NORML Womens Alliance

Sabrina FendrickNational NORML Staff Member & NWA Chairwoman/CoordinatorDiane FornbacherFreedomIsGreen.comGeorgia EdsonHerbal Connections / Mile High NORMLKyndra Miller, Esq.Cannabusiness Law, Inc.Stacia CosnerAssociate Director, Students for Sensible Drug Policy

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Queen Victoria

Prescribed marijuana for her menstrual cramps

Membership by gender (SSDP data)How do we recruit & retain more women in leadership?

Membership by gender (SSDP data)

• To connect women in the marijuana movement with each other in order to facilitate a close-knit community of female drug law reform advocates.

• To make women feel welcomed as part of the larger reform movement by connecting those who have been involved for less than 2-3 years with those who have been involved for more than 2-3 years.

• To build strong professional and personal relationships between women of all demographics who wouldn’t have otherwise been introduced to one another.

• To share skills, information, resources, contacts, and other useful knowledge that will help female reformers be more engaged and more effective as they work toward common interests.

• To empower and instill confidence in women who are interested in seeking leadership positions within their respective groups and organizations.

• To help close the gender gap that currently exists within the marijuana law reform community.

http://ssdp.org/resources/sistertosister

What can you do to help close the cannabis gender

gap?- Spread the word about the NORML Women's Alliance to all of the women in your life

- Encourage women in this movement to step into leadership positions

- Cultivate an open, respectful, welcoming environment within your respective reform groups

- Be conscious of the perspective female reformer (or potential reformer)

- Bring gender into the discussion

- Donate your time, resources to the NORML Women's Alliance (contact [email protected] )

Marijuana as a Symbol

“The symbolic aspects of marihuana are the most intangible of the items …and yet they may be at the heart of the marihuana problem.” The National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse: Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding

NORML Womens Alliance

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