The Founder’s Story

The Weed Exchange was created by Michael Ferguson Valenzuela, a former Downtown Los Angeles real estate broker born with deformities in his feet and knees that caused severe physical and emotional pain from childhood and into his adult life. After decades of crippling pain, Michael found that cannabis helped him cope with the debilitating pain.

In 2016, at the age of 42, Michael underwent two separate surgical procedures that were supposed to improve his condition but instead resulted in debilitating arthrofibrosis in one of his knees. Consequently, it became too painful for him to walk the daily amount his work would require, forcing him to seek a new career

Online marketing being one of Michael’s many strengths, he decided to build this online resource and pivot away from marketing real estate online to marketing for cannabis companies online.

And so, The Weed Exchange, was born.

The Weed Exchange serves to help anyone suffering from a condition that cannabis can possibly treat find cannabis solutions and providers as quickly and as conveniently as possible. Likewise, The Weed Exchange provides cannabis businesses a more affordable way to connect with cannabis users.

Add or claim a listing for free on The Weed Exchange if you manage a cannabis dispensary or delivery service that you would like to appear or update on the site.

Basic facts about Michael: