In 525,600 minutes, how do you measure a year in New York cannabis? Advocate Annette Fernandez reflects on the strides made - and still needing to evolve - for social equity, women-owned brands, and investment in the space.
From scientists and healthcare professionals to academics, activists, artists and politicians, here are 28 Black thought leaders - past and present - who've been shaping American drug policy, cannabis, and psychedelics.
Puff puff pass and press play on these tracks. Lily Chehrazi, founder of the innovative sustainable fashion brand Togetherland, delves into her inner nature for this Weedsday Playlist. Her picks include hits by Four Tet, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Boards of Canada.
One of New York's leading housing, human rights and cannabis advocates, Pilar DeJesus is a truth-teller known as La Problema. She opened up about her lifelong fight for equity, plant medicine, and healing through trauma.
Xula, a Black and femme-owned hemp brand, offers clinically-backed botanicals to support all periods and cycles. The Xula team's Weedsday Playlist is a tribute to their mission, friendship and love of plant medicine featuring hits from FKA Twigs, Freda Payne and more iconic women of color.
Puff puff pass and press play on these tracks. Photographer Nesha Torres gets smoke in your eyes with her Weedsday Playlist featuring Santana, Mary J. Blige, and more.
Puff puff pass and press play on these tracks. Cannabis advocate, glass artist and content creator Coral Kamstra-Brown shares a relaxation-and-romance Weedsday Playlist designed to evoke all of her favorite things, featuring Flo Milli, The Expendables and more.
Puff puff pass and press play on these tracks. Navy veteran, filmmaker, entrepreneur and author of The Successful Canna-preneur JM Balbuena shares how to get high on life and harness talent for greatness. Her Weedsday Playlist includes hits by Beyonce, Toni Jones, and Shariya Wise.
Puff puff pass and press play on these tracks. RYTHM is a national cannabis brand harnessing premium and potency for strain specificity. Senior Brand Manager Nicole Grede's Weedsday Playlist gives us a strain-song pairing peek into RYTHM's curated strain library.
On Thursday December 29th, Housing Works Cannabis Co. will open to the public as New York's first adult-use cannabis dispensary. Retail Manager Sasha Nutgent explains how the legendary nonprofit is entering the state's newest industry.
Redwood Reserves co-founder and CEO Ana Redwood shares how her company is the first to have a licensed CBD cigarette in Brazil, and is making a better overall smoking experience for CBD lovers.
Puff puff pass and press play on these tracks. Culinary and Cannabis founder Tamara Anderson shares feel-good throwback favorites for her Weedsday Playlist, an OG's dream featuring Snoop Dogg, Rihanna, Method Man and Mary J. Blige, and more.
Minorities for Medical Marijuana (M4MM) held its 3rd annual Diversity in Cannabis Experience Mixer at MJBizCon. Founder Roz McCarthy tells why it was the highlight of this year's Vegas Week, the importance of shouting out BIPOC excellence in cannabis, and the future of the event.
TribeTokes brought women leaders in New York and New Jersey together for Women in Weed: The Gathering, a celebration of what it means to be a female cannabis entrepreneur.
Cannabis recruitment agency FlowerHire brought together nearly 500 attendees at Smoke and Magic following MJBizCon in Las Vegas. The event spotlighted women in the industry, high-end product development, and innovative conversations.
