For Olivia Merlock, cannabis is not just a lifestyle but a livelihood.
Now a senior manager with the Charlotte-based Hemp & Tea Company, the Vermont native entered the hemp industry in 2022 shortly after moving to Charlotte from South Carolina. She was working in the corporate world when she applied for a job with The Happy Camper Cannabis Dispensary and Lounge on a whim, a move that would change her life.
“When I got that job, within six months I quit my corporate job and went full-time with them,” she recalled. “I knew pretty immediately like, this is where I will be for the rest of my life.”…