As fresh as cannabis across various legal states is, statistics show that it still leans toward a male-dominated industry. According to a 2021 report from MJBizDaily, only 22.1% of women in the cannabis industry held executive positions in 2021, which was a decline from 36.8% in 2019. The 2020 national average among all industries in the country was 29.8%.

We Are JAINE is a nonprofit aimed at empowering women, working to ensure that the Missouri cannabis industry remains as level a playing field as possible.

JAINE—which stands for Join, Achieve, Ignite, Network, and Empower—began as an early concept by a few Missouri women license holders and advocates during the medicinal years in the state and has grown through the legalization of recreational cannabis, now with over 170 members, both

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