Social Equity Policy Initiatives in Cannabis Are All the Buzz…
by Allison Holmes
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THE COMPLEXITIES OF SOCIAL EQUITY
I started this project looking to make a list of “The Top 10 Equity Bills and Initiatives” being implemented around the country and quickly discovered that claims of equitable legislation live on a pretty broad spectrum. So what is equity, exactly, and how do we ensure it through policy?
WHAT IS SOCIAL EQUITY
On the WOW (Woman Owned Weed) Tokeativi-TOUR of the Midwest, Tokeativity had the immense pleasure of meeting up with Bianca Snyder of High Society Mama and Society’s Plant!
Bianca is changing the way the world sees Canna Moms not only in her local communities of Chicago, Illinois and also Benton Harbor, Michigan, but around the world with her massive social media presence. Watch the video below and make sure to FOLLOW and SUPPORT Bianca and her businesses – High Society Mama and Society’s Plant
On the WOW (Woman Owned Weed) Tokeativi-TOUR of the Midwest, Tokeativity was energized and inspired by the groovy crew of women at DNA Hemp in West Bend, WI! DNA Hemp specializes in sungrown, organic, high quality Wisconsin grown hemp products.
DNA Hemp is a family owned and operated farm in a state known for agriculture, Wisconsin! They cultivate a rainbow of different strains that are inspired by the chakras. Incorporating many aspects of mind, body and spirit holistic health is at the core o
Article by: Talya Mayfield
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The first friendly face I found was th
From yoga to abstract painting, here’s how to get out of the house.
By Rebecca Jacobson 1/30/2018 at 10:39am Published in the February 2018 issue of Portland Monthly
VIEW THE ARTICLE, HERE
Tokeativity co-owners Samantha Montanaro (center) and Lisa Snyder at a Tokeativity social in January
Befriend
Sorry, fellas: this one’s just for the ladies. Tokeativity hosts panels and business workshops for women; at monthly socials, more than 100 women pile into a Northeast Portland house (sign
On the WOW (Woman Owned Weed) Tokeativi-TOUR of the Midwest, Tokeativity went shopping at the fabulous Chicago-based cannabis boutique, Canna Bella Lux, and had the opportunity to sit down with Tiffany Woodman, founder and CEO.
Tiffany’s incredible curation of ethically sourced, canna-fab goods made by people in the BIPOC, LGBTQIA and Women’s communities is stellar! One can shop at Canna Bella Lux knowing that they are actively helping support small businesses and historically marginalized comm
The Future is 1:1: – Anonymous Stories
Have you experienced an uncomfortable interaction or been witness to one? Did someone grab your ass? Talk to you in a way you found demeaning or embarrassing as a woman? Did you wish you could have said something or done something different? Do you wish someone else spoke up for you?
We’re curating stories from women across the world who have had an uncomfortable interaction with another person. We’re specifically looking for stories interacting with ME
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WeedTube.com, launches a petition with a goal of 1 Million signatures to end the censorship of cannabis on Instagram!
DENVER, CO (March 3, 2022) — WeedTube, the video sharing platform for cannabis content, is launching a petition to gain 1,000,000 signatures to demand that Instagram end its strict censorship of cannabis-related content and update its Community Guidelines to treat all legally operating cannabis
Toke and treats, with witch’s brew
Joints in the hands of an all-girl crew
The Tokeativity events we’ll remember forever
Because girls know that girls are better together
Tokeativity is run by Lisa and Sam, a female ganja-loving duo out of Portland, Oregon. Using monthly themed social gatherings as their calling to unite women of the Portland cannabis community, they have created a beautiful way for women to collaborate, engage and empower one another…all with a joint in hand!
We first
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The world — and specifically the innovative and inspiring state of Oregon — is in the midst of a profound psychedelic renaissance.
The world — and specifically the innovative and inspiring state of Oregon — is in the midst of a profound psychedelic renaissance.
The work of responsibly reintegrating these incredibly powerful plants, fungi, and molecules back into society is being
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Now that’s what I call a CANNA MOM event!!
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WOW! HUGE THANK YOU to all the folks that joined us from around the globe with us on May 8th to celebrate CANNA MOMS!
Together, we shattered stigmas, di
Tokeativity co-owner, Samantha Montanaro & our friend, Jenn Lauder, were interviewed in this Good Housekeeping piece about motherhood, postpartum depression and cannabis.
