Spanish Group Forms to Strengthen Women’s Voice in Cannabis Industry

In Spain, grassroots social movements have come together to help build a system where individuals can lawfully purchase and consume cannabis. Thanks to activists working from the bottom up, there are now hundreds of cannabis social clubs across the country. Now a new and long-neglected focus of cannabis culture is finally coming to the fore: feminism.

It’s hard not to notice the prevalence of men at most cannabis culture and business events. Whether toted around almost as trophies or employed to promote products half-naked, women sometimes are pushed to the industry’s periphery if not excluded altogether. But women, of course, do consume. They do grow. And as the cannabis community evolves, finding a way to strengthen their voice has been a challenge.

For these reasons, a group of women in Barcelona have launched an initiative aimed at connecting female cannabis advocates from various areas, sharing knowledge and building an network...

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