502 Hemp | 812 Hemp
Dee Dee Taylor was born in Middletown, Ohio. She graduated from Lebanon High School and attended The College of Mount St. Joseph. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Paralegal Studies and had an exemplary career in Ohio and Kentucky as a paralegal/office manager. She became a permanent resident to Middletown, Kentucky in 2010 to be with her now husband, John Taylor and his daughter (now her daughter as well). Her family jokes about how she left Middletown only to still live in Middletown.
Her husband, John, suffers from Grand Mal seizures. The pharmaceutical drugs he was taking to control the debilitating episodes were not working and their negative side effects were taking a toll on his health. Dee Dee urged John to find a natural alternative, which led to a discovery that would be life-changing for both of their careers. John traveled west to learn about CBD oils and learned how to make them. Once he began using the products, his seizures stopped for 5 years and he has only had 8 seizures in the last 13 years. In 2014, when Kentucky started their Hemp Pilot program, John and his business partner were the first to be licensed as processors. They’ve since been in business making quality, safe products with Kentucky Hemp.
Dee Dee owns 502 Hemp Wellness Center, Louisville’s premier hemp boutique and recently opened 812 Hemp in Clarksville, IN. Dee Dee is excited to grow into Southern Indiana and offer her expertise to the local community with safe, quality, reliable products.
502 Hemp was recognized as a runner up for the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award for Ethics in 2023. In 2022, 502 Hemp won Business of the Year and the 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award by the Prospect Chamber. 502 Hemp also won the 2022 Leo’ Reader’s Choice award for Best CBD Oil and the Best of the Best from the Courier Journal.
In 2021 Leo Reader’s Choice award for Best Place to Buy CBD and Best of the Best from the Courier Journal. 502 Hemp also won the 2020 Leo Reader’s Choice Award for Best CBD Oil and Best CBD oil and 2019 Leo Reader’s Choice award for Best Place to Buy CBD oil, Best CBD Oil and Best New Store/Business in Louisville. 502 Hemp was chosen as the 2021 and 2020 Neighborhood Favorite in Nextdoor.
502 Hemp is also the Official Hemp/CBD Product Partner for the Kentucky Derby Festival for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Dee Dee is honored to be in this industry of helping others with cannabis products. She proudly claims, whether you are in Louisville or Clarksville, we have you covered in both the Ville’s and everywhere else in between!
