by Windy Borman | Apr 13, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes
In 2009, Karin Lazarus took home the grand prize in the TuttiFoodie-Scharffen Berger Chocolate Adventure Contest for her Chocolate-Filled Pandan Dumplings and used the prize money to start Sweet Mary Jane. Her approach to cooking with medical marijuana emphasizes the...
by Windy Borman | Apr 6, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes
Dr. Daniela Vergara is an evolutionary biologist, data analyst, educator, scientific writer, and public speaker. In addition to her multiple publications, she founded and directs a non-profit organization, the Agricultural Genomics Foundation (AGF;...
by Windy Borman | Mar 30, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes
Amanda Reiman is the Founder of Personal Plants, a DIY earth medicine kit and e-learning platform. She is also the VP of Community Development for Flow Cannabis Company, a distributor and manufacturer in Mendocino County, CA. Dr. Reiman is on the Board of the...
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...