LEARN ABOUT THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE MARIA VALENTINO BRAND IN THIS EXCLUSIVE CULTURE MAGAZINE INTERVIEW

How would you describe your company? What is your specialty?

The Maria Valentino brand is leading the movement for all-natural beauty and wellness, specializing in key cannabinoids and medicinal mushrooms for optimal health. The entire collection is made of premium active botanicals for their individual and synergistic effects, focused on upregulating homeostasis through the endocannabinoid system, immune and main bodily systems. It is designed to enhance natural beauty and help customers become the best version of themselves by healing from the inside-out, and the outside-in.

What do you offer consumers/clients that others don’t?

I have created a new standard in beauty and wellness. The Maria Valentino brand offers products that are unlike anything available on the market, with truly cutting-edge formulations of the highest quality ingredients to maximize healing results. The MV website is also designed as a powerful educational platform for conscious consumers to understand the importance of what they are feeding their cells, and giving an opportunity to take control of their health. With each part of my brand there is incredible attention to detail, which helps to create a meaningful, luxury experience in every aspect. Social media allows me to interact directly with customers for feedback and follow their journey.

How and why did your company start up?

I felt called to work with plant medicine at a very young age, and have been formulating with botanicals for many years since. The majority of products used in everyday life are full of incredibly harmful and toxic chemicals that affect the body in both immediate and long term ways. After witnessing so many sick people in my life and losing loved ones, I knew it was absolutely necessary to use my voice to educate and offer the best natural alternatives to the world.

I spend half of the year living in the remote jungle of Costa Rica studying natural healing and plant medicine. I decided to take my work to the next level by diving into research on plants that may aid in disease prevention and tumor necrosis, including cannabis and mushrooms.

I have received countless customer testimonials from people of all stages in life, including those suffering from severe illnesses such as cancer, lupus, diverticulitis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, hypothyroidism, polycystic ovarian syndrome, mental fog, migraines, carpal tunnel, shingles, acne, psoriasis, eczema, dermatillomania and trichotillomania to name a few—helping to relieve pain and symptoms, and showing fantastic results. That is what fuels my passion!

With the changing landscape of medical and recreational cannabis, what do you see as the biggest challenges to your progress as a company? Any advantages?

One of the biggest challenges my company has faced with the changing cannabis landscape is that it is so new, and therefore the laws and regulations are still being put into place to create a structure for an entire industry. I have been navigating through these changes and pressing forward, always coming out on top. This has been challenging, but in the big picture there is a wonderful advantage in being one of the very first to ever bring cannabis products to market.

What are the goals and vision moving forward for your company? Where do you see your company in five years?

Maria Valentino is a complete wellness and lifestyle brand, with a collection ranging from what you put on your body topically, to what you ingest.

In August, I expanded into plant-based health supplements for Optimal Wellness Support™. This patent pending formula is packed with cannabinoids, polysaccharides, terpenes, triterpenes, adaptogens, nootropics and has a special emphasis on aiding macrophages, which are the cells that search and destroy disease-causing toxins and debris. This is truly mind and body wellness.  Since optimal health is optimal beauty, the capsules also may offer fantastic cosmetic effects.

What do you hope to accomplish in the cannabis industry?

All of my efforts are toward the mission of elevating cannabis through education, so that it will be integrated into every part of life, revolutionizing industries from healthcare to home goods. I hope to gain more respect for this powerful healing plant and maximize its abilities for the greater good.

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Written by Deming Fischer

High Times Magazine held its second annual awards gala on March 27, 2019. The event took place in the recently renovated historical landmark, Exchange LA. The aptly-named HT100 acknowledges the 100 Most Influential People in the cannabis industry. Celebrated actor, and well-known cannabis grower, Jim Belushi hosted the occasion.

The extensive list included everyone from CEOs and doctors, to comedians and edible connoisseurs, highlighting just how diverse the cannabis business has become. Mexico’s former president Vicente Fox, Bob Marley’s youngest son Damian Marley, and TV’s Emmy-winning talk show host Montel Williams were among the star-studded honorees. 

On March 29, High Times’ Women of Weed was held at Boulevard3 in LA. The event, also celebrating its second year, is organized to recognize and support the women who are making waves in the cannabis industry today.

Arguably one of the most recognizable names in cannabis media, High Times has spent the past 45 years covering the revolutionary movement of cannabis legalization in the US. But as their website proclaims, it “is much more than magazine.” They have grown to include apps, websites, and perhaps most notably, events, such as the Cannabis Cup. Their mission, however, remains unchanged: to educate and inform the public about the role cannabis can and does play in our lives.

This year, Maria Valentino was an official sponsor for High Times 100 and Women of Weed. Maria is leading the Green Beauty Movement with her cutting-edge botanical formulas. The collection utilizes full-spectrum CBD, synergy-boosting terpenes, Reishi mushrooms and active plant cells to enhance natural beauty and promote wellness from the outside-in. The honorees from both events received MV products along with their awards. “The cannabis industry is constantly evolving,” Valentino explained. “It’s incredibly important to appreciate and recognize the men and women who are blazing the trail and removing the stigma.”

Maria Valentino photographed on the green carpet, wearing her luxury cannabis diamond ring, and emerald dress by Australian designer, Jadore Evening.

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