Only 8% of cannabis CEOs are women and even fewer are African American dispensary owners.
“I’m just a little unicorn,” Dr. Chanda Macias, CEO of Ilera Holistic Healthcare, said on the most recent Benzinga Cannabis Hour (see video below).
Ilera is a Louisiana-based medical marijuana cultivator and processor. Macias, a woman of color and of Latino descent, emphasized the predominance of white men in high-status positions within the cannabis space.
There’s a need to be “more vocal” to help women and people of color, she explained, adding:
“Giving back to the community is important… you really have to focus on social equity and Social Justice Reform.”
Protecting patients and providing them with the ability to “treat themselves for different medical and health conditions and not be incarcerated for it,” is crucial, Macias highlighted.
‘Cannot Put Policy Between Mother & Child’
As a patient advocate who continues to “fight the fight,” Macias also addressed the challenges both grown-ups and children face when it comes to the access to medical cannabis product.
Being the CEO and Chairman of Women Grow, Macias spent years helping parents that are refugees, and are forced to go into different markets to get medicine for their children.
“You cannot put a policy between a mother and a child,” Macias disclosed.
The collaboration between…
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Only 8% of cannabis CEOs are women and even fewer are African American dispensary owners.
“I’m just a little unicorn,” Dr. Chanda Macias, CEO of Ilera Holistic Healthcare, said on the most recent Benzinga Cannabis Hour (see video below).
Ilera is a Louisiana-based medical marijuana cultivator and processor. Macias, a woman of color and of Latino descent, emphasized the predominance of white men in high-status positions within the cannabis space.
There’s a need to be “more vocal” to help women and people of color, she explained, adding:
“Giving back to the community is important… you really have to focus on social equity and Social Justice Reform.”
Protecting patients and providing them with the ability to “treat themselves for different medical and health conditions and not be incarcerated for it,” is crucial, Macias highlighted.
‘Cannot Put Policy Between Mother & Child’
As a patient advocate who continues to “fight the fight,” Macias also addressed the challenges both grown-ups and children face when it comes to the access to medical cannabis product.
Being the CEO and Chairman of Women Grow, Macias spent years helping parents that are refugees, and are forced to go into different markets to get medicine for their children.
“You cannot put a policy between a mother and a child,” Macias disclosed.
The collaboration between…
