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Jesce Horton reposted thisJesce Horton reposted thisBIG NEWS: Cannabis has been signaled to be removed from Schedule I and placed into Schedule III Removing cannabis from Schedule I opens the door to research, recognizes its medical value, and begins to reduce the harm caused by outdated laws This is what we fight for. You know who has not fought for cannabis patients, veterans, and the industry I have been a proud leader of for almost two decades? Diana DeGette. Colorado deserves a representative who has spent their life fighting for real change, and getting real results. That is why I am running for Congress. Wanda4Congress.com Alyza "Dr. Beast" Brevard-Rodriguez, D.Sc , Mike Lomuto , Tahir Johnson , Jeff Pasquerella , Linda Mercado Greene , Shanita Penny , Jamie L. Pearson , Alice Moon , Brian Vicente , Brigette Harenda , Chanda Macias , Ean Seeb , Neal Levine Rick Fitzgerald , Gia Morón , Joe Hodas , Luke Anderson , Meg Sanders , The Color of Cannabis ,Jarell Wall ,
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Jesce Horton shared thisJoint me at the Benzinga cannabis conference in Jersey next month. The NE cannabis market is experiencing amazing growth right now. Let’s collab!
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Jesce Horton shared thisThis is gonna be a great night. Grateful to work with you too Traci!Jesce Horton shared thisPushing the fight for freedom forward 🙏🏾 Grand National is proud to support the Last Prisoner Project and their second annual Journey to Justice Gala, honoring those impacted by cannabis incarceration and their resilience to defy the odds.
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Jesce Horton shared thisExtremely proud of the work behind done at Minority Cannabis Business Association. They have proven to be a critical part of the cannabis industry’s growth. Check out their article in USA Today.Jesce Horton shared this✨Great news everyone! The MCBA has been featured in USA Today✨ We’re honored to be featured in the 2025 USA TODAY Cannabis Industry Guide, recognizing MCBA’s decade-long fight for equity in cannabis. Since 2015, we’ve worked to increase participation, ownership, and opportunity for communities most harmed by the War on Drugs. Our 2025 Priorities reflect that continued commitment: policy reform, reinvestment, technical assistance, and access for BIPOC-owned and equity-eligible businesses across the country. This national spotlight belongs to every member, partner, sponsor, supporter, and every board member; past and present, who’s contributed to our movement. Because of you, we’ve built something bigger than any one organization: a national platform fighting for a fair, just, and inclusive industry. Thank you for standing with us🤎 📲 Join the movement by visiting the link in our bio. 🔗 to the full feature (starts on page 70) 🔽 Sending thank you’s to the publisher, writer, and designers for a great issue!
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Jesce Horton shared thisHappy to support the success of Maryland Social Equity entrepreneurs! Let's explore ways to build successful partnerships and grow your business in this dynamic market.Jesce Horton shared thisNext week, two conversations that will help shape the future of Maryland's cannabis industry. 🌿 Session 13: Jesce Horton, who's built LOWD and Grand National into industry powerhouses, shares the partnership strategies that scale sustainable cannabis businesses. Session 14: Stella Morrison, the marketing strategist behind breakthrough cannabis brands, reveals how to build authentic brand presence in a complex regulatory landscape. Designed exclusively for Maryland licensees, the Cannabis Business Masterclass program reflects our ongoing commitment to supporting Maryland’s Social Equity Licensees with the tools, strategies, and networks needed to thrive in this growing industry. #CannabisBusinessMasterclass #MarylandCannabis #SocialEquity #CannabisLeadershipDevelopment #OSEMaryland
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Jesce Horton shared thisWe are still #hiring for STAYME7O™ Cannabis in NYC! Know anyone who might be interested?
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Jesce Horton reposted thisJesce Horton reposted thisNext week, two conversations that will help shape the future of Maryland's cannabis industry. 🌿 Session 13: Jesce Horton, who's built LOWD and Grand National into industry powerhouses, shares the partnership strategies that scale sustainable cannabis businesses. Session 14: Stella Morrison, the marketing strategist behind breakthrough cannabis brands, reveals how to build authentic brand presence in a complex regulatory landscape. Designed exclusively for Maryland licensees, the Cannabis Business Masterclass program reflects our ongoing commitment to supporting Maryland’s Social Equity Licensees with the tools, strategies, and networks needed to thrive in this growing industry. #CannabisBusinessMasterclass #MarylandCannabis #SocialEquity #CannabisLeadershipDevelopment #OSEMaryland
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Jesce Horton shared thisGRAND NATIONAL™ is seeking an energetic brand ambassador in NY! The focus is NYC and Syracuse for the STAYME7O™ Cannabis brand. Please link at our website https://lnkd.in/e2aJvZ85 and share w friends!
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Jesce Horton shared thisI'm thrilled to be featured on the cover of this month's Cannabis & Tech Today! In the interview, I share insights about my exciting recent partnership with future Hall of Famer and good friend, Carmelo Anthony, alongside some of my most impactful moves in education and advocacy. Check it out and see what I've been up to!
