Kiva Confections and the Kiva Cares Project aim to establish a new industry standard to prevent cannabis waste, offer quality cannabis products to those who need them most, and compel and urge other cannabis brands across the country to follow suit. Founded by longtime Kiva employee and current Quality and Compliance Manager, Erika Osueke, The Kiva Cares Project was created after learning how much cannabis product is wasted each year due to packaging defects or being under or over potency – despite being high quality products that are viable for use. Kiva believes these cannabis edibles can – and will – make a profound difference to medical consumers who lack access and affordability.
The Kiva Cares Project is a first to market program that is pledging to donate over 70K edibles to California medical patients, providing essential cannabis medicine to those who need it most. The corporate commitment and full service donation program will offer all Kiva Confections Out of Spec product and product with less than 30 days till BBD date/COA expiration date to California Medical patients free of charge.
The Kiva Cares Project has been made possible at this size & scale via integral partnerships with a growing network of organizations including Weed for Warriors, Sweetleaf Collective, Americans for Safe Access, Los Angeles NORML, and ReCompass, who will work with select California dispensaries to distribute the product to those in need on an ongoing basis. Anresco Laboratories and SC Labs are also participating laboratories donating their testing services to the cause.
“The cannabis industry has the power and potential to serve public health in a way that is both unique and revolutionary,” said Osueke. “We are only scratching the surface of scaling the kind of life-changing impact cannabis can have for those consumers who need it most.”
