David Loop

David Loop joined Planet 13 in June 2024 upon its acquisition of VidaCann. Mr. Loop has spent his entire career in the horticulture industry, beginning with Loop’s Nursery & Greenhouses in 1980. Founded in 1949, Loop’s Nursery used environmentally friendly, best management practices to become the largest supplier of potted plants to the supermarket industry in the southeast. Taking over as CEO in 1983, Mr. Loop became an industry leader through the introduction of new varieties and production techniques, growing Loop’s Nursery into one of the top 100 greenhouse facilities in the US. Mr. Loop was instrumental in the founding of VidaCann in 2017 by gaining one of the first medical cannabis licenses in the state of Florida and paving the way for greenhouse grown cannabis practices. Mr. Loop currently sits on the Board of Directors for Aris Horticulture, the Advisory Board of North Florida Farm Credit, and is a member of the Jacksonville Civic Council. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from North Carolina State University.