Local Hemp Company Plants 250 Trees for Forest Fire Recovery
According to AmericanForest.Org 250 trees can provide the yearly oxygen supply for 125 people.
Sammy’s Woodland Smokes, an LGBTQ owned, smokable CBD hemp company located in The Dalles, OR has planted 250 TREES to restore forests in Oregon, Washington, and California, including those devastated by wildfire.
Pictured: Cole Goodwin, Executive Director of Sammy’s Woodland Smokes and Sammy Dog hanging out at The Dalles Skate Park. Sammy Dog is the inspiration behind Sammy’s Woodland Smokes. Goodwin said Sammy’s love of adventuring in the woods and her hip problems which have been dramatically improved through supplements, including the use of CBD inspired the creation of Sammy’s Woodland Smokes. “Sammy Dog inspires us to live a healthier lifestyle (including being nicotine free) and live close to the land,” said Goodwin.
The trees were planted through Sammy’s Woodland’s tree planting partnership with One Tree Planted, a non-profit organization focused on global reforestation, which brought in donations to plant over 10 million trees in 2020, nearly tripling the number of trees it planted in 2019.
“We did our first tree planting for forest fire recovery in September and this month we have contributed the funds to plant 200 more trees in Oregon,” said Cole Goodwin, Executive Director and part business owner of Sammy’s Woodland.
Every pack of Sammy’s sold contributes to reforestation efforts right here in the Pacific Northwest.
“We couldn’t have planted these trees without the support of our customers and the efforts of One Tree Planted. We want to say thank you to One Tree Planted and to everyone who has supported us and our mission to provide an environmentally friendly, fast-acting CBD alternative to nicotine smoking products,” said Goodwin.
Contributed Photo. Sammy’s Woodland Smokes is hard at work smoking hemp and planting trees.
“250 trees might seem small compared to some big companies that are planting much more than that, but it still makes a big impact on the local level.” 250 mature trees can provide the yearly oxygen supply for 125 people.
“Our brand puts an emphasis on sustainability; we source our hemp from Oregon farmers, the filters in our smokes are 100% biodegradable, and a portion of proceeds from every pack sold go towards planting trees for healthy forests. We’ve made it a priority as a business to not only minimize and offset our carbon footprint, but to also give something back.”
Why Plant Trees?
Analysis shows that over 500,000 acres of Oregon forest cover has disappeared since 2000. That’s an area six times larger than the city of Portland and equal to more than half of Oregon’s designated state forests.
Contributed photo. Oregon is home to many beautiful and iconic trees like Douglas Fir, Oregon White Oak, Ponderosa Pine, Western Red Ceder, Pacific Willow, Oregon Ash, Western Hemlock, Black Cottonwood and Big Leaf Maple.
“Deforestation is a big environmental, social, economic, and public health problem,” said Goodwin. “Trees help clean the air we breathe, filter the water we drink, and provide habitat to over 80% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity. They also provide jobs to over 1.6 billion people worldwide, absorb harmful carbon from the atmosphere, and are key ingredients in 25% of all medicines. In short: we need trees, and if everyone can do their part to plant even a few trees every year, we will be on track to large scale reforestation.”
“We love the outdoors, especially our native forests here in Oregon and Washington, which have seen some really tough fire seasons over the last five years,” said Goodwin.
“We’re proud to be doing our part to make our home states beautiful and keep our forests healthy. These forests are an invaluable asset to our communities and to our planet. And we’re very proud to be partnered with an organization that aids in local and global reforestation efforts.”
“The earth is our home. We’re proud to make taking care of it a priority.”
About Sammy’s Woodland Smokes
Sammy’s Woodland was formed in October of 2020 and started sales in April of 2020. However, starting a smokable CBD hemp company right at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has had its challenges.
Pictured: Shipping out customer’s orders and product samples to stores. SHOP NOW to order.
“It’s been a tough road for us - starting a smokable CBD hemp company right at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic was definitely not part of the plan. We shut down in March because we just weren’t sure whether it was going to work. But we decided to keep going for it. We believe in our product and in our mission and it’s kept us going. So, in May we resumed sales and have kept on hustling every day since. We still have literally no idea what an open market even looks like as a small business. We’ve never operated in a non-pandemic impacted market. But the industry is growing, and we’ve managed to keep smiling and keep our heads above water... Which is pretty good for a business that’s still in its first nine months of sales,” adds Goodwin. “We definitely expect to see more growth both in the number of trees we plant and in profits when we get out this pandemic.”
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Sammy’s are made with love.
“Sammy’s are made with love. We handpicked everything for this product. We chose the exact batch of hemp, which is grown here in Oregon. The papers, which are chemical-additive free, and the filters are biodegradable and don’t look like your average filter. People like that they can just throw their filters in their compost,” said Goodwin.
“We’re really pleased with the sales we’ve had and the feedback we’ve received. Overall it’s been really positive and has enabled us to plant trees right here in Oregon and Washington,” said Goodwin. “A lot of people say our product has helped them quit smoking and vaping nicotine which is amazing- I mean, just even the idea that we can compete with such an addictive product is wild. Others have told us that they like our product because CBD topicals and tinctures don’t work for them but smoking our product does. Smoking hemp allows CBD to enter the bloodstream almost instantly so it’s very fast-acting.”
Sammy’s won’t get you high.
Sammy’s Woodland Smokes won’t get you high as they contain hemp that is high in CBD but contains negligible amounts of THC, which is the compound found in marijuana that results in a ‘high’.
“People really like that they can smoke it and not get high. Our product has less than 0.16% THC in it which is the lowest I’ve seen in U.S. smokable CBD products. People also like that our smokes completely natural hemp and chemical additive free,” said Goodwin.
Sammy’s Woodland Dreams Big
“Our goal is to plant 1 Billion Trees,” Goodwin laughed. “I don’t know; it’s quite a lot, really, but 250 is a good start. What can I say? We want to have a positive impact on our community and the world, so we might as well dream big.”
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Or Online at
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