Herbn Couture

Despite five months of regulatory slow-down after March’s legalization of cannabis, New York’s marijuana movers and shakers are already rolling up their sleeves to get some serious work done. “I came home to the Hudson Valley to ensure that the promise of social equity was kept,” says Ruben Lindo, founder of cannabis companies Blak Mar Farms and Herbn Couture. Between his two companies, Lindo is hoping to empower others in the BIPOC community at every point in the industry, from seed to sale.