About Us
The experience & expertise for success…
Our team of industry leaders has been where you are now – helping build successful cannabis businesses with smooth-running operations that drive profits and growth.
With decades of practice in their own fields, and years of being directly involved in the budding cannabis industry — ProCanna’s team is equipped with a variety of skill sets to revolutionize the way cannabis business leaders manage compliance.
By knowing the professional (and personal) struggle of staying up to date and in compliance with regulatory requirements and maturing internal policies and procedures, ProCanna has a unique edge for designing an innovative software that works.
You know what they say: You’re only as strong as your weakest link. So strengthen your partnerships where they mean the most. By securing a compliance and operational system designed by industry leaders just like you. Protect the pulse (and profits!) of your business today. Learn more about ProCanna’s team of leaders and how their background lends to your success –
✓ Regulatory monitoring & updates
✓ Compliance analytics
✓ Customizable operational hub
✓ Data security
✓ Integrated audit reporting
✓ Multi-state and state-specific support
Dede Perkins
Dede Perkins, co-founder of Onside Compliance, Inc. and ProCanna, has a true entrepreneurial spirit. She joined the cannabis industry in 2013 as a member of the application team that won one of the first competitive vertically integrated applications in Massachusetts. After that, she helped win cannabis licenses in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, Arkansas, North Dakota, and Nevada. A regulatory specialist, Dede is passionate about combining compliance with operational excellence; safe, standardized products; empowered employees; strong company culture and brands.
When she’s not working, Dede is enjoying great meals and amazing sunsets at Sebago Lake; training and teaching new tricks to her crazy dog, Bodie; reading a good book; or, walking and hiking with family and friends.
Tony Perkins
Tony Perkins, co-founder of Onside Compliance, Inc. and ProCanna, knows entrepreneurship and innovation. In addition to being a key member of the Onside Compliance and ProCanna team, Tony has practiced law with Bernstein Shur for three decades, and since the late 1990s has assisted countless start-up and established technology companies with everything from raising angel and venture capital, to developing and commercializing new products and services, to negotiating sales and mergers. He currently heads up the firms’ cannabis practice group.
When he’s not working, Tony is an active community member, serving on the board of the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development and as a mentor in the organization’s Top Gun program among others. Otherwise he’s hanging out with his family at Sebago Lake, brushing up on his Spanish, or getting in some exercise via cycling, tennis, and his continuing role as the longest tenured member of the Bernstein’s softball team. He also fantasizes regularly about learning to play the guitar.
Greg May
Director of Business Development for ProCanna
Greg is a licensed attorney in the State of Ohio and active in the cannabis industry since 2017. Greg cut his teeth on cannabis law and regulatory compliance as an application specialist and project manager for a large vertically integrated multi-state operator. In 2018 he formed CannaRev Solutions, a consulting agency focused exclusively on the marijuana and hemp industries. Greg has lectured on the history of hemp and cannabis laws in the U.S. as a continuing legal education instructor. In previous business lives, Greg was a practicing attorney, a multi-unit Buffalo Wild Wings franchisee, and the co-founder of 17th Star, a craft beer distributorship located in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
When he’s not trying to Make America Green Again or relaxing with his family and dogs, Greg enjoys golf, biking, Widespread Panic shows, and India pale ales.
Brandon Bobart
Brandon Bobart comes to ProCanna with a broad background in cannabis and digital marketing. He has spent the better part of the last decade helping design successful marketing strategies for brands looking to position themselves uniquely in the marketplace. In his previous cannabis work, he helped co-found Franny’s Farmacy Franchising and helped grow them from 2 stores to over 10.
He has a beautiful daughter named Georgie and wife Loring, and lives near Charlotte, NC. When he isn’t helping build brands, he enjoys being outdoors, seeing live music, or sampling the newest restaurant.
Doug Plunkett
Director of Sales for ProCanna
Meet our Director of Sales, Doug Plunkett. Doug comes from Pennsylvania where he lives with his wife, Nicole, two kids, Jameson and Everly, and their German Shepherd, Dax. He brings 8 years of tech sales experience to the table and was introduced to the Cannabis space through insurance. When Doug isn’t interacting with potential clients telling the story of ProCanna, he likes to relax with his family, stay active, watch Steelers football, and listen to a wide variety of podcasts.
Doug is passionate about helping entrepreneurs expand their own capabilities, build their brand, and optimize their business structure by introducing technology to reach their full potential.
Michelle Murphy
Business Development Specialist
Michelle brings a background in marketing and operations with a focus on customer success. A newcomer to the cannabis industry, she looks forward to building with the ProCanna team every day. She’s driven by helping clients achieve their goals and giving them the tools for success.
She resides in Maine with her boyfriend Jesse and their husky, Mia. When she’s not planning a unique adventure or cooking, you can find her trail running and hiking in the mountains. An avid ultrarunner, she’s completed many ultras domestically and internationally – the longest of which was 155 miles!
Ms. Leah Heise
Advisor
Leah Heise is an experienced executive, regulatory attorney and thought leader in the cannabis industry. Leah has held several C-Level positions (CXO, 4Front Ventures; CAO, Ascend Wellness Holdings; President, Chesapeake Integrated Health Institute; and, CEO, Women Grow) in the industry and has successfully exited four companies; one through acquisition creating a more than a 10x return for investors, and two through IPO.
She is passionate about creating an inclusive environment for all participants in the industry.
Vision
To set the standard for cannabis compliance systems across North America
Mission
To organize the complex cannabis regulatory environment and provide cannabis companies with a user-friendly ecosystem to drive compliance, operational excellence, strong company cultures and trusted brands.
Easy. Smart.Yours.
We simplify the complex regulatory environment around cannabis. Our
cloud-based solution helps you stay sane and compliant.
"Moving to a cloud technology like ProCanna allows us to centralize all of our content and provides more efficiency, speed and simplicity for our teams across multiple states."
Angela S
"Compliance in a budding cannabis industry feels somewhat like being a hockey goalie in a soccer net. ProCanna helps us cover that net by reinforcing our compliance."
Why wait?
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