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8 years ago
Ross Rebagliati says pot increases focus and endurance while making him a better parent
by Amanda Siebert on November 23rd, 2016 at 12:20 PM
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Olympic snowboarding gold medal winner Ross Rebagliati recommends moderate cannabis usage as a healthy alternative to ingesting alcohol or prescription drugs.
Long before professional athletes like Michael Phelps and the Diaz brothers were open about using cannabis, Ross Rebagliati was cast into the public spotlight for a practice that few would deem synonymous with increased athletic ability—but for the Olympian, smoking pot has proven to be just that.
The first person ever to win a gold medal for snowboarding in the Olympics—and to be stripped of said medal for smoking marijuana, only to later have it reinstated—Rebagliati is eager to share the benefits of using what he refers to as a performance-enhancing substance.
“From my own experience, I’ve found that it helps me really focus on my workouts—not just when I’m there [at the gym], but also to get me there in the first place,” the athlete and entrepreneur tells the Georgia Straight from his home in Kelowna.
“It gives me that extra little bit of inspiration and motivation to get out and do it again for the millionth time,” he adds.
It’s precisely that induced excitement, Rebagliati says, that helped make him faster and stronger in his training leading up to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
Although Rebagliati, 45, is no longer preparing for international competitions with gruelling three-hour-a-day, six-day-a-week workouts, he still likes to use cannabis for endurance sports like cycling.
Using a vaporizer that he conveniently stores in his jersey while on the road, Rebagliati says a good puff not only helps block the pain of lactic-acid buildup in his muscles but also sets him in motion to surpass his previous day’s mileage.
“There are moments when I start to say ‘That was good, you can turn around now,’ but instead I tell myself ‘Let’s beat yesterday’s time,’ ” he says.
Without naming names, he says he’s aware of many athletes who use cannabis to give them added drive and to help manage pain, but he notes that more often than not, dollars and cents get in the way of their ability to publicly advocate for the drug’s benefits.
“There are athletes in all sorts of different positions, with sponsorships and contracts, and sometimes they say things about cannabis use, but a lot of times, they aren’t in a position to speak out because they’re worried about losing corporate relationships,” he says. “I don’t feel like I have anything to lose.”
Asked if he thinks athletes will ever reach a point where they can be open about getting high, he points to the increased use of marijuana by seniors as an indicator of what’s to come for the sports world.
“The senior population is coming around, which might go against people’s intuition, but if you look at it pragmatically, they’ve gone down the pharmaceutical road their whole lives, so with the research coming out and it being natural, it makes sense.”
For Rebagliati, the notion that cannabis can be part of a healthy lifestyle for athletes and couch potatoes alike isn’t a foreign one.
It’s precisely this idea that Rebagliati hopes to deliver through his company, aptly named Ross’ Gold. “We champion medicinal cannabis use in a responsible healthy fashion and promote its benefits to the athlete in all of us,” its website mission statement reads.
“I’m not marketing to athletes, but it’s more of a message that there’s potential in each of us, and cannabis can be part of that potential,” Rebagliati says.
Although the idea for Ross’ Gold began percolating after his rise to fame in 1998, it wasn’t formally launched until 2012.
With a current product line consisting of glassware, apparel, vaporizing pens, and grinders, as well as a promise that several Rebagliati-approved strains of medical-grade cannabis and cannabis extracts are on the way, he says it was hearing about patients’ dissatisfaction with the mail-order cannabis stipulated by the Har-per government’s Marihuana Medical Access Regulations program that put him on the path to creating Ross’ Gold with business partner Patrick Smyth.
With legalization pending, Rebagliati hopes to open upwards of 100 stores through a franchising program in the next five years. The first is about to open in Kelowna.
When he’s not managing his business or putting miles on his bike, Rebagliati is a family man. Without hesitation, the father of three says that using cannabis makes him a better parent.
“Parents need every healthy advantage that they can get,” he says. He notes that—although being a parent is “one of the best experiences in life”—making the most of that experience every day “can sometimes be tough”.
Referencing the Rolling Stones song “Mother’s Little Helper”, Rebagliati says parents have an alternative to alcohol and prescription drugs. “Cannabis is a healthier choice, and really, it should be known as a family-oriented substance rather than alcohol.
“It’s something nonaddictive, noninebriating that reduces anxiety and enables you to be a very in-tune parent, and I think more people should think of cannabis in this way,” he says. “If there is a stigma, there definitely should not be.”
As for marijuana’s rep among athletes, he encourages those who use it to continue doing what they’re doing, without apology.
“In moderation, cannabis can be a really healthy part of your life, and athletes that choose cannabis over doping or painkillers should really be proud of themselves.”
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cayman_west
8 years ago
Ross' Gold™ Founder Ross Rebagliati extensively featured in Transworld Snowboarding's article called "Green Progression: Weed and Snowboarding in British Columbia"
WHISTLER, BC--(Marketwired - January 05, 2017) - Ross' Gold™, a division of Green and Hill Industries Inc. (OTC PINK: GHIL) (the "Company"), was pleased that it's founder Ross Rebaglaiti was featured in an article called Green Progression: Weed and Snowboarding in British Columbia written by Jesse Huffman for TransWorld SNOWboarding.
