AT PORTLAND'S "WEED PROM," WOMEN GATHERED TO CELEBRATE AND STRATEGIZE

At Portland’s “Weed Prom,” Women Gathered to Celebrate and Strategize

“…Cambria Benson, founder of cult-chic dispensary Serra, helped warm up the crowd on a panel simply entitled Sharing Our Cannabis Stories. Visibly pregnant with her second child, she was candid about motherhood and marijuana. The talk then spanned trauma recovery, epilepsy treatment, and community building in the face of big pharma. “Cannabis is incredibly problematic, complicated, unknown, and there are so many battles to fight, whether it’s for legalization, criminal justice reform, or even just getting some standards for CBD testing so that we actually know what we’re buying,” Charbonneau said. Now that recreational use is sanctioned in 11 states, and most Americans support legalization, Charbonneau hopes that connections forged at In Bloom will help route marijuana’s rambling map.”