by Katy Ibsen | Mar 12, 2020 | Women
Dahlia Mertens, creator of Mary Jane Medicinals lives a life we want. She’s perched up on Colorado’s Western Slope, yet nestled comfortably in the small mountain town of Telluride. She is a dog lover extraordinaire, and she is a thriving entrepreneur who has created...
by Luna Reyna | Feb 26, 2020 | Women
As Black History Month comes to a close we honor some of the Black women in the industry that we admire most. Black women are making their impact in the cannabis industry just as they have in every other social movement — advocating for equality and creating business...
by Katy Ibsen | Feb 19, 2020 | Women
Tina Gordon is a Northern California cannabis cultivator in southern Humboldt County. A former music industry guru and current documentary filmmaker, Gordon transitioned from city life to the sweet solitude of mountain life in 2007 after taking over a 40-acre stretch...
by Katy Ibsen | Jan 14, 2020 | Women
Yvonne Perez Emerson is the founder of Make and Mary, a plant medicine brand focusing on the connection between creativity and cannabis. Emerson’s background is as a graphic designer, with more than three decades in the industry. She also started a nonprofit in...
by Katy Ibsen | Jan 10, 2020 | Women
In late 2014, Christine Smith’s curiosity for incorporating cannabis into her wellness routine led her to launch Grön, a line of environmentally conscientious hemp-infused confections. She was looking for something that could help with her anxiety, stress, and the...
by Barbara Platts | Nov 7, 2019 | Women
Mennlay Golokeh Aggrey is no stranger to the challenges that women — particularly women of color — face within the marijuana industry. The 35-year-old cannabis creative started working with marijuana in 2005 in Humboldt County, California. At the time, Aggrey says,...
