Robert first became an activist with MassCann as a volunteer at the Boston Freedom Rally. He is a hard worker and fights for what he believes in. The Cannabis Community helps guide him to study and learn more about cannabis and patients' rights. He is HIPAA certified as of 2018 and loves to educate every chance he gets. Robert has been a long-time Director and Member of MassCann, who strides to put membership ahead of himself, Robert is hopeful that all the work done today will bring a better tomorrow for the community. He is a Cultivator, activist, educator, and entrepreneur.
Lorna has been involved with cannabis for over 50 years. Cannabis is an excellent therapy for her lifelong pain from a Junior High gym class accident and a congenital problem with her spine that has resulted in 45+ surgeries including seven spinal fusions.
High dosages of opioids led Lorna to a zombie-like existence. Lorna was over-prescribed opioids in the past and has discontinued their use except for post-surgical pain. Cannabis has enabled her to live life relatively pain-free without being in an opioid fog. Lorna has been a member of MassCann since 2018 and a director and Clerk since May 2019. She is the Tech Committee Chairperson and she is active on a variety of MassCann committees.
Grant Smith Ellis is a disabled former graduate student who currently engages with the community as a medical cannabis patient advocate and reporter. Grant was studying political philosophy at Boston College (where he was a Double Eagle) in 2014 when he fell seriously disabled following complications from surgery. After falling disabled, Grant was introduced to cannabis by his doctor following an 18-month period wherein he was in and out of the hospital.
As a result of his positive experiences with medical cannabis, Grant became involved with grassroots cannabis activism by way of volunteering for a wide variety of organizations in the local cannabis space where he was grateful to be able to assist with anything from multimedia technology to regulatory policy development or otherwise.
Grant has been speaking at MassCann events since 2017 and, during 2020, took an active role in working to deploy the MassCann Members 420 Zoom Chats along with the digital incarnation of the Virtual Education Village. Grant also worked alongside the Virtual Boston Freedom Rally Committee, in the role of Executive Producer, to help bring the 2020 VBFR to fruition. The consensus-driven, and teamwork-based, approach Grant witnessed firsthand while assisting with the VBFR is what he feels MassCann can be at its very best, and he looks forward to working to uphold those values going forward as well.
Lisa Napert, also known as the 420 Holistic Nurse, is a traveling Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with specialties in Wound Care, Ventilator & Respiratory, IV, Brain & Spinal Injury, Dementia, and performs intakes for establishing home care. Lisa received her Associate’s Degree in Nursing from Diman Regional Vocational Technical Institute School of Practical Nursing.
Upon receiving a cancer diagnosis in 2016, Lisa began her educational journey in medical cannabis, ultimately leading to her 2019 acceptance as a cannabis nurse with the American Cannabis Nursing Association. Despite being a long-time recreational cannabis consumer, her journey led her to understand there was much more to this plant. Lisa is an advocate and educator in the cannabis community, which led her to join the MassCann Board.
Lisa resides in Westport with her husband Kevin and their pet rescues; two cats and one parrot. She enjoys gardening, canning, grounding, spending time with family & friends, playing corn hole, listening to music, playing guitar, photography, and supporting her cannabis community.