ABOUT US
What is Cannaspeaks?
Cannaspeaks is the only boutique language agency working exclusively in cannabis. Not as a specialism alongside other sectors — cannabis is the only thing we do.
That focus matters because cannabis content isn’t generic. Terminology varies by market and regulatory context. A claim that’s legally sound in one country can create problems in another. A word that works in medical documentation doesn’t belong in consumer packaging. Getting this right requires knowing the industry, not just the language.
Every project we take on builds on the last. Glossaries, regulatory awareness and sector knowledge accumulate over time. That’s what you’re accessing when you work with us.
Our values
01 PRECISION OVER SPEED
Cannabis content has consequences. A terminology error in a regulatory submission, a mistranslated claim on packaging, an inconsistency across a multilingual website — these aren’t small problems. Every delivery goes through a structured review process before it leaves us.
02 YOUR DEAL WITH ONE PERSON
Rocío manages every project from brief to delivery. No account managers, no relay of information between you and the person doing the work. If something needs clarifying, you ask her directly. If something needs adjusting, it gets adjusted.
03 CANNABIS IS THE ONLY FOCUS
We don’t translate legal documents one week and tourism content the next. Cannabis is the only sector we work in. That means every project — yours included — makes us better at the next one.
ABOUT ROCÍO
Rocío del Amo has been a professional translator since 2008. When she began working with cannabis clients, she noticed something consistent: companies entering new markets were relying on generalist agencies that didn’t understand the sector. Terminology was inconsistent. Regulatory nuance was missed. Content that worked in one market created problems in another.
She founded Cannaspeaks in 2021 to fill that gap — not as a side specialisation, but as the entire focus.
Since then, she has combined her linguistic background with deliberate, sustained training in cannabis: cultivation, extractions, regulations, medical applications, business operations. Not to become a cannabis expert in every sense, but to develop the sector knowledge that makes linguistic decisions accurate.
She is a professional member of ASETRAD and based in Salamanca, Spain.
She manages every Cannaspeaks project directly — from first contact through to delivery.
THE SECTOR KNOWLEDGE BEHIND EVERY PROJECT
Linguistic Education
Universidad de Salamanca
BA+MA in English Studies
2001 – 2005
Universitè d’Orlèans
Erasmus – Linguistics
2005 – 2006
Universidad de Salamanca
MA in Advanced Studies in Linguistics and Certificate of Proficiency in Academic Research
Master’s Dissertation: “Language and Identity”. Exploring the relationships between these two concepts from an individual, gender, social and online perspective
2005-2008
Universidad de Salamanca
MA in Translation and Intercultural Mediation
Master’s Dissertation: “Translation in the Wine Sector”. Exploring the nature and challenges of specialized translation
2016-2017
Translator and proofreader
European Commission
July 2017 – August 2017
Brussels
Cannabis Education
CannaReps
- Cannabis Sommelier Level 1 (2022)
Educanna
- Introduction to Cannabis (2020)
- Advanced Cannabis Growing (2020)
- Cannabis Extractions 1 (2022)
Trichome Institute
- Cannabis for All (2021)
- Cannabis Consultant Training (2021)
- Professional Interpening (2021)
- Extractions & Concentrates Fundamentals (2021)
- Cooking with cannabis (2022)
Cannabis Training University
- How to Grow Cannabis (2021)
- Cannabis Cooking & Extractions (2021)
- Cannabis Laws & Regulations (2021)
- Budtending (2021)
- Cannabis Dispensary Operations (2021)
- Cannabis Delivery Service Operations (2021)
- Cannabis as Medicine (2021)
- Cannabis Business Training (2021)
- Cannabis Careers (2021)
- CTU Master Certificate Program (2021)
- Cannabis Expert (2022)
- Marijuana 101 (2022)
- Cannabis Growing Pro (2022)
- Cannabis Cooking Pro (2022)
- Cannabis Dispensary Pro (2022)
- Cannabis Extraction Pro (2022)
- Cannabis Business Pro (2022)
- Cannabis Budtender (2022)
THC University
- Introduction to CBD (2021)
- Terpenes: The Healing Link between Essential Oils and Cannabis (2021)
- Budtender Basics Certification (2022)
- Washington Safety and Regulations Certification (2022)
- Colorado Safety and Regulations Certification (2022)
- Marijuana 101 Certification (2022)
- Horticulture Specialist Certification (2022)
- Cannabis Business Certification (2022)
- Grow Basics Certification (2022)
Ready to get started?
If you’re expanding into new markets and need someone who understands both the language and the sector, get in touch. Tell us about your project and we’ll take it from there.
Want to work with us?
Are you an experienced freelance translator who specialises in the cannabis industry? We’re always looking for reliable professionals to add to our team. Get in touch with details of your experience and expertise.