Joel Stanley
Entrepreneur and biotech CEO best known as co-founder of Charlotte's Web who pioneered high-CBD cannabis for pediatric epilepsy and now leads AJNA BioSciences developing FDA-path botanical drugs from cannabinoids and psychedelics.
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Feb 23, 2026 • 2h 3min
Lessons from Joel Stanley on Charlotte's Web
Joel Stanley, entrepreneur and biotech CEO who co-founded Charlotte's Web and now leads AJNA BioSciences. He recounts early Colorado medical cannabis battles and federal raids. He describes breeding high-CBD strains, Charlotte’s rapid seizure improvement, the media surge that changed policy, and the shift from supplements to FDA‑path botanical drugs including psilocybin work.
