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The Empress State: Women of the East Coast Cannabis Industry
The women of New York’s cannabis community have indelibly shaped the direction of the movement and industry. Meet the ganja goddesses who’ve laid the framework for legal...
Cannabis Industry Has Equity Opportunity but Women in Weed Still Face Challenges
Even as more women enter a maturing cannabis industry, the percentage of women in executive roles has tumbled, and when it comes to starting a business, women entrepreneurs — especially women of...
Marijuana Businesses Could Be Listed On Stock Exchanges And Access Financial Services Under New Bipartisan Bill
State-legal marijuana businesses would be able to be listed on national stock exchanges and access key financial services under a bipartisan congressional bill that was filed on Thursday. The...
POLITICS
Marijuana Coalition Launches New Campaign Backing Cannabis Banking Reform To Promote Equity A coalition of marijuana advocacy groups has launched a campaign meant to promote education about the need...
Medgar Evers College Poised to Grow Cannabis Minor Program
Just a few years ago, it was little more than an idea. Today, now that recreational cannabis has been legalized in New York State. it’s a reality: A Cannabis Minor Degree Program is up and running...
Women Grow Pavilion Proves To Be A Big Hit
The Women Grow Pavilion at the recent CWCB conference in New York City proved to be a big hit. Located in the back corner of the hall it looked as if the group wasn’t given the best location, but...
The Challenges Facing Women and POC Founders in Cannabis
Chanda Macias, CEO of Women Grow, talks diversity and inclusion in marijuana with Adweek… Read...
How To Align Medical Marijuana Strains With Specific Conditions: Learn From Dr. Chanda Macias, Scientist, Researcher And Cannabis Pioneer
Dr. Chanda Macias is a trailblazer in the legal cannabis industry many times over. In 2015 she became the country’s first woman of color medical cannabis operator as CEO of National...
Dr. Chanda Macias on Empowering the Next Generation of Women in Cannabis
Dr. Chanda Macias, PhD, is a true cannabis pioneer: having spent years in biomedical research and developing her knowledge of medical marijuana, in 2015 she became the country’s first Black...
Press Releases
Tremaine Wright, Chair New York State Cannabis Control Board to Provide Licensing Update at CWCBExpo New York, June 2-4
Leading B2B Cannabis & Hemp Event is Industry Classroom with Roundtable Discussions, Headline Speakers, Master Workshop, Exhibit Floor Features, and Ample Business-Building and Networking...
Benzinga And Women Grow Join Forces To Broaden Financial Opportunities For Women-Led Cannabis Compani
CHICAGO, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Benzinga, a financial news, technology, and events company, is partnering with advocacy organization Women Grow, which connects, educates, inspires, and...
Industry News
Want To Work In Weed? Here Are The Women In Cannabis Study’s Most Compelling Findings
As the legal cannabis industry grows, the rate at which women are entering the industry is now declining. Women held 37% of executive-level roles in 2017, when Marijuana Business Daily released...
Opinion: 4 ways to empower women in the marijuana industry
The number of women working in the cannabis industry is on the decline. We see evidence of this in reports presented by MJBizDaily, the Women in Cannabis Study and Vangst in...