by Windy Borman | Jul 27, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes
Jill Brzezicki is a degreed and published scientist with 15 years experience in research and analytical analysis. With a background in chemistry and a master’s degree in toxicology, she has developed methods for characterizing properties of environmental contaminants...
by Windy Borman | Jul 25, 2016 | 2016 Marijuana Campaigns, Mary Janes Blog, Notes from the Director
“2016 is a record year for marijuana drug policy reform,” observes Karen O’Keefe, Director of State Policies for Marijuana Policy Project. When we sat down with her last week, O’Keefe shared that as of July 2016, there are 25 states that allow medical marijuana, and...
by Windy Borman | Jul 20, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes
Giadha A. DeCarcer is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of New Frontier Data, the premier data, analytics, and technology firm specializing in the global cannabis industry, delivering solutions that enable investors, operators, advertisers, brands, researchers,...
by Windy Borman | Jul 18, 2016 | Featured Article, Mary Janes Blog, Notes from the Director
The concept of the “Male Gaze” was first developed by feminist film critic Laura Mulvey in her 1975 essay entitled “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema”. “The Male Gaze” is the way visual arts depict the world and women from a...
by Windy Borman | Jul 13, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes
Laila R. Makled is the VP of Operations at Breeze Distro, a house of brands based in Oakland, CA* that uplifts and resonates within Black and Brown communities while building inclusive supply chains to ensure participation from underrepresented groups in the cannabis...
by Windy Borman | Jul 11, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Notes from the Director, Reasons We Need a film about Women in Cannabis
Recently, Weediquette ran it’s “Mary Janes” episode, which featured the women who are building the foundation of the cannabis industry–like our amazing Puffragettes Jane West, Jazmin Hupp, Julianna Carella and Sabrina Fendrick–and gave them a national...