Jacob Plowden is a graduate of CUNY Baruch College and started in drug policy with Students for Sensible Drug Policy in 2015. He has organized events around understanding harm reduction with a hands-on approach through education about the economic effects of the War on Drugs.

He is also a co-founder and Deputy Director of Cannabis Cultural Association (C). CannaCultural is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in New York City that helps marginalized and underrepresented communities engage in legal cannabis industry opportunities, emphasizing criminal justice reform, access to medical cannabis, and adult use legalization.