Women In Cannabis

This article by Taylor Mclamb was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. “Is it better today for women entrepreneurs?”  That’s a question that both Wanda James and Lisa Tsou are familiar with. As reputable business women...

Article via ConfidentCannabis. Stephanie Hua is the founder and chief confectioner behind Mellows, a low-dose marshmallow edibles brand that is fortunate to be able to continue working in cannabis right now as an essential service. Although she admits, it’s been a challenge to balance...

By Confident Cannabis, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Women like Julie Widmer are determined to build something new in the edgy and scary world of cannabis because they are such strong creatures, she insists, who won’t retreat from doing the hard work. Although Julie wasn’t...

By Javier Hasse and Natan Ponieman. Vertically-integrated seed-to-sale cannabis company Vertical Brands recently announced the appointment of Cynthia Cleveland as its new president. Benzinga had a conversation with Cleveland, in which she discussed the past, present and future for women of high-...

Akerna Corp (NASDAQ: KERN), a newly public cannabis compliance tech firm, announced last week that a Silicon Valley executive joined the company: Nina Simosko, a former executive at SAP SE (NYSE: SAP), was appointed as Akerna's chief revenue officer. As CRO, Simosko will...

By Jessica Steinberg. Common statistics about women in the cannabis industry have been regurgitated like a mama bird feeding her nestlings – from the decreasing number of women in executive level positions to the lack of investment going to female founders. Whilst important to emphasize, who...

Not long ago, the cannabis industry could take pride in the higher-than-usual percentage of C-suite positions occupied by women, with roughly 1-in-3 of these posts held by a woman. This number plummeted in just a couple of years, however, dropping from 36 percent in 2015 to 27 percent in 2017...

The emergence of the cannabis industry coincided with a societal trend of empowering women. Combined with the more liberal environment that dominates the industry, it’s easy to understand why cannabis represents an industry were more women are getting involved and more women have...

Amy Margolis has been practicing law for more than 15 years. She's the founder of the Oregon Cannabis Association and advises businesses and investors on capital deployment issues, multijurisdictional growth, public offerings and corporate development. Not long ago, Margolis opened The Commune...

“Wonder Women Of Weed” is a show co-hosted by Javier Hasse and Adelia Carrillo, featuring accomplished female leaders in the cannabis industry. #WWoW is brought to you by a collaborative effort that includes Benzinga, Industry Power Women and Direct Cannabis...

AxisWire, a Cannabis-focused PR tech-suite provider, and Green Market Report on Monday issued their 2018 Cannabis Trend Report, highlighting the most relevant tendencies in the marijuana industry. This year has seen major news items in the sector, ranging from the FDA’s approval of GW...

"Wonder Women Of Weed" is a bi-monthly show and column featuring accomplished female leaders in the cannabis industry, brought to you by a collaborative effort that includes Benzinga, Industry Power Women and Direct Cannabis Network. This week, we present CannaRegs...

"Wonder Women Of Weed" is a bi-monthly show and column featuring accomplished female leaders in the cannabis industry, brought from a collaborative effort that includes Benzinga, Industry Power Women and Direct Cannabis Network. This week, we’re presenting activist and...

Wonder Women Of Weed is a weekly column featuring accomplished female leaders in the cannabis industry. This week, we’re presenting Sara Gullickson, CEO and founder of DispensaryPermits.com, a national agency that has become one of the longest-standing firms in the...

Wonder Women Of Weed is a weekly column featuring accomplished female leaders in the cannabis industry. Yvonne DeLaRosa Green, a TV and film actress turned marijuana entrepreneur, was the first to obtain a cannabis business license in Los Angeles. Yvonne DeLaRosa asked if I'm familiar with the...