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;...

Mitzi Vaughn | Shareholder, Karr Tuttle Campbell

by Windy Borman | Aug 13, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes

Mitzi Vaughn is a shareholder at Karr Tuttle Campbell in Seattle, Washington. She represents cannabis clients in matters of regulatory compliance, corporate transactions, and intellectual property. She was a founding board member of the International Cannabis Bar...

Karen O’Keefe | Director of States Policies, Marijuana Policy Project

by Windy Borman | Aug 10, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes

Karen O’Keefe manages grassroots and direct lobbying efforts in state legislatures for the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States — the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). Karen and her team played a key role in the passage of the only two...

Jill Brzezicki | Mountain Meadow Farms

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...

What is The “Male Gaze”?

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...