The article speaks about how snowboarding rose from nothing to being an Olympic Event in a little over a decade and some of the key players involved in its early days and now including Shin Campos, Kale Stephens and Andrew Geeves.
In the article, Jesse Huffman writes, "In 1987, snowboarding was lurching from an easily dismissed fringe activity to a loud and neon-colored blip on the national ski industry radar. There were already pro riders and even a Swatch-sponsored World Snowboarding Championship, but at that point Rebagliati and friends still couldn't ride the lifts in Canada. That switched a year later when Blackcomb opened to riders-Rebagliati was on the first chairlift up. Blackcomb embraced snowboarding, creating parks and hosting Craig Kelly's World Snowboard Camp. Rebagliati scored a World Snowboard Camp coaching position in the summer of 1988 and walked away with a Burton sponsorship deal. By 1990, he was a force on the local snowboard competition circuit as both an alpine and freestyle rider."
An excerpt goes on as follows: "Especially in British Columbia, weed and snowboarding grew up together. The drug is inching closer to legalization, while snowboarding transforms further into a 'sport.' Each is in the midst of a chaotic shift toward the mainstream. Growers and dealers seeing their profits go up in smoke as the industry becomes government regulated are likely pissed, but the average user can worry less, walking around with a bag in their pocket. Snowboarders concerned more with the culture than the sport aren't thrilled with Olympic hype and the push toward competitors becoming 'athletes.' The stakes may be different, but one thing is for sure: snowboarding and weed, especially in BC, will always be part of the same strain."
Ross Rebagliati, CEO of Green and Hill, commented, "Jesse hit it out of the park by painting an incredible expose about the roots of snowboarding and their intertwining with the emerging cannabis culture. Those of us who were the rebels of snowboarding are now the ones who understand the medicinal benefits of cannabis. We champion medicinal cannabis use in a responsible healthy fashion and promote its benefits to the athlete in all of us. We aren't just marketing to athletes, but it's more of a message that there's potential in each of us, and cannabis can be part of that potential."
The World's #1 Snowboarding Magazine and Website. Since '87 the TWSNOW staff has traveled the globe bringing you the most progressive snowboarding. The article may be read in its entirety at http://snowboarding.transworld.net/photos/green-progression-weed-snowboarding-in-british-columbia/
About Jesse Huffman
Jesse Huffman is a freelance writer and producer with over a decade of experience in commercial communications, and over 15 years in editorial. His clients include international brands Nike, Google, The North Face, Lego and Burton as well as non-profit organizations The National Wildlife Foundation, Protect Our Winters, Green Patriot Posters and the Bamboo Bike Studio. His stories and reports have been published in The New York Times, Men's Journal, ESPN, Outside, The Christian Science Monitor and National Geographic Adventure, among many other outlets. A native Vermonter, Jesse lived in the Pacific Northwest for ten years, before moving to New York City to earn his Liberal Arts BA from the New School University. Now relocated back in Vermont, Jesse likes to surf, snowboard, skateboard and hang with his family.
For more information, a complete client list, or project estimates, please contact Jesse at jessehuffman@gmail.com.
About Green and Hill
Green and Hill Industries Inc. is the owner of Ross' Gold™, an international super-brand founded by Olympic Gold Medal winner Ross Rebagliati who is a spokesperson for the benefits of medical cannabis, especially as it relates to sports training, injuries, pain management and stress.
The Company sells multiple retail products in North America including a line called Ross' Gold Glass™ which features products including vaporizers, glass smoking products, water pipes, bubblers, and hand pipes, Ross' Gold™ apparel products including t-shirts, jackets, hats and accessories; Ross' Gold™ Kube Gold Grinders, and Ross' Gold™ Vape Pens. The Ross' Gold™ lines are available in over 125 stores across Canada including at the Ross' Gold™ Kelowna flagship store, as well as online.
Ross Rebagliati and Ross' Gold™ have been featured and continue to be featured in the media on television and print including VICE, The Washington Post, USA Today, High Times, NBC, CBC, CNN, Yahoo Sports, Die Welt, CTV, The Toronto Star, The Denver Times, Sports Illustrated, The Pique, Leafly.com, Whistler Question, NORML, Huffington Post, Transworld Snowboarding, The Inertia, The Daily Telegraph, and more. The Company is under a pre-development contract with a major production company for a television series tentatively titled Ross' Gold, and there is a full-length feature film in development.
Ross' Gold™ has instant brand-name recognition, talent and a broad base of cannabis users who have been following its story. It's ever increasing retail shelf space dedicated to its brands is increasing the value of the brand daily, and with full recreational legalization around the corner, Ross' Gold™ will be the number one brand of everything Cannabis.