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Jesce Horton liked thisJesce Horton liked thisI am so excited to finally launch the Latino Cannabis Alliance with an incredible board of Latino doers and achievers after months of hard work (& years of frustration). The Latino Cannabis Alliance is the culmination of 8 years working in this industry, my 17 years of loving this plant, a year I spent living in Quito, Ecuador, the countless activists I’ve met across Latin America — from Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Puerto Rico to the Dominican Republic — fighting for legalization, and my life as a Latina immigrant navigating two worlds across two continents. 🇪🇨 Despite decades of criminalization and deportation of Latinos for this plant, we’ve still had to fight just to be part of the conversation. I’ve lived it. My board has lived it. Maybe you have too. We will organize. We will make sure Latino voices are in the rooms where decisions are made and that no Latino feels alone in this fight. We will work beyond our borders alongside our Latin American activists, because this movement was never just about one country. Visit our website. https://lnkd.in/eeZbQ6bi for more information on how to get involved. And to my incredible overachieving board of — researchers, award-winning filmmakers, educators, community organizers, lawyers, government consultants, business owners, legislative leaders, and storytellers — thank you. The range of what you bring to this work is exactly why I know we’ll do beautiful work. To the Latino activists out there who haven’t quite found their place or their people in this movement, I am excited to meet you. Seguimos aquí. 🌿
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Jesce Horton liked thisJesce Horton liked thisJasmine Johnson is building something bigger than a brand. Through GŪD ESSENCE, she’s creating Florida’s first Black woman-owned cannabis ecosystem, backed by a $10.3 million loan from her family’s real estate portfolio. She’s expanding with multiple locations while working toward full licensing to build a vertically integrated, wellness-focused operation. 🔗 Read the full story in the bio. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g4FYE_Qv #AFROTECH
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Jesce Horton reacted on thisCelebrating you, Jeannette Ward, NuProject, and these incredible women leading, building, and creating space for others to rise. The impact is real. Honored to witness it and to celebrate alongside you during Women's History Month. #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenEntreprenuers #CannabisEquityJesce Horton reacted on thisOf the nearly $5M NuProject has funded to small businesses, 58% went to businesses owned by women. We celebrate the women-owned businesses we fund, not because they are women-owed, but because these women owners create new paradigms in the workplace, in politics, in education, in narratives about how we see ourselves. The Dub Wholesale's executive team is primarily female, so is Renaissant's and KairosPDX's. Calyxeum is female owners and growers in a male dominated industry. Regent Wanda L. James prioritizes fighting for equality and speaking truth to power in hard places, including right now running for U.S. Congress. Make & Mary®'s skincare line celebrates the beauty of women over 50. NuProject funds women-owned businesses that transcend centuries old inequalities - few women execs, toxic workplaces, gender pay gaps, ageism, lack of support for parenting employees. We’re proud of the women we fund for proving there’s a better way in business. A better future for all is what we are funding. NuProject's low-interest loans and grants are only possible because of our funders who share these values: Wyld, Joy Hudson and Marissa Rodriguez, Nancy Whiteman, Prosper Portland, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, Business Oregon
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Jesce Horton liked thisJesce Horton liked thisMy final panel at CERAWeek was a direct conversation about something that will define the future of energy: people. We can’t power the future without a skilled workforce ready to build it. That’s why Siemens Energy is committing $1 billion to U.S. manufacturing expansion and investing in the talent it takes to deliver more energy, more reliably, for more Americans. In this conversation, I talk about what it really means to turn that investment into action— an opportunity to building the grid, our engineers are building substations and seeing the product of their work. I was joined on stage by Van Jones, CNN who moderated a candid discussion; Reginald DesRoches, President of Rice University and Debbie Pickle, Chief Human Resources Officer at Williams. We covered why workforce is a competitive necessity for the energy sector, as it was a key conversation during this year´s #CERAWeek.
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Jesce Horton liked thisJesce Horton liked thisIn case you missed it: Our Executive Director Audrey Johnson has been named one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women for 2026 by The Daily Record. Audrey is in great company alongside many remarkable leaders from across Maryland recognized this year. We are proud to see her leadership recognized among this inspiring group of women shaping Maryland’s future. Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees. See the full list of winners: https://lnkd.in/e65zgFH #Top100Women #WomenInLeadership #MarylandLeaders
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Jesce Horton reacted on thisJesce Horton reacted on thisMy latest piece for HIGH TIMES. Marquis Hayes is building a social equity cannabis business inside a system that’s still stabilizing. In developing industries, early entrepreneurs absorb the friction of systems that haven’t fully settled. Marq is one of them. What does it take to build seriously when the system around you hasn’t fully stabilized?
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Jesce Horton reacted on thisJesce Horton reacted on thisI’m Excited to share that my sister, Vanessa Simmons, is officially joining me as a co-host on the For Good Podcast. As the podcast has grown, I started feeling like it was time to bring in a co-host. I really wanted a strong female voice to help shape the conversations and perspectives we’re bringing to the show. My team and I started talking through different possibilities and thinking about who that person could be. Around that same time, I was on a regular check-in call with my big sister Vanessa. I mentioned that we were looking for a co-host… and without hesitation she said, “Cut those auditions and count me in!.” Honestly , the more I thought about it, the more it just made perfect sense. Not only is she my sister, but we’ve worked together most of our lives. She’s someone who has always looked out for me, supported me, and told me the truth when I needed to hear it. Of course it helped that the episode I interviewed her on did extremely well! It feels meaningful & intentional to bring her into a space that I’ve been building and growing. She’s going to bring incredible perspective, wisdom, and authenticity to the conversations we’re having. Sometimes the best collaborators are the ones who have been with you from the very beginning. I’m excited to see where this journey continues to take us. 🚀
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