When Stormy Simon began as a temp at Overstock.com in 2001, she probably didn’t think she’d rise to become president of the ecommerce company — let alone step down from that position to advocate for cannabis 15 years later. At the time, she was a single mother coming off of welfare who needed a temporary job for a few months before going back to school. Admittedly, Simon wasn’t excited about the opportunity, as it was more of a means to an end. But over the course of the next few months, she dove head first into the world of ecommerce without ever having even shopped online before.
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