Josh Kesselman

ABOUT JOSH KESSELMAN

Entrepreneur known as the founder of RAW Rolling Papers. Around 2008, his product became popular in the hip-hop world. Wiz Khalifa dedicated a song to the brand, titled "Raw." He has amassed more than 1.8 million followers on his rawkandrolling TikTok account.

As a child, he collected rolling papers. During his college years, he posted his collection online. He traded rolling papers with collectors in Europe.

In 1993, he started a small retails shop named Knuckleheads in Gainesville, Florida. He imported specialty rolling papers from Europe. He started his own company in 1995.

He was raised by his grandfather, a World War II veteran. His father was a sweater maker, who did magic tricks during the holidays.

He and Krista Whitley are both entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry.