The Cannabis Industry produces over 150 million tons of waste every single year. Luckily, I’ve created a solution to increase sustainability in the Cannabis Industry called cannachange- launching throughout the US to participating dispensaries on February 18th and consumers on February 25th.
Even better, cannachange is Black, Woman, and LGBTQ+ founded and owned. The cannachange app is free for consumers and works towards a more sustainable Cannabis Industry by incentivizing consumers to return their recyclable cannabis packaging to participating dispensaries in return for points issued by the dispensaries. Consumers also receive points for using a reusable bag when purchasing from participating dispensaries.
Cannachange assigns one point for each recyclable item consumers return/each time a reusable bag is used when purchasing, and when consumers earn 25 points, they receive a $5 dispensary credit that they can redeem at their time of purchase. Consumers’ returned recyclables are collected in a cannachange collection bin and are then transported to a recycling facility to be processed and broken down into new recyclable material. By allowing consumers to find participating dispensaries near them in the app, cannachange increases exposure for those dispensaries and motivates consumers to choose them over dispensaries that don’t offer cannachange as a sustainable cannabis solution.
This ensures customer loyalty and an increase in revenue for dispensaries that care about meeting the increasing consumer demand for sustainability efforts. cannachange has already seen very high rates of user interest and gained the attention of many consumers on our social media and through our mailing list, and as we get closer to our launch date, those numbers will continue to grow. cannachange is projected to be a huge, long-term success and will make a big impact on sustainability in the Cannabis Industry. When a consumer signs up for cannachange, they create a profile and verify their identity, which generates a unique QR code for each consumer.
(CEO Cannachange, O’Neil Rudolph)
To issue credits to the user’s profile when they return their recyclables or use a reusable bag, the dispensary will scan their profile’s QR code using the cannachange app. This will pull up their profile and the dispensary will simply add the points they earned. The points will then automatically be uploaded to the consumer’s profile so they can track, save, and redeem them once they earn credit at the dispensary. Every step of the process is completed with the cannachange app.
Dispensaries and consumers both download the same app, but the functions will differ. If registered as a dispensary, the cannachange app functions include: ● The ability to create and access your dispensary profile ● The ability to scan a consumer’s profile QR code ● The ability to issue points to a consumer’s profile If registered as a consumer, the cannachange app functions include: ● The ability to create and access your consumer profile ● The ability to see your points and redeem credits earned ● The ability to track total waste saved ● The ability to find participating dispensaries near you You can find our website, which includes more information and an FAQ here: https://cannachange.co/.
I’m more than happy to answer any questions you may have or provide more information about our app and mission. We can’t wait for our launch and to offer an accessible, easily implemented solution to an industry that desperately needs an increase in sustainability efforts for the sake of our planet and its future. O’Neil Rudolph Founder and Owner of cannachange [email protected] 720-484-9086