LOS ANGELES, CA, September 2024 — Latinas in Cannabis, the largest and most engaged online and in-person community of Latina Cannabis professionals and enthusiasts, is proud to announce its 2nd annual event, the Latinas in Cannabis Summit. It will be held on September 28, 2023, days before Latinas in Cannabis Day on September 30, a holiday dedicated to celebrating Latinas around the world who understand that the plant is more than a demonized “drug.”
The Summit will bring together a diverse community of Latina advocates, entrepreneurs, creators, and professionals for a day focused on cultivating connections and growing professionally.
The 2024 Latinas in Cannabis Summit experience invites guests to discover, connect, and learn. The one-day event is intentionally curated for personal and professional development, relationship-building, and opportunities for career advancement.
This is the first professional Latina empowerment and cannabis industry conference of its kind, giving attendees the opportunity to participate in an impactful and career-building event.
The event features leading Latinas/x/o in the cannabis industry, who will participate in impactful panels on advocacy and breaking cannabis stigma, careers in cannabis sales, cannabis and motherhood, and cannabis entrepreneurship and executive leadership.
Held in the heart of Hollywood CA, summit guests will have a chance to build skills and confidence through value-driven workshops on cannabis PR 101 and the power of the Latina vote this election year.
The summit will wrap up with a Latina Power Sesh celebration highlighting presenting sponsor, Zig-Zag. Summit guests will also receive Zig-Zag gift bags and have a chance to win raffle prizes from world’s most iconic rolling papers for over 140 years.
Founded in 2020, Latinas in Cannabis is the largest and most engaged online and in-person community of Latina cannabis professionals and enthusiasts. The group works to connect, empower, and celebrate Latinas who work, or aspire to work, in the cannabis industry through its online community, in-person events, and resources to dismantle cultural and gender stigmas that create barriers to professional success. Latinas in Cannabis is led by Susie Plascencia, Founder and CEO.
2024 Run of Show
8:30 am: Check-in / Coffee, Tea and Brunch Pop-Up by Latina Owned Pink & Boujee (Ends at 3pm)
9:00 – 9:45 am: Intention-setting Welcome Ceremony by Lauren Spearman, founder of RNB Yoga
10am – 10:45 am: Latinas in Advocacy: Destigmatizing & Creating Community
Moderator: Adelia Carrillo, CMO & Co-Founder of EventHi and co-founder of BluntBrunch
Panelists: JM Balbuena, co-founder of Synergy Studios and Prime Harvest Inc, Executive Director Ryan’s Law Foundation, Jovana Ramirez, Founder of Pretty High Club, Sajira Castañeda, Founder of MedicatedBarbies and Co-founder of Kushstock
11 am – 11:45 am Sales Reinas: Accelerating Careers in Canna Sales
Moderator: Kendra Stocking, Director of Sales at Natura Life + Science (Sluggers & Lola)
Panelists: Kimberly Rodriguez, Regional Sales Director at Dutchie, Alyssa Ontiveros, Sales Director at Ether Collective, Gizelle Salzman, Buyer at HyperWolf and Account Executive at Turn
12-12:30 pm: Get Noticed: Canna PR 101 with Sonia Hendrix, founder and CEO of Gallery PR
12:40 – 12:50 pm: Free Edwin Rubis Campaign PSA by Monica Aristizabal, Director of Project Management at Beard Bros Pharms
1pm – 1:30 pm: Home Grow Demo by Sue Carlton, founder of Ranchera Familia Farms
1:45 – 2:15 pm: People Puff Politics: Latina Votes Blaze the Trail for Change by Jackie Hernandez MPH, CHES®
2:30 – 3:15 pm: CannaMamahood: Confronting Stigma in the Home, Community and the Workplace
Moderator: Arly Angeles, founder of @Cannamommaa and co-founder of The Doobie Podcast
Panelists: Reneé Morales, co-founder of Puff and Parlay Podcast, Sandra Guynes MSN RN, founder of @TheKushNurse and co-founder of Canna Nurses of Color, Dennise Mejia-Guerrero, co-founder of ICBWA
3:30 – 4:15 pm: CannaJefa: Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurship
Moderator: Sophia Felix, co-founder of ICBWA & founder of HBM Talent
Panelists: Julie Chiariello, founder & CEO of SkunkMagazine, Kerlin Sabogal, co-founder of Sol y Luna Premium, Yesenia Moreno, founder of Flower Baby Designs & co-owner Naughty Dabs Co.
4:20 pm – 6 pm: Latina Power Sesh, Gift Bags, and Raffles
