Erica Daniels was so inspired by how natural treatments improved her son’s Autism that she wrote the book Cooking With Leo. She helped launched a line of medical marijuana products to help other individuals suffering symptoms to live a better quality life and founded a non-profit, Hope Grows for Autism, dedicated to Autism research and education.

Here is her Women in Green Interview:

What brought you into the cannabis industry? My 13 year old son suffers from autism. Medical cannabis has dramatically improved his quality of life. At first, I was afraid of the stigma, but then I began talking about it and eventually became an activist. Parents from all over the world send me messages asking for help with their autistic children. I am compelled to help as many families as I can knowing the hardships and benefits I have seen for my own child. There is also tremendous healing for me in helping others and knowing that my son’s hardships may not be in vain.

What obstacles and challenges have you experienced in operating within this industry? There are no precedents, so I had to completely create my own business models. The lack of clinical research in cannabis has been a challenge in helping families access medicine. That is where the mission of research for Hope Grows was born.

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