black women in cannabis
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All Grown Up: Project Runway All-Star Korto Momolu Joins Forces With Women in the Cannabis Industry for NYFW
To longtime devotees of Project Runway, the name Korto Momolu is already familiar. The Liberia-born Season 5 first runner-up turned series all-star was a fan favorite, turning out stunning designs week after week (we admittedly still think she was robbed of the top prize). A decade later, Momolu is challenging the odds of the notoriously…
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Oregon’s Budtender of the Year Shares How She Used Budtending as a Stepping-Stone for Her Career
Editor’s note: This story was previously published on EstroHaze, a multimedia company highlighting the business and lifestyles of multicultural women in the cannabis industry. Tiara Darnell is a multimedia journalist and recent graduate from the University of Oregon in Portland, where she completed dual graduate degrees in strategic communications and multimedia journalism. While studying for…
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This Baker, Entrepreneur and Mother Is Fighting for Section 8 Tenants to Be Able to Use Medical Cannabis
Editor’s note: This story was previously published on EstroHaze, a multimedia company highlighting the business and lifestyles of multicultural women in the cannabis industry. Six years ago, Uneeda Nichols of Washington, D.C., struggled to lead a normal life. She suffered from painful physical and mental ailments, and her regimen of pharmaceutical treatments came with the…
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One Black Woman’s Journey to Becoming One of California’s Newest Cannabis Dispensary Owners
Editor’s note: This story—part of the Journey to Licensure series, which chronicles the experiences of female “ganjapreneurs” as they travel the complex terrain of California’s new recreational regulations—was previously published on EstroHaze, a multimedia company highlighting the business and lifestyles of multicultural women in the cannabis industry. This installment of our Journey to Licensure series…
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Spelman Grad Bringing Prince George’s County, Md., Its 1st Medicinal-Cannabis Dispensary
At 25, Hope Wiseman is set to become the country’s youngest black female owner of a cannabis dispensary. The medicinal-cannabis dispensary, Mary and Main, will open in winter 2018 in Prince George’s County, Md., and will offer a variety of products and therapy treatments. With a recommendation from a registered physician in hand, customers can…
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Meet the Supernova Women, Trailblazers for Equity in the Cannabis Industry
Although diverse communities in cannabis are growing, for black and brown women, the old adage rings true: “All the women are white, all the blacks are men, but some of us are brave.” Supernova Women is turning that reality on its head. Founded in 2015 by three black and one multiracial woman, the Oakland, Calif.-based…