Melany Dobson

Melany Dobson is a leader in the cannabis startup ecosystem, Melany leads product strategy and creative direction for Hudson Hemp and its portfolio of brands, including Treaty.

In Melany’s previous role as executive assistant for Humboldt Brothers, a Northern California based cannabis company, she gained expertise in local regulation and state legislature; and as co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of People Need People, a temporary cannabis labor firm, Melany designed plant-to-product systems, managing more than 40 contracted laborers. Seeking to unite her commitment to climate change and regenerative land management, she worked as a research assistant at Hudson Carbon,  a soil laboratory that studies how organic regenerative farming can maximize carbon capture and restore ecosystems, before joining Hudson Hemp. 

Having grown up nearby on an organic farm, Melany is motivated by the potential of cannabis as the future of food, fuel, fiber and medicine.