Queens recognize Queens. #Repost @cannademix ・・・ To celebrate Black History Month, Cannademix will be highlighting Black Innovators and Entrepreneurs in Canñabîs. Starting with trailblazer Dasheeda Dawson, the founding Director of Cannabis NYC. @dasheedadawson “Dasheeda Dawson is a global cannabis advocate, award-winning Fortune 100 business strategist, and a bestselling author on the cannabis industry. Her advocacy and thought leadership have also been featured across multiple outlets. Dawson has nearly 20 years of business development, strategic management, and brand marketing excellence while leading transformative organizations in both the public and private sectors, nearly a decade of which has focused on the growing cannabis industry. As an advocate and policy advisor, Dawson was pivotal to the 2021 landmark passage of New York’s Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. While fighting for legalization in her home state, Dawson was tapped to lead cannabis regulation in Portland, Oregon. As cannabis program manager for the City of Portland, Dawson oversaw all regulatory licensing, compliance, education, and equity initiatives for the city’s cannabis industry. Dawson serves as Board chair of the Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition, a national organization of industry policymakers and regulators often referred to as the leading architects of cannabis equity and reform in the United States.” Visit https://www.theweedhead.com to learn more about Dasheeda and her company 🚨Do you want to hear from industry leaders, educators, activists and more? Cannademix has it all and for FREE! Sign up for our newsletter and follow to be the first to know about our next event, we can’t wait to see you there🥳 • #cannademix #bhm #blackhistorymonth #dasheedadawson #nyc #newyorkcity #newjersey (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CopcoFHMRfs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
