MEET THE TEAM
Suzanne Hoggan
Co-Founder
Kenia Taylor
Co-Founder / Creative & Marketing Director
Our Mission Statement
At CannaSmack we believe in creating an ethical, diverse, fair, and environmentally conscious business. We support the idea that all of us can aspire to make a positive difference in the world by taking the smallest of steps by sowing the seeds of change today that will bring about positive life changes for current and future generations.
As a company, we strive to make a difference in the world that will help improve the daily lives of others and embrace our core tenets:
Abundance:
Create wealth in all aspects of life. Be rich in love, kindness, and humanity.
Kindness:
Show compassion, be generous, and grateful. Have only the best of intentions in everything you do, being thoughtful in your actions and how they may affect others.
Happiness:
Laugh often and strive to be optimistic, even in the hardest of circumstances positivity can help you succeed.
Acceptance:
Be open-minded and embrace diversity, our world becomes richer and more interesting when we learn to accept and learn from our differences.
Family:
Manifest relationships that promote positivity. Find synchronistic ways to nurture and supports one another.
Our Environmental Pledge
CannaSmack is committed to sustainable and environmentally responsible business practices. We are committed to actively lowering our carbon footprint and reducing our plastic waste.
Certified Plastic Negative
As a small business, we continue to look for ways to decrease our impact on our planet. We are excited to report that as of May 2021, we have achieved our plastic negative certification. This means that for every Kilogram of plastic waste we produce we help remove two kilograms from the environment in partnership with rePurpuse.
CannaSmack is a proud member of 1% for the Planet.
We take responsibility for the health of our planet by donating 1% of annual sales to environmental partners addressing today’s most pressing environmental challenges. Learn more at onepercentfortheplanet.org.
Environmentally Conscious Shipping
CannaSmack continues to strive to make a positive impact by switching to shipping boxes & padding materials made of 100% recycled cardboard and paper.
Sometimes, resources and capabilities are limited; this applies to us as a small start-up business but also to the resources of our planet. We recognize, that although we may be small we can make a huge positive impact on the world with every conscious act of conservation.
Our new packing materials are made entirely in the USA. While the cost is currently higher than the less eco-friendly options, we feel good about supporting American jobs, ingenuity, and a more eco-conscious industry.
In an effort to lower our carbon footprint CannaSmack we have made the following changes towards greener solutions.
- Packing all boxed orders in 100% recycled packaging.
- Making a switch from standard plastic packing tape to recyclable water-activated paper tape.
- We are also excited to abolish bubble wrap by using a new plastic-free cushioning solution made of 100% recycled cardboard and paper.
- We have begun testing an alternative solution to bubble padded envelopes in an effort to completely remove plastic waste from our shipping process.
Save Your Empties Recycling Program
- Save your empty bottles, jars, & lip-balm tubes.
- Fill a medium USPS shipping box with as many empties as possible.*
- Ship your package with a copy of your shipping receipt and account email address to:
P.O. Box 1115
Twig MN 55791 - Once received we will refund the cost of shipping + $10 in store credit towards your next purchase.
* Help us reduce emissions by ensuring your box is as full as possible before shipping. You may wrap any glass jars in newspaper.*
Learn & Advocate
Our world is ever changing, as such, we can not afford to remain stagnant and must continue to learn and adapt as necessary to maintain sustainable, environmentally conscious business practices. We also have a responsibility to use our platform to advocate for our planet & share our knowledge for current and future generations.
Donations
CannaSmack believes in giving back that is why 2% of all online orders on CannaSmack.com is set aside for charitable contributions. In addition we often donate products to help support charitable events in the form of giveaways and silent auction items.
100% Cruelty-Free Pledge
- We’ve always used responsibly sourced ingredients.
- Whenever possible we’ve opted to create a vegan formula.
- Have always been a cruelty-free brand! We started out with a PETA cruelty-free logo and after much hard work, we achieved our Leaping Bunny Cruelty-Free Certification.
We’re constantly evolving and appreciate your excitement and support as we take each step towards responsible change that can make a difference and hopefully inspire other small businesses to do the same.
Integrity Beyond the Label
We do our best to lead by example, especially in this category. We are committed to 100% label and ingredient transparency with all our products.
CRUELTY FREE GUARANTEE
CannaSmack is proud to be certified by the Leaping Bunny program. We guarantee that all of our products are 100% cruelty free.
PROUDLY MADE IN THE USA
Our entire collection of CanaSmack lip balms, body care, skin care and made-to-order merchandise are responsibly produced in the USA.
HEMP SEED OIL
We only use premium quality hemp seed oil, which is rich in Omega-3 and Omega-6 Essential Fatty Acids, & Vitamins A, B, D, & E. Our hemp seed oil is cold-pressed from seeds harvested in Oregon.
WHY HEMP?
RICH IN OMEGA 3 & 6 FATTY ACIDS VITAMIN A, B, D, & E
PROVIDES RICH HYDRATION
(dry skin loves hemp!)
NON-COMEDOGENIC
(won’t clog your pores)
100% FEDERALLY LEGAL
(Non-psychoactive)
#FreeTheLeaf Campaign
When we first started this company we never imagined that we would be transformed into Cannabis activist overnight. Sure, we thought understood the misconceptions and stigma associated with Cannabis but we never expected the backlash we have received from hemp based products.
Our #FreeTheLeaf campaign originated as an initiative to fight the medias censorship of the Cannabis leaf. It has since been transformed into an education based campaign with the aim to support legalization and normalization.
We try to do our part but we can’t fight this battle alone! We invite you to join our #FreeTheLeaf movement by sharing light and knowledge about cannabis with anyone who might listen. We encourage you to take a leap and be social advocates; even if you do not change someone’s mind today you may have planted a seed of curiosity that could change the stigma in their mind in the future.