{"id":9678,"date":"2018-04-15T09:29:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T13:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/?p=9678"},"modified":"2018-04-18T21:39:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T01:39:53","slug":"5-takeways-from-our-interview-with-greenspot-greenspotinc-founders-tim-island-james-edwards-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/2018\/04\/15\/5-takeways-from-our-interview-with-greenspot-greenspotinc-founders-tim-island-james-edwards-video\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Takeways From Our Interview With GreenSTOP (@greenstopinc) Founders Tim Island &#038; James Edwards (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_20180413_150558_580.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_20180413_150558_580.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_20180413_150558_580-1024x640-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_20180413_150558_580-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_20180413_150558_580-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/2018\/04\/12\/greenstop-the-worlds-first-four-user-self-service-cannabis-kiosk-in-here-for-your-service-video\/\">GreenSPOT<\/a><\/strong> hopes to revolutionize the way people in legal states but cannabis and cannabis related products.<\/p>\n<p>The brainchild of high school friends <strong>Tim<\/strong> <strong>Island<\/strong> and <strong>James Edwards<\/strong>, their kiosk would not only streamline the way dispensaries in legal markets sell their products, but would also be a win for bringing more Black people in tech into the cannabis sector.<\/p>\n<p>14-minutes long, our interview was full of great talking points. Here are 5 you should pay attention to ahead of hearing the full interview.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span>Interview goes live Monday morning at 10 a.m. Subscribe to the CashColorCannabis Podcast on Google Play Music, Apple Podcast and all major streaming platforms and keep up with all new episodes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It Goes Back To High School<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Island and Edwards actually started off as rivals. Both playing football and other sports at high levels, the two knew of each other because of the names they built on the playing field.<\/p>\n<p>*Fun Fact: Tim went to school with former Houston Texans running back Arian Foster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You Can Teach An Old Dog, New Tricks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neither Island or Edwards have a background in tech. James was in real estate at the time and Island worked in sales. When the idea of the kiosk came, the two dove into a new world without lifejackets. So far, they&#8217;re swimming pretty good.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GreenSTOPs Smart Dispensary. The Future of the Cannabis industry! New TECH\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hUPq0Q-d2vU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>One For Us<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The two consider their accomplishment with GreenSTOP as a win overall for afro tech. Pushing the idea that ancillary services will prevail overtime, they hope that their breakthrough would lead more people of color in the tech space to try their hand at cannabis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the Look<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was a search for weed that sparked the idea for GreenSTOP in Tim&#8217;s head.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From vape pens, to flower to edibles, I just found that it wasn&#8217;t as easy as I thought it would be&#8221; said Tim<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d go to grocery stores and they would have kiosks&#8230;I&#8217;d go to McDonald&#8217;s and they have touch screen ordering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Why not weed?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Representation Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With all the social media platforms and the many apps that clutter our phones and lives, few, if any are created by people of color. Island and Edwards hope that they can change that a little bit with their presence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhkgEmTFTrt\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 28.194444444444443% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhkgEmTFTrt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NewEpisodeAlert From @blackenterprise to CashColorCannabis, GREENSTOP (@greenstop.us) co-founders Tim Island (@confidenc3_)and James Edwards (@jayrocket_) speak about their kiosk idea, and what that means for P.O.C. in the tech world. Listen to a snippet from our interview where the two described how GreenSTOP can and will be a pioneer in the tech space. Full interview goes live Monday April 16th. Don&#8217;t miss a single episode. Subscribe to the CashColorCannabis Podcast on Google Play Music, Apple Podcast and all major streaming platforms. CashColorCannabis &#8220;A higher level of conversation #cashcolorcannabis #cashcolorcannabispodcast #atlantabis #sparkaconversation #ahigherlevelofconversation #GreenSTOP #afrotech #tech #cannanbiskiosk #kiosk<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cashcolorcannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Black Kerouac<\/a> (@cashcolorcannabis) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-04-15T00:06:41+00:00\">Apr 14, 2018 at 5:06pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GreenSPOT hopes to revolutionize the way people in legal states but cannabis and cannabis related products. The brainchild of high school friends Tim Island and James Edwards, their kiosk would not only streamline the way dispensaries in legal markets sell their products, but would also be a win for bringing more Black people in tech [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230,305,312,6],"tags":[2974,2972,2973,2965,2964],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9678"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9678"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9709,"href":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9678\/revisions\/9709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}