TYPE OF WORK
+ Cannabis
+ Food
Seeding sovereignty: How hemp empowers Native tribes & climate action
Sweet Jane: Native American Hemp is a Native-owned nonprofit working with tribes nationwide to grow and process organic hemp. These initiatives are creating jobs and flowing capital into underserved communities while uplifting cultural preservation.
The problem with cannabis potency labels
Sweet Jane: Whether it’s edibles, concentrates, or flower, state laws require every package to include THC and CBD content. But are those potency labels accurate? A growing body of research suggests they are not. One chemist says the market is still like “the Wild, Wild West.”
4 women of color-owned businesses shaking up the cannabis game
Sweet Jane: Cannabis companies owned by people of color comprise only 19.1% of the industry. Activists — especially women of color — are trying to close this gap. These four are leading the charge for a more conscious cannabis culture, with equity and innovation at the forefront.
Rooted in family: Oakland’s Black woman-owned cannabis delivery service
Sweet Jane: After 20 years of working in the pharmaceutical industry, Tee Tee Brown knew her passion was in helping others heal. That’s why she pivoted into cannabis, founding Euphorium in 2016 as Oakland’s only Black woman-owned cannabis delivery service at the time.