Southern Hemp Expo 2019

Nancy Roberts has been a retail entrepreneur in emerging industry since the 1980s. She opened the first organic and hydroponic garden center in the southeast in 1988, operating and managing New Earth Organics and Hydroponics until she sold it in 2018. As an early pioneer in that industry, she helped influence it's growth, including speaking at the International Hydroponic Association Conference on Branding and Marketing in the cannabis space. In 2015, Nancy became the first business member of the Kentucky Hemp Industries Association, and launched New Earth Hemp Solutions. In 2018 she rebranded New Earth Hemp Solutions as One Love Hemp Dispensary and Distributing, establishing both retail and wholesale CBD sales. In addition to co-founding and operating One Love, Nancy is a cannabis speaker, consultant, and educator. Nancy has taught multiple CBD and terpene classes in Kentucky, and speaks nationally on CBD, terpenes, and how to succeed in retail in the highly competitive hemp industry.