The People
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - JOHN DUGAS
About me: Hello World! My name is John and I am from St. Paul, MN. I pursued my degree in Molecular & Cellular Biology at Colorado College after a once promising hockey career was marred by various hip and spinal operations. During my time in Colorado, I developed relationships with some of the top manufacturers and honed my scientific understanding in the classroom. As a fourth generation entrepreneur, I remain inspired by the lessons I've learned from my family over the years. Superior Molecular became an idea late in 2017 when there was a clear need for extractors in the industrial hemp space and since then we've never looked back. In my free time I enjoy getting out for delicious food in the Twin Cities and playing golf with my friends and snuggling my cat buttons.
Favorite thing about working at Superior Molecular: My favorite thing about working here is all of the different people we've gotten to work with, from the farmers to the brewers.
Favorite TV Show: Real Time with Bill Maher, The Sopranos, Better Call Saul
Thomas Thorpe - Executive Vice President
About Me: Hello my name is Thomas, I graduated from Hopkins High School before attending University of Wisconsin-River Falls. After a few years of Business and Econ classes, I dove head first into pursuing a hands on learning experience in the extraction and infusion of Cannabinoids. In the Pacific Northwest I once got hired by a company and was immediately in charge of the harvest, drying and curing of thousands of pounds before being promoted to Lab Director to process a % of the harvest. I then took my hands on experience from years to start my own processing and consulting company to build my portfolio of experience with extraction and infusion before returning home to Minnesota. My drive for over 10 years in cannabis education has always been to understand how this plant interacts with our bodies and how it can further improve the quality of peoples life in the recreational and medical uses. I have always enjoyed creating small batch, craft quality concentrates and edibles and am so excited to share what Superior Molecular, Granny's Edibles and Doc Dabs have to share with the Minnesota Cannabis Community.
Favorite thing about working at Superior Molecular: Terps & Pretzels
Fun Fact: I love smoking hemp pre rolls while taking long walks on the beach - lol.