Mary Janes: The Women of Weed

From farms to labs to dispensaries and beyond, this fascinating and immersive documentary sheds light on the female researchers and entrepreneurs blazing a trail in today's legalized marijuana industry. It is the female - not male - marijuana plants, after all, that produce those potent buds, so it's fitting then that women are the ones revolutionizing US cannabis consumption. In her meetings with scientists, activists, CEOs, dispensary owners, bakers, and other proud tokespeople, including cancer survivor and Oscar®-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, filmmaker Windy Borman explores how cannabis is not only an industry, but also a vibrant and growing movement of people she dubs Puffragettes™: any person dedicated to environmental sustainability, social justice reform, gender parity, and reaping the health and medicinal benefits of a plant that over the decades has been the subject of much overblown controversy and propaganda. Through Borman's eye-opening firsthand experience, it's clear that when it comes to marijuana, there are many reasons to just say "yes." (Mill Valley Film Festival)