At a glance
Blue Sage THC is a woman-owned Ventura cannabis topical company founded by Tawnia Sodergren with business partner Torane Phelps. The licensed California brand centers on one small-batch, full-spectrum topical cream in three scents, sold through dispensaries statewide. Its origin reaches back to a Central Coast patient collective before adult-use legalization.
Tawnia Sodergren and Torane Phelps
Sodergren is an artist, yoga teacher and herbal-product maker who baked for dispensaries and developed skincare during California’s Proposition 215 era. After a 2014 back injury, she began adding full-spectrum cannabis oil to a cream she already made and shared early batches with patients in her community.
She met Phelps in 2016 and the pair developed Blue Sage into a licensed company. Sodergren serves as founder and CEO; Phelps, who has experience in event production, design, marketing and communications, is cofounder and CFO. The business operates under West Beach Collective LLC in Ventura and says it offers employee profit-sharing and donates a share of annual profits.
The cream and its ingredients
The base combines shea butter, cocoa butter, hempseed oil, coconut oil, jojoba oil and vitamin E. Jojoba is infused with comfrey, calendula and helichrysum, while full-spectrum cannabis oil supplies the regulated cannabinoid ingredient. The company says its cannabis comes from pesticide-free regenerative California farms and that each product has a certificate of analysis.
The published formula is free of petroleum, parabens, glycerin, dyes and alcohol and is not animal-tested. Those ingredient and sourcing statements are company claims; the batch COA can verify cannabinoids and screened contaminants but does not independently certify every sustainability claim.
Original, Orange Chai and Citrus Cedar
Original uses lavender and peppermint. Orange Chai combines chai botanicals with neroli from orange blossom. Citrus Cedar combines citrus, cedar and rosemary. The base formula is consistent across the three scents, while essential-oil ingredients change.
Consumers with fragrance sensitivities or allergies should review the full label. “Natural” does not mean non-allergenic, and essential oils can irritate some skin. The product is a topical cannabis cosmetic/wellness item, not a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment.
Awards and a corrected medal record
California State Fair records show that Blue Sage’s Topical Healing Cream won silver in Wellness: Topicals in 2024. Citrus Cedar then received a gold medal in the 2025 competition, corroborated by the judging partner Budist and contemporary award coverage.
The brand’s homepage currently labels both 2024 and 2025 badges as gold, while its own About page correctly calls 2024 silver. This profile follows the competition’s official 2024 results rather than repeating the homepage typo.
Claims that require caution
The company markets the cream for pain, inflammation and rapid relief and says ordinary use is non-intoxicating. Customer testimonials mention surgical recovery, psoriasis and scars. Those are not controlled clinical findings. The website also says users “will not test positive for THC,” a guarantee this profile does not repeat; testing exposure and policies vary, and no cannabis brand can control every test or use condition.
Stores and footprint
Blue Sage maintains a live retailer list across Southern, Central and Northern California. Listed partners include The Artist Tree, Sespe Creek, Green Qween, Megan’s Organic Market, The Green Cross, Jane Dispensary and other licensed stores. It does not present a Blue Sage-owned dispensary or direct interstate THC shipping operation.
Planned products
The company says it is developing massage oils, transdermal patches, roll-ons, salves and related topicals. Those are roadmap items, not confirmed current shelf products, until they appear in the licensed catalog.
The High Rise read
Blue Sage has an unusually teachable small-brand story: two named founders, a 2014 prototype, 2016 partnership, disclosed ingredients, a focused three-scent line, statewide stockists and consecutive State Fair medals. The page is strongest when it also corrects the medal typo and separates personal testimonials from evidence.