Joy Beckerman, Hemp Ace International, has been involved in the hemp movement for over thirty years, and her extraordinary knowledge and passion for this versatile, valuable crop are contagious! Joy is the Principal at Hemp Ace International, a Seattle-based consulting, legal support, and expert witness firm serving the global community; as well as a host of the popular podcast Hemp Barons; and Advisory Board Member of Hemp Grower Magazine, the National Hemp Growers Cooperative, Environmental Living Industries and Colorado Hemp Works, America's first post-prohibition hemp grain processing facility. Joy has contributed thousands of hours to the hemp and cannabis movements across decades, using her grassroots advocacy, organizing, and professional legal skills to advance legalization and to educate the public, farmers, business owners, academia, lawmakers, and regulators. A representative list of her historic body of non-profit leadership roles is to the right. After many years of service to the Center for the Study of Cannabis & Social Policy (CASP), Joy's volunteer energy focuses on CASP for which she now serves as President of the Board of Directors; and she takes great pride and pleasure in being a part of the Cannabis Museum’s editorial and production team.