More than 40 women are featured in the December issue of Freedom Leaf, including Whoopi Goldberg (on the cover), Ann Druyan (of Cosmos fame) and ASA executive director Steph Sherer.
Here are some of the issue highlights:
• The "Women of Cannabis" cover story focuses on 20 activists, reformers, writers and business people. They are: Druyan, Debby Goldsberry, Charlo Greene, Alison Holcomb, Liana Held, Catherine Hiller, Dr. Julie Holland, Wanda James, Jaime Lewis, Joy Beckerman Maher, Madeline Martinez, Mary Lynn Mathre, Amanda Reiman, Lorna Shannon, Dr. Sue Sisley, Aundre Speciale, Ah Warner, Jane West, Taylor West and Becca Williams.
• Goldberg's "View" on marijuana includes several of her best pot quotes.
• Sherer is the issue's featured interview.
• Jazmin Hupp writes about the evolution of Women Grow.
• Susan Audino, Linda Despress and Melissa Wilcox are interviewed by Dr. Jahan Marcu in his article, "Lab Ladies."
• Cheri Sicard's book, Mary Jane: The Complete Marijuana Handbook for Women is excerpted, with a special focus on the women of Hollyweed. She also reviews Ellen Komp's book, Tokin' Women: A 4000-Year Herstory of Women and Marijuana.
• SSDP's Frances Fu writes about women's increasing leadership roles in marijuana reform.
• This month's NORML chapters report by Erik Altieri focuses on two local groups led by women.
• Dan Viets reports on Kansas canna-mom Shona Banda's fight to regain custody of her 11-year-old son.
• Beth Mann offers some holiday-season advice in "Have Yourself a Mary Christmas."
• NORML's political director Danielle Keane makes her Freedom Leaf debut with "Congress' 2016 Canna-Legislation Agenda."
Freedom Leaf is available digitally and in print editions. For a subscription, go here.
CelebStoner publisher Steve Bloom is also editor-in-chief of Freedom Leaf.
