Elise McDonough is a sixteen year veteran of the cannabis industry and movement, with top-level experience as a content creator, marketing consultant, PR specialist and event coordinator.

McDonough authored "The Bong Appétit Cookbook," and the bestselling "High Times Cannabis Cookbook." McDonough was the first-ever Edibles Editor at the legacy publication High Times. She's served as a Product Specialist for Leafly and founded her Convivial Consulting firm in order to advise brands. Currently, Elise is a Brand Manager at CannaCraft, California's largest cannabis manufacturer.