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In a world traditionally dominated by male entrepreneurs and business magnates, the winds of change are stirring. Breaking barriers and redefining leadership, a new era of cannabis brands is emerging\u2014and these women are leading the charge<\/p>\n Co-founder, Potent Goods<\/strong><\/p>\n The street-style aesthetic of the early 2000s can largely be attributed to Gela Nash-Taylor, one-half of the duo that brought Los Angeles casual luxury to the world with the fashion phenomenon known as Juicy Couture. Nash-Taylor is a natural creator, be it fashion, brands or experiences. She says she\u2019s fascinated by how different clothing, silhouettes, colors and textures can alter your mood, asserting the same is true for cannabis. This realization, in part, led to the 2021 launch of her luxury cannabis lifestyle brand, Potent Goods<\/a>, which she founded with her son, Travis Nash. The line features a collection of high-end ready-to-wear fashion and accouterments for the \u201cself-confessed maximalist.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to bring my love affair with fashion, clothing and texture to the world of cannabis,\u201d Nash-Taylor says. The brand\u2019s philosophy is based on enhancing the consumer experience with every stitch and seam. \u201cIt needs to feel incredibly tactile, be soft and awaken your senses\u2014smoking in a beautiful loungewear set heightens the experience,\u201d Nash-Taylor says. \u201cAnd it needs to be fun!\u201d\u00a0She says Potent Goods treats every customer touchpoint with care. \u201cAll of the prints of the packaging match back to the clothing\u2014we\u2019re packaging-obsessed,\u201d Nash-Taylor says. \u201cAll our pens are very tactile, soft to the touch and covered in the same prints as our clothing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Nash-Taylor says she started smoking cannabis in college \u201cwhen it wasn\u2019t exactly legal\u201d and took a hiatus while she built the Juicy empire. But a trip to Red Rocks Amphitheatre to see her husband John Taylor\u2019s superstar band, Duran Duran, sent her on a new trajectory. While her first dispensary tour wasn\u2019t quite the Barney\u2019s New York shopping experience she was used to, she says the \u201cexhilaration of being able to smoke cannabis legally was beyond anything I\u2019ve ever experienced.\u201d<\/p>\n California\u2019s dreamy, aqua-hued endless summer vibes continue to inspire Nash-Taylor, she says. \u201cCasual luxury is everything I love about the California lifestyle, and cannabis is synonymous with California culture.\u201d<\/p>\n Nash-Taylor wants women in the cannabis industry to know one thing: \u201cI\u2019ve been a woman in business since 1989,\u201d she says. \u201cCannabis, like many industries, is very much a boy\u2019s club. That hasn\u2019t stopped me before, and it won\u2019t stop me now. I love that there\u2019s a concerted effort to celebrate women in cannabis. The women in our industry are passionate, committed and proud of what we\u2019re accomplishing\u2014we should be celebrated.\u201d<\/p>\n Founder, My Bud Vase<\/strong><\/p>\n Creative powerhouse Doreen Sullivan founded My Bud Vase<\/a> to change the perception of water pipes. She says she\u2019s on a mission to destigmatize cannabis by creating charming smokeware pieces from distinctive flower vases and, in the process, Sullivan has built a community that adores her kitschy creations. <\/p>\n She describes her relationship with cannabis as one of \u201cartistry, inspiration and evolution\u201d and credits the plant for some of her strongest ideas. Sullivan says she\u2019s passionate about improving the industry so others can rely on this gift of nature for health, happiness and a better life.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a woman in this industry, I feel a tremendous sense of pride to growing My Bud Vase into a distinguished brand with beautiful products, especially for women,\u201d Sullivan says. \u201cThere\u2019s no wider gap in style and preference than the gap between men and women in the paraphernalia industry. I\u2019m obsessed with changing this in the most beautiful ways by designing and manufacturing luxury products for women, by a woman who consumes cannabis.\u201d<\/p>\n Founder, Jacquie Aiche<\/strong><\/p>\n From her Beverly Hills studio, Jacquie Aiche<\/a> designs must-have jewelry with a twist for her extensive \u201ctribe,\u201d including A-listers such as Rihanna, Gigi Hadid and Vanessa Hudgens. Her covetable trinkets are more like amulets made from precious gemstones chosen for their positive properties. <\/p>\n The jewelry boxes of celebs and bougie stoners alike all want to include a piece from her Sweet Leaf Collection, a range of chic jewelry pieces and accessories, including snakeskin \u201cdoob tubes\u201d and clutch purses to clothing, all emblazoned with the iconic pot leaf.<\/p>\n \u201cCannabis is such a botanical beauty,\u201d Aiche says. \u201cI\u2019ve always seen the marijuana leaf as a symbol of freedom and a source of happiness. The first cannabis-inspired piece I designed was our sweet leaf stud in 2008. My tribe\u2019s love for the collection has grown and grown ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n Founder\/CEO Papers + Ink<\/strong><\/p>\n Papers + Ink is a BIPOC woman-owned cannabis accessories company for the sophisticated and stylish consumer. The company creates beautiful 100 percent, organic hemp rolling papers inspired by vintage textiles, botanicals and fashion. <\/p>\n Founded in 2019 by CEO Carolyn Chu to celebrate creativity and inclusivity, Papers + Ink<\/a> uses the power of design to highlight important social issues, including women\u2019s rights and voting. Chu says they only collaborate with like-minded peers who are committed to being uniquely and unapologetically their authentic selves as our Blazers and Trailblazers. <\/p>\n \u201cI enjoy being a woman in cannabis so I can create exciting products that normalize plant medicine and allow people\u2014especially women\u2014to be open about their consumption,\u201d Chu says.<\/p>\n This story was originally published in issue 48 of the\u00a0print edition<\/a>\u00a0of Cannabis Now. Read it now on the Cannabis Now\u00a0iTunes app<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Women Led Brands: The Fantastic Four<\/a> appeared first on Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n
In a world traditionally dominated by male entrepreneurs and business magnates, the winds of change are stirring. Breaking barriers and redefining leadership, a new era of cannabis brands is emerging\u2014and these women are leading the charge Gela Nash-taylor. Photos courtesy of Potent Goods Gela Nash-Taylor Co-founder, Potent Goods The street-styleContinue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":68827,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[50,17422,17423,17424,17331,85,17360,17425,17426,17427,17428,510,4229,5429,1319,16958,17223],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68826"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68826"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68828,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68826\/revisions\/68828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Potent](\"https:\/\/cannabisnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Potent-Goods.jpg\")
<\/a>Gela Nash-Taylor<\/h4>\n
<\/a>Doreen Sullivan<\/h4>\n
<\/a>Jacquie Aiche<\/h4>\n
<\/a>Carolyn Chu<\/h4>\n
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