Young entrepreneur launches, expands cannabis packaging company

<p><span data-contrast="auto">Barbara Fox planned on becoming a doctor, but then the cannabis industry came calling.</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">In 2016, when Fox was 20 years old and still in college, majoring in biology and public health at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, her plan was to go to medical school.</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">But her father and brother needed help coming up with packaging for their Nevada medical marijuana cultivation business, so Fox chipped in, and the Cannabiz Supply Co was born.</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Today, the company generates millions of dollars annually, and has a second office in Oklahoma. Fox will share how she got there, including:</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Identifying the opportunity</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Educating herself about packaging, accounting, and other skills necessary to succeed</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Expanding into new markets</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Creating new product lines</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">  </span></p> <p><strong>Who is Barbara Fox?</strong></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Barbara Fox is the co-founder and operations director of CannaBiz Supply, a Nevada-based company that bills itself as a one-stop shop for cannabis packaging. Before launching CannaBiz Supply, Fox was in college majoring in biology and health policy and planned to attend medical school. But her father and brother asked her to help them come up with packaging solutions for their own Nevada can