Samantha Smith is a freelance writer, journalist, and cannabis advocate. Currently, she holds the title of Corporate Merchandising and Marketing Communications Manager for The Green Door, a chain of marijuana dispensaries in Michigan. A graduate of Ball State University, Samantha earned her Bachelor's in Journalism with a double minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Advertising. During her time at Ball State, she was a Social Media Management intern for Hope for Women Magazine and an Organizational Development Intern for the University’s Women and Gender Studies Program.