#29 Jeanne Sullivan on Why Women Can Dominate the $5.4Bn Cannabis Industry

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Venture capitalist Jeanne Sullivan is taking the cannabis industry by storm. Formerly, a co-founder of StarVest Partners, Sullivan is an advocate for cannabis legalization and adviser to investors in this new high growth industry. Jeanne tells host, Kelly Hoey, why cannabis presents such a massive business opportunity for women.
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Justin Trudeau may have made the best case for legal pot ever by Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post

Why we need to end the War on Drugs by Ethan Nadelmann, TEDtalks

Drug Policy Alliance

Women Grow

Anna Netrebko’s Mournful ‘Mamma Morta’ by Tom Huizenga, NPR

Marijuana Business Conference & Expo

The Sexiest Story of Taxes and Marijuana: The History of Tax Code 280e by Will Yakowicz, Inc.

Cannabis Quora

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, iBooks

Master the minefield – dealing with bullies, bozos & buffoons | Jeanne Sullivan | TEDxBarnardCollege YouTube

Women in Tech Entrepreneurs: Elemoon’s Jing Zhou Bridges Fashion and Tech by Beth Cone Kramer, Huffington Post

Additional Reading

5 Stupid Mistakes Entrepreneurs Are Still Making: Interview with Jeanne Sullivan by Susan Price, Forbes

Start-up Advice: Jeanne M Sullivan, StarVest Partners Siliconrepublic

Problem: Women Entrepreneurs Need Greater Access to Capital National Women’s Business Council

Talking Weed Entrepreneurship with a Side of Raw Vegan Edibles by T. Kid, Vice

NFL To Name New Medical Chief, Bringing Hope For Cannabis Concussion Treatment by Debra Borchardt, Forbes

Marijuana Companies Stuck Doing Business the Old-Fashioned Way, in Cash by Yuka Hayashi, The Wall Street Journal

Former Justice Department Official: Pot Laws Are a Danger to Public Safety by Will Yankowicz, Inc.

The Greed Rush: Venture Capital Enters Cannabis by Chris Roberts, SF Weekly

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