PRØHBTD: Filmmaker Windy Borman Discusses Women in Cannabis

by Windy Borman | Feb 10, 2017 | Mary Janes Blog, Media

Windy Borman knows how to make an entrance. Her debut film The Eyes of Thailand won 10 festival awards and countless accolades profiling Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE), a 200-acre hospital in Thailand that builds prosthetics for elephants injured by landmines....

ABC: Why green is the new gold in California

by Windy Borman | Feb 9, 2017 | Mary Janes Blog, Media

“On November 8th of 2016, when Prop 64 passed legalizing recreational marijuana, I thought this was primarily a victory for people who smoke weed. I realized it was also good news for people who sell weed, and for people who would see their weed convictions...

Women Grow Summit 2017: Looking Back and Looking Forward

by Windy Borman | Feb 1, 2017 | Mary Janes Blog, Notes from the Director

One year ago, we filmed our first interview for MARY JANES: THE WOMEN OF WEED at the 2016 Women Grow Leadership Summit in Denver, CO. Today, we’re editing the feature-length documentary and hope to announce its film festival premiere soon. In the past 12 months...

PRESS RELEASE: Melissa Etheridge Models Female Leadership in the Legal Cannabis Industry

by Windy Borman | Jan 10, 2017 | Mary Janes Blog, Media

Grammy® Award-winning singer-songwriter Etheridge joins the cast of “ganjaprenuers” who appear in “Mary Janes: The Women of Weed”, a groundbreaking documentary about women in the weed business. Denver, CO, January 10, 2016 – DVA Productions has wrapped Production on...

THE KIND: Why a Trump Presidency Means It’s Time for the Pot Industry to Get Political

by Windy Borman | Dec 7, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Media, Notes from the Director

The future of the U.S. cannabis industry has always been uncertain. But is it possible that the cannabis industry has lost its corporate responsibility before it’s really gotten started? On November 8, 2016, eight more states voted to legalize cannabis. California,...