“Nobody thinks twice about prescribing or using Oxycontin postpartum while breastfeeding,” says Samantha Montanaro, who was prescribed the narcotic after her C-section. She was alarmed by the drug’s sedating effect on her infant son and struggled to wean off it. A graphic designer and event coordinator, Montanaro descri
Since the beginning of time, women have been at the forefront of cannabis: Egyptian women used cannabis-infused suppositories to ease childbirth and uterine pain, Persian women treated migraines in the ninth century, Margaret Mead told the US Senate it should be legal, and Maya Angelou extolled the virtues of the plant.
Today, women are making music with cannabis plants, curating interactive canna-friendly art experiences, educating and advocating for responsible use as a parent, and creating p
We are now accepting applications for panelists and participants for Tokeativity® Canna Mama Con!
Are you interested in sharing your wisdom with other canna mamas or curious women interested in becoming mothers? Do you have experience in the cannabis space as a mother and a cannabis consumer? Are you a health practitioner who wants to share knowledge with the cannabis community?
WE ARE CURATING AN ONLINE CONFERENCE ON TOKEATIVITY CONNECT & WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Fill out the form below
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The governor of Texas recently passed a heinous abortion bill that effectively bans abortions at SIX WEEKS — a timeline where many women may not even know they are pregnant yet. Activists have vowed to fight this new law that is being said to be the strictest since the Roe V Wade decision…but in the meantime, women need help getting safe access to reproductive health care.
We’ve teamed up with the Women’s Reprodu
In July 2020, we joined The Floret Coalition, an anti-racist collective of small businesses in the cannabis and cannabis-adjacent space supporting and funding equity-oriented actions via monthly donations and social campaigns.
Together, this collective raises funds and awareness for organizations prioritizing the needs of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous communities.
To date, The Floret Coalition’s 135+ brand members have donated over $60,000 to organizations so far.
“The wisdom and expertise of
Erica Fuller has been an active Grassroots Member since February 2018 and has attended over 37 Tokeativity events!
She is the Founder of Fuller Strategies, a Political Consulting Firm and is passionate about being a major dot connector in Oregon and beyond.
She is running for Centennial School Board At-large Director Position 6. If you live in the centennial district in Gresham, OR, Please Vote for her on 5/18!
Follow her on Instagram!
The post Tokeativity Member of the Month – Erica Fu
5 Queer Musicians to Listen to Today
by Nickia Delaware
1. Arlo Parks
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Born Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho, Arlo Parks is an openly Bisexual British indie-pop singer/songwriter & poet.
Album – Collapsed in Sunbeams (2021). Listen to “Cola”
2. Chanti Darling
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A Portland, OR Retrofuturist electro-soul group fronted by Chanticleer Trü, who you may know from t
Here at Tokeativity, we are dedicated to cultivating community in the global cannabis, feminist and psychedelics spaces. We all know that communities have experienced massive shifts since 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic, but the future of the women’s plant medicine community looks bright!
Tokeativity Co-Founder and CEO, Samantha Montanaro, shares her thoughts on a panel at the 2021 WWC Conference called “Cultivating Community: talking with other female leaders in the cannabis and psychedelic
In this video, recorded live at The Pride & Equity Tokeativity Social on June 12th, 2021, Lisa Snyder & Nickia Delaware of Tokeativity interview Jay Jackson, aka Laganja Estranja, a world-renowned choreographer, artist, cannabis advocate and LGBTQ+ icon.
0:00 Tokeativity’s Lisa Snyder & Nickia Delaware kick things off
0:58 Lisa & Nickia Welcome Laganja Estranja
2:52 What kind of relationship do you have with cannabis?
3:45 What is your favorite consumption method?
4:39 How d
said Studio Linear founder, Andrea Beaulieu, as she was laying next to her daughter at bed time, feeling heart race uncontrollably. She felt like she was about to die. Enough was enough.
Most adults have experienced a moment similar to this. That “AHA” moment where you realize that you, and only you, are going to make the change that needs to happen for your physical, emotional and spiritual health.
That moment, for Andrea, wasn’t the usual and all-too-common-these-days “I have to stop drinkin
Tokeativity Presents:
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Date: Tues Oct 3, 2017 Time: 7 – 9pm Place: Woman Friendly Space in NE Portland, register for address
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Are you a woman who owns her own business or works selling for someone else? Are you curious to know how to beef up your sales skills but aren’t s
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