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<a href="https://www.kcur.org/post/man-behind-kansas-citys-fastest-growing-cbd-chain-gaining-notoriety-and-making-some-enemies?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=man-previously-imprisoned-for-selling-marijuana-owns-fastest-growing-cbd-franchise-in-kansas-city-2710920#stream/0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">In a story reported by KCUR</a>, CBD American Shaman CEO Vince Sanders spoke about going to prison 19 years ago for organizing and financing a marijuana scheme valued at $2.5 million. Sanders doesn&rsquo;t want his criminal record to define his career, but as an entrepreneur in the Cannabidiol industry, it is clear how Sanders&rsquo; comeback story is just one piece of <a href="https://1851franchise.com/how-cbd-and-thc-infused-drinks-company-cann-is-challenging-boozy-beverages-2710570" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">a growing trend</a> of decriminalization, legalization and <a href="https://1851franchise.com/fda-holds-first-public-hearing-on-cbd-2710121" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">regulation</a> of cannabis and cannabis-derived products.&nbsp;

The rise of CBD has not been <a href="https://1851franchise.com/american-eagle-s-partnership-with-cbd-producer-spurns-complaints-from-concerned-parents-2710565" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">without controversy</a>, and many users are still unclear on how the non-psychoactive cannabinoid marketed as a cure-all for everything from anxiety to back pain <a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/does-cbd-work-health-benefits-research?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=man-previously-imprisoned-for-selling-marijuana-owns-fastest-growing-cbd-franchise-in-kansas-city-2710920" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">actually works</a>. Regardless, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/irisdorbian/2019/05/20/cbd-market-could-reach-20-billion-by-2024-says-new-study/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=man-previously-imprisoned-for-selling-marijuana-owns-fastest-growing-cbd-franchise-in-kansas-city-2710920" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">according to Forbes</a>, the CDB industry could reach a valuation of $20 billion by 2024, and entrepreneurs like Sanders are getting in on the ground floor of what could prove to be an extremely lucrative franchise market.&nbsp;

CBD American Shaman was founded four years ago and has surged because of the <a href="https://www.fb.org/market-intel/2018-farm-bill-provides-a-path-forward-for-industrial-hemp?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=man-previously-imprisoned-for-selling-marijuana-owns-fastest-growing-cbd-franchise-in-kansas-city-2710920" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">2018 Farm Bill</a> that allowed farmers to grow hemp in the United States, according to KCUR. Sanders was pivotal in pushing for that change and sits on the <a href="https://hempsupporter.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=man-previously-imprisoned-for-selling-marijuana-owns-fastest-growing-cbd-franchise-in-kansas-city-2710920" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">U.S. Hemp Roundtable</a> as one of eight board members.&nbsp;

Sanders&rsquo; criminal record, which he has mostly kept under wraps, has had little effect on his success within the industry. Jonathan Miller, the U.S. Hemp Roundtable&rsquo;s general counsel told KCUR that, &ldquo;personally, and for the industry, we&rsquo;re big believers in second chances,&rdquo; and praised Sanders for &ldquo;turning his life around, [and] building a very legitimate and legal business model.&rdquo;

While <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/legal-marijuana-industry-had-banner-year-2018-10b-worth-investments-n952256?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=man-previously-imprisoned-for-selling-marijuana-owns-fastest-growing-cbd-franchise-in-kansas-city-2710920" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">the legal marijuana</a> and CBD industries are booming, many Americans have not been as lucky as Sanders. The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and &ldquo;<a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/3137753/third-strike-laws-brittany-barnett-miangel-cody-albert-reed/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=man-previously-imprisoned-for-selling-marijuana-owns-fastest-growing-cbd-franchise-in-kansas-city-2710920" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">third strike laws</a>&rdquo; are often responsible for the imprisonment of repeat offenders on low-level drug offenses. <a href="https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/still-life-americas-increasing-use-life-long-term-sentences/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=man-previously-imprisoned-for-selling-marijuana-owns-fastest-growing-cbd-franchise-in-kansas-city-2710920#III.%20Life%20by%20the%20Numbers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">The Sentencing Project</a> reported that 30 percent of the federal prison population were serving life sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. In fact, according to Forbes, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/09/24/marijuana-arrests-are-increasing-despite-legalization-new-fbi-data-shows/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=man-previously-imprisoned-for-selling-marijuana-owns-fastest-growing-cbd-franchise-in-kansas-city-2710920#b147e6f4c4b3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">marijuana arrests have increased</a> in spite of legalization.&nbsp;

Read the full story on Sanders&rsquo; growing franchise <a href="https://www.kcur.org/post/man-behind-kansas-citys-fastest-growing-cbd-chain-gaining-notoriety-and-making-some-enemies?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=man-previously-imprisoned-for-selling-marijuana-owns-fastest-growing-cbd-franchise-in-kansas-city-2710920#stream/0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;

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 Man Previously Imprisoned for Selling Marijuana Owns Fastest-Growing CBD Franchise in Kansas City

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