Laila Makled | National Cannabis Festival

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

Laila R. Makled is the VP of Operations at Breeze Distro, a house of brands based in Oakland, CA* that uplifts and resonates within Black and Brown communities while building inclusive supply chains to ensure participation from underrepresented groups in the cannabis...

“Weediquette”, Gender Parity, and the Puffragette Movement

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...

Notes From the Field: California Film Shoots

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...

Jill Lamoureux | CEO, SprkLabs

by Windy Borman | Jun 29, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Nominate A Puffragette

Jill Lamoureux is a nationally recognized cannabis best practice expert in Colorado with extensive experience in cultivation, manufacturing and distribution. Jill was the only industry representative to serve on both the Colorado Department of Public Health and...

Taylor West | Sr. Communications Director, COHNNABIS

by Windy Borman | Jun 15, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes

Taylor West is senior communications director at COHNNABIS, the cannabis-focused “agency within an agency” of COHN, one of Denver’s top 10 marketing, PR, and digital agencies. She has spent more than 15 years in communications and leadership positions in the...