{"id":10527,"date":"2021-10-27T15:47:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T15:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/?p=10527"},"modified":"2022-09-28T20:05:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T20:05:40","slug":"mara-gordon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/mara-gordon\/","title":{"rendered":"Mara Gordon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mara_banner-1200x350.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-10528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mara_banner-200x58.png 200w, https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mara_banner-400x117.png 400w, https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mara_banner-600x175.png 600w, 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.fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-color:#efefef;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1064px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Science has been key in Mara Gordon\u2019s journey as a cannabis advocate and entrepreneur.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As someone who found relief from chronic pain through cannabis, Gordon\u2019s background as a process engineer has provided the perfect skillset to scientifically address the inconsistencies she was experiencing with cannabis dosing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI wanted doseable medicine just like my other medicine,\u201d she recalls. With no proper requirements at the time to get products with clear, consistent amounts, Gordon decided to take matters into her own hands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She began collecting data, looking for patterns, processes, and repeatability. Through this research, Gordon and her husband Stewart Smith founded <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/auntzeldas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aunt Zelda&#8217;s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as a provider of cannabis-infused olive oils, extracts, and topicals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a way to obtain the information she needed for her research, Gordon developed an arrangement: her medicine in return for data and feedback. Since then, she has helped develop cannabis treatment protocols for chronically ill patients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her drive to aid them was showcased in the 2018 documentary \u201cWeed the People,\u201d which follows several families as they struggle to treat their cancer-stricken children and desperately look to cannabis for relief.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:75% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2.56%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2.56%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1064px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"200\" height=\"169\" title=\"Aunt Zelda&#8217;s\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Aunt-Zelda-Logo-1-200x169.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-10538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Aunt-Zelda-Logo-1-200x169.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Aunt-Zelda-Logo-1-400x337.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Aunt-Zelda-Logo-1-600x506.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Aunt-Zelda-Logo-1-800x674.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Aunt-Zelda-Logo-1-1200x1012.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1064px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Mara Gordon<\/strong><br \/>\nAdvocate &amp; Entrepreneur<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/auntzeldas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aunt Zelda&#8217;s<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:25% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 7.68%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 7.68%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1064px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the film, Gordon consults with three families and helps them with recommendations for dosages she believes will help the patients. With many of the children taking multiple narcotics, some as strong as methadone and OxyContin, she was determined to improve their quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By providing the parents with her oil and assisting them with adjusting the dosing throughout treatments, Gordon was able to help wean some of the children off of the dangerous drugs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gordon\u2019s journey to advocate for doseable cannabis continues in her belief that physicians should be at the forefront of providing information, where it can be as accessible as any other medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt really shouldn\u2019t be on the backs of patients to have to figure out what to use and how to use it,\u201d she explains, attributing this sentiment back to her own experience of trying to figure out what she needed as a patient.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gordon has shifted her passion to an ongoing innovative project: building a software platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She has developed an effective system for physicians to use scientific data and make recommendations of medical cannabis to their patients like they do with any other type of medication. Having this information available to the masses is instrumental in providing them with consistent cannabis dosing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite many women being pushed out of the cannabis industry due to male-dominated financial businesses, those like Gordon continue to make it possible for people to have good cannabis medicine. She believes women can \u201cutilize what they\u2019re already passionate about and bring it to the cannabis space.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gordon\u2019s advice?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>&#8220;Anybody who has a passion for being of service and helping other people, look to cannabis as an opportunity to do tremendous good. <\/b><b>Stay focused &#8211; once you figure out what you want to do, do it, and be excellent at it.&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1064px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper 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