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This article by Lola Sasturain was originally published on El Planteo. Mainstream cinema and television owe us stoner women. By this I mean: ladies who smoke weed like the real flesh and blood ones do. Not tragic women ruined by drugs, or defenseless little creatures who fearfully take their first...

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google has agreed to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit covering close to 15,500 female employees by paying $118 million.  Law firms Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Altshuler Berzon LLP announced the settlement on Friday, adding that an...

This article was originally published on Grassdoor and appears here with permission. “Buy weed from women.” If you’re immersed in cannabis culture, you’ve likely seen the merchandise branded with this message. If you haven’t, buying cannabis from women is a thing...

When it comes to receiving capital for their businesses, women have been at a disadvantage. However, things are changing in the right direction. Women are now part of the conversation when it comes to removing artificial barriers imposed by those who control capital. How is it possible that...

This article was originally published on WeedWeek, and appears here with permission. The cannabis industry has a gender parity problem.  According to a recent survey, California delivery app Eaze found that women accounted for 48% of new customers in 2020, up from 38% in...

Akerna (NASDAQ: KERN) released a data report on women's cannabis shopping habits as the demographic group continues to gain market share, up 3.3% since 2019.  "Cannabis has plenty of stigmas and stereotypes, but the data doesn't lie - it has a broad appeal to people of all ages,...

Previously featured on AskGrowers Menopause marks the end of menstruation cycles in women. It is a point in time that comes a year after the woman’s last period. Menopause is a natural part of aging. It occurs when a woman’s estrogen levels decline. In most cases, it takes place between...

This article was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. The global pharmaceutical industry is massive. In fact, it is estimated that global spending on pharmaceutical drugs topped $1.2 trillion dollars in 2018. In just the United States...

Women-managed CBD shop Deep Six will open another store at a brand new location in Ridley, Pennsylvania. It is a strategically wise chosen location, considering the proximity of Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware. Last year, Deep Six opened stores in Virginia and South...

This article was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it would be hosting a public event this November, discussing the differences of sex and gender in the effects of CBD and other...

This article was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. Since the inception of Cannabis & Tech Today, we’ve spoken with industry-leading female entrepreneurs to discover their secrets for success. In this exclusive panel, they share their...

By The Fresh Toast's Maria Loreto, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. A Canadian study found that gender influences how much of an effect THC has on us, with women being more affected than men. While there’s a belief that more men smoke cannabis than women — due to...

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 WeedMaps' Hannah Meadows, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Vangst, one of the leading recruitment agencies in the cannabis space, recently gathered data from 166 companies across 17 states concerning female and female-identifying employment in weed. Seen here, their findings...

Thirteen female CEOs took their companies public in the first half of 2019, which represents 15% of all companies that went public during that time and the highest proportion since at least 2014, according to CNBC. What Happened The number of women-led newly public companies is already close to...