Ras Kaya Paul

Ras Kaya Paul is the owner and operator of the legacy brand PacificNwRoots, one of the most respected brand names in the industry, which is world-renowned for regenerative farming, advanced breeding, and the highest-grade hash. While Kaya has been in the weed game since 1995, the brand was established back in 2010 just as the Washington medical market was getting started. Kaya was born and raised on the Kitsap Peninsula just outside of Seattle and started working with the plant as a closet grower and smuggler in the mid-90s while attending college up near the Canadian border. He grew his passion and knowledge into a successful growing and breeding enterprise, pioneering some of the first brick-mortar collectives in Washington and developing genetics that are now known and grown across the world. He has partnered with seed banks in Paris, Thailand, Canada, Spain, and South Africa. The Roots flagship strain ‘Kaya’s Koffee’ has won numerous competitions over the past decade, along with his unique cultivars in flower and hash. A pioneer and leading figure in the blossoming hash market, Kaya has been ahead of the curve for decades. His designs and business modelings are proven and have grossed millions in the Washington rec market where his brand has been top dog when it comes to solventless hash for 5 years running.