About Us
Our Founder
Jamille Watkins-Barnes is a communication specialist having earned her Master’s degree in the Science of Communication from Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois. With communications as her core skill set, she has enjoyed a fulfilling career as an educator, entrepreneur, broker, and agent. She was the director of an educational program in Ghana sponsored by USAID and dedicated to improving literacy for Ghanian youth.
Our Team
In 2010, a cohesive team of professionals developed and delivered a comprehensive program purposed to overcome numerous challenges in order to improve the literacy of Ghanian children. Today members of this team have come together again to leverage their considerable talent and dedication to ensure that Ghanaians have the information they need to be a profitable participant in the emerging Cannabis market.
Our Mission
We exist to curate and cultivate information that supports the development of the Cannabis market in Ghana West Africa. Through in person and on-line classes, regulatory compliance certifications, workforce development training and educational events our mission is to educate consumers, investors and farmers with the information they need to be successful in this industry.
About our Partner
Black Oaks Center
- Black Oaks Center is a 10-acre teaching farm on the 40-acre eco-campus located in the historic Black farming community of Pembroke Township, Illinois. The residents of Pembroke Township are stewards of the Kankakee Sands, one of the most prized ecosystems in Illinois and home to the endangered dwarfed black oaks. Fred and Dr. Jifunza Wright-Carter and their son Akin are co-founders of Black Oaks Center and are carrying forward this tradition of stewardship, which dates back to the people who were indigenous to that land, the Potawatomi.
- Pembroke came to be the largest black farming community north of the Mason Dixon Line. During World War II, these farmers answered the nation’s call for Hemp. Pembroke was the 3rd largest hemp producer in the nation. Black Oaks is reclaiming that historical position, having recently planted 4 acres of Hemp.
Black Oaks Center and Cannabiz
The synergy between Cannabiz and Black Oaks is by way of the underlying values of community resilience and restoration that the two organizations share. Our united efforts increase the benefits of prosperity for farmers, consumers, and investors by curating and disseminating information that is necessary to propel this industry forward. Black Oaks has the knowledge and experience in Hemp farming to support Cannabis farmers and other entrepreneurs. Visit their website at: Blackoakscenter.org.
Fred Carter and Dr. Jifunza Wright-Carter
“Let us master the skill of sustainability. The goal of a clean, green, plant-based economy awaits us.”