Medium: Queens of Cannabis

Medium: Queens of Cannabis

Jul 8, 2015

Hupp is the Founder and Executive Director of Women Grow, an enterprise that “connects, educates, and empowers” women & men in the cannabis industry. She wants to help women launch successful marijuana-related businesses. Hupp works towards this goal through setting up regular events throughout the U.S., as well as providing online resources.

The Cannabist: Why women in the weed industry need to make their mark now

The Cannabist: Why women in the weed industry need to make their mark now

Jun 9, 2015

“If we don’t start trying to shift the dialogue now about what that means to have women represented in this kind in an equitable manner … we need to start these conversations now so we can in fact build a better kind of industry,” Betty Aldworth, executive director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, said on a recent episode of The Cannabist Show.

The Women of Weed: 3 Innovative Female Entrepreneurs of the Marijuana Industry

The Women of Weed: 3 Innovative Female Entrepreneurs of the Marijuana Industry

Jun 4, 2015

From software companies to large grow facilities, women are represented in leadership positions in the cannabis industry like no other, Hupp and West say. “Cannabis has more female entrepreneurs because it’s nascent,” says West, who is also the founder of cannabis-friendly events company Edible Events Co.