Amelia Paterson

Amelia Paterson is the CoFounder and CMO of Blessed Extracts (BE) in Davis, California and has been working with cannabis on a commercial scale in California since 2010. Initially entering the Medical/Prop 215 market as a cultivator, Amelia has extensive experience with both indoor and outdoor grow operations with a focus on light-deprivation greenhouse techniques and biodynamic farming methods. Amelia founded BE upon the approval of Prop 64 in 2016.  BE was the first Type 7 (Volatile Solvent Extraction) license issued and inspected by officials in Northern California, and the brand continues to be a staple on the West Coast. Amelia graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 2010 with a B.A. in English Literature and currently lives in Grass Valley, California with her son.