Madeline Martinez | Owner, World Famous Cannabis Cafe

by Windy Borman | Sep 6, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes

Madeline Martinez is the Director Emeritus of Oregon NORML, Co-Founder of the NORML Women’s Alliance, and Owner of the World Famous Cannabis Cafe. Madeline has worked in cannabis activism for twenty years. As Executive Director Emeritus of Oregon NORML, she currently...

Sara Batterby | Founder, The Equity Capital Collective

by Windy Borman | Aug 31, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes

Sara is a startup veteran with 20 years of experience founding and funding companies and honing her expertise in finance and early-stage capital.  She came to Oregon from Silicon Valley where she was a partner in an angel fund for which she built the first,...

Genifer Murray | Psy Naturals

by Windy Borman | Aug 24, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes

With more than ten years in the cannabis industry, Genifer is a pioneer and influential female leader. She was President and Founder of CannLabs, one of the first cannabis testing labs in the U.S.  She was also a founding member of the Women’s CannaBusiness Network;...

2016 Puffragette Guide to Marijuana Legalization

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...

Betty Aldworth | Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)

by Windy Borman | Apr 27, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes

Betty is the Director of Communications & Events for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, the leading psychedelic policy and research organization which is making MDMA-assisted therapy legal and innovating toward a post-prohibition future....