Women Grow announced a major leadership change late last month, as founders Jazmin Hupp and Jane West stepped away from their day-to-day roles at the cannabis networking organization. After guiding the company through two years of exceptional growth, Hupp and West have handed the reins to Leah Heise, a Maryland attorney and entrepreneur. Heise comes […]
Social strategist Lauren Gibbs is calling on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to take a stand against the social media censorship of cannabis businesses and consumers. Perhaps this has happened to you: You wake up one morning, make your coffee, and log onto your social media accounts, only to find that you no longer […]
This winter’s Women Grow Leadership Summit in Denver was a carefully and thoughtfully curated experience. Everyone involved in the planning and execution of the event went to great lengths to ensure that participants felt fully immersed in a transformational happening. The speakers were on their A-games, imparting boatloads of knowledge at every moment, and […]
During the first week of February, over a thousand women (and a handful of men) from Canada, Puerto Rico, and across the United States gathered in downtown Denver for the 2016 Women Grow Leadership Summit. The event had a herstorical purpose – to connect, inspire, and empower women to lead the new legal cannabis […]
Welcome to the brand new Weekend Review Kit! We can’t believe how quickly a year has gone by! What’s that? We launched on August 18, 2014? On our 13 year wedding anniversary? In that case we really can’t believe how quickly 13 months have gone by. Forgive us for losing track of time; we’ve been […]
Yesterday’s News – June 1, 2015 Sometimes you just need a bit of time off from reading ALL the cannabis news ALL the time. We admit we’ve got some catching up to do, and we intend to do it quickly: Are Veterans a Step Closer to MMJ? We sure hope so. The […]
Last week we brought you the first part of our two-part interview with Betty Aldworth, Executive Director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. In part two, we talk with Betty about cannabias, diversity in the emerging industry, the baggage of the drug war, and how organizations like SSDP and Women Grow can help promote […]
Liz and Will Fitch have had a busy year. They launched a business, purchased their first home, and got married – all within a month’s time – and life hasn’t slowed down since. Their cannabis business firm, Green Delta Consulting, boasts the motto “always compliant, never complacent,” and Liz and Will have worked tirelessly […]
Women Grow Lobby Days I resolved this year to be as authentic as possible, to be honest and courageous in owning my identity and speaking my truth. I’m generally not shy about asserting myself, but I’m also a person who adapts to make others more comfortable. Which means that I’ve usually avoided discussing […]
Yesterday’s News — February 16, 2015 because nobody’s ready for today yet For Weekend Review Kit, the big news last week was Women Grow’s first ever Lobby Days in Washington, DC. Over 70 women convened in the nation’s capital to push for fair policies around banking and taxation in the cannabis industry. As […]