Corporate: www.rossgold.com
cayman_west
8 years ago
Ross' Gold™ and Rokin To Launch the New Gold Standard in Vape Pens
Launch of the Ross Gold Special Edition Cyclone™ to Take Place at High Times Business Summit in Los Angeles Jan 19th to 20th 2017
LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - January 17, 2017) - Ross' Gold™ is pleased announce that it has entered into an agreement with Rokin LLC to brand and sell Rokin Cyclone™ Ross' Gold Special Limited Edition ™ Vape Pens.
The launch of the Ross' Gold Vape™ will be made at the HIGH TIMES Business Summit in Los Angeles January 19 - 20, focusing on the changes to the industry brought about by recent legalization votes in California and beyond. Please visit Rokin at the Los Angeles Convention center to experience a better way to vape. Visit http://www.hightimesbusiness.com/#high-times-business-summit for more information and registration.
The Rokin Cyclone™ Ross' Gold Special Limited Edition uses Rokin patent pending technology to advance the comfort and healthfulness of our products. Each kit will include 3 sealed leak resistant atomizers featuring a patent pending cooling drip cap that reduces the temperature of the vapor to provide a smoother more satisfying experience. The kits also include a USB wall charger, ego charger, stainless steel dab tool and a silicone container with two compartments.
Daryl Bauer, President of Rokin, commented, "We are excited to have Ross Rebagliati on our team. As a family owned and operated business, we believe that Ross' Gold™ is a great fit as the cannabis industry matures and becomes mainstream. Ross himself promotes a healthy, active lifestyle, and his commitment to his community runs deep, something we believe is valuable to our customers."
Ross Rebagliati, CEO Ross' Gold™, commented, "We are proud to have Rokin as our partner in the United States to help expand the industry on both sides of the border. The new technology that has gone into the Ross' Gold Cyclone™ transcends anything on the market today. Although I cannot come to the USA until granted a waiver because I admitted to consuming cannabis, we are hopeful that the new administration in Washington follows through with their mantra of welcoming foreign investment and creating American jobs."
About Rokin
Rokin, LLC founded in 2016 has taken on the mission to provide our customers with the highest quality, technology driven vaping products available while providing exceptional customer service. We proudly took our name in 2002 from a visit to the Rokin district in Amsterdam where we learned the art of vaping at the local cafes. Our goal is to capture the vaping market with flair by providing the community of users with high value, good looking, and superior performing products at affordable prices every day. As a family owned and operated business, Rokin has matured into a company that can rapidly engineer and modify new and existing products as technology improves. Our initial product has already added several simple solutions driven by user feedback that allowed us to surpass other offerings in the marketplace.
To achieve this high level of quality, our products are rigorously tested by Rokin and multiple consumer focus groups to ensure the products meet our quality standards before any production takes place. After a product is selected and production complete, the product is certified to the latest FCC, CE, and RoHS standards. The FCC and CE certifications are required for all vaping products, but Rokin goes above and beyond to certify our vaping products to the latest RoHS standard, which restricts the use of 6 hazardous materials commonly found in electronic products. Finally, we use an independent quality assurance contractor to test samples of our products at our production facility using Rokin's comprehensive inspection checklist.
Here at Rokin our mantra is, "to treat our customers the way we expect to be treated", which means that your satisfaction with our products are our #1 priority! This is the Rokin family and we want to become part of your family. For more information, please visit http://www.rokinvapes.com
About Ross' Gold
Ross' Gold™ is an international super-brand founded by Olympic Gold Medal winner Ross Rebagliati who serves as a spokesperson for the benefits of medical cannabis in the areas of sports training, injuries, pain management, and stress.
The Company sells multiple retail products in North America including a line called Ross' Gold Glass™ which features products including vaporizers, glass smoking products, water pipes, bubblers, and hand pipes, Ross' Gold™ apparel products including t-shirts, jackets, hats and accessories, Ross' Gold™ Kube Gold Grinders, and Ross' Gold™ Vape Pens. The Ross' Gold™ lines are available in over 125 stores across Canada including at the Ross' Gold™ Kelowna flagship store, as well as online.
Ross Rebagliati and Ross' Gold™ have been featured and continue to be featured in the media on television and print including VICE, The Washington Post, USA Today, High Times, NBC, CBC, CNN, Yahoo Sports, Die Welt, CTV, The Toronto Star, The Denver Times, Sports Illustrated, The Pique, Leafly.com, Whistler Question, NORML, Huffington Post, Transworld Snowboarding, The Inertia, The Daily Telegraph, and more. The Company is under a pre-development contract with a major production company for a television series tentatively titled Ross' Gold, and there is a full-length feature film in development.
Ross' Gold™ has cultivated brand-name recognition, talent, and a broad base of cannabis users who have been following its maturing story. It's ever increasing retail shelf space dedicated to its brands is increasing the value of the brand daily, and with full recreational legalization around the corner, Ross' Gold™ will be the number one brand of everything Cannabis.
Corporate: www.rossgold.com
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