Mary Jane has long been a man’s game.
That the common slang term for cannabis — associated with the Spanish-based marijuana — should be feminine belies the reality that the pot world is made up of a large majority of males on both the business and consumer sides.
“More often than not, I’m the only female in the room or at a table,” says Alanna Sokic, a cannabis industry expert with the Toronto consulting firm Global Public Affairs.
“That has sort of just become the norm for me … it’s hard for me to know anything different,” says Sokic, referring to the many pot industry meetings and events she attends.
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