A sophisticated digital platform was missing from the world of cannabis publishing, so Derek Riedle and his wife decided to create one.
Riedle is the CEO and founder of Civilized, a news and entertainment site that centers on cannabis culture. A "PR guy by training," Riedle worked in communications and developed shows for Canadian TV before creating the site in September 2015.
He can remember the night that he came up with the idea for Civilized.
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