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...
by Windy Borman | Jun 30, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Notes from the Director, Notes from the Field
Oakland, California hosted the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) Business Summit and Expo last week, and we were there to document it for “Mary Janes: The Women of Weed”. I was thrilled to return to the Bay Area for a few days. I lived in the...
by Windy Borman | Jun 6, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Notes from the Director
I get asked this a lot: “Why produce a Film about WOMEN in Cannabis?” My snarky answer is: “Why Not?” Sometimes that does the trick, but other times the Querent needs a list of reasons why women are important in cannabis. To wit, here are my...
by Windy Borman | May 23, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Notes from the Director, Notes from the Field
On May 15th, social activists from around the US converged in Denver for the Go G.R.E.E.N.E. Cannabis Diversity Summit. “Mary Janes: The Women of Weed” was there to capture the amazing energy of the speakers and the audience, who united around one goal:...
by Windy Borman | Feb 5, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Notes from the Director, Notes from the Field
Imagine you’re in an auditorium full of 1,200 women united around the same cause. You hear excitement in everyone’s voice. Your skin tingles with anticipation. As the lights dim, one of the Founding Mothers takes the stage and you know you’re in for a wild ride. The...
by Windy Borman | Feb 2, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Notes from the Director
Puffragette (pronounced “Puff-rah-jet”) is a combination of Pot and Suffragette. Pot is a nickname for marijuana. A Suffragette is a woman who worked to get voting rights for women in the past when women were not allowed to vote. Pot + Suffragette = Puffragette By...