Psyfamily | June 2016
5 Most Powerful Women in the Pot Business
is already one of the
most buzzed-about
has become an unofficial marijuana holiday marijuana brands in
in the U.S—Fortune took a look at some of the industry—a fact
the pot industry’s female pioneers, including that has everything to
a “cannabusiness” investor, a dispensary
do with its connecowner, a grower, and a professional connect- tions to the reggae
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singer Bob Marley.
In honor of 4/20—the 20th of April, which
1. Emily Paxhia
Managing director, Poseidon Asset Management
working as a brand consultant and market researcher for clients like
Time Warner, Viacom,
and American Express.
Poseidon Asset Management in 2013.
Poseidon is one of the first
and only investment funds dedicated to investing exclusively in the cannabis industry,
and currently has over 25 cannabis-focused
portfolio companies across sectors as diverse
as agriculture and machine learning.
2. Jazmin Hupp
Co-founder, WomenGrow
Jazmin Hupp launched
six
different companies before entering into the
cannabis industry in
2014. Just two years later, WomenGrow, the professional network for
women in the cannabis industry.
4.Cheryl Shuman
Founder, Beverly Hills Cannabis Club
Cheryl Shuman started
her 68-acre marijuana
farm in in 2008. Today, her enterprise, the
Beverly Hills Cannabis Club, spans everything from the plant
itself to t-shirts to shampoo. Called the
“cannabis queen of Beverly Hills” in a recent
New York Times profile, the single mother’s
PR skills have earned her both a reality show
and a national buzz.
5. Amy Peckham
Chief executive officer, Etain, LLC
Etain is one of just
five dispensaries given medical marijuana
licenses by New York
State
She co-founded medical marijuana dispensary Etain with her
daughters Hillary and
Keeley Peckham.
3. Tahira Rehmatullah
General manager, Marley Natural
Marley Natural just launched in February, it
Source: Fortune