On how that first joint led to Farnsworth Fine Cannabis: “I was 16 years old. I was supposed to be in film class, but I was with my friends, with the sunroof open, driving around the foothills in Salt Lake City,” Farnsworth muses. “For me, growing up in a very conservative Mormon community in Utah, it just felt like cannabis gave me a place that was an escape and that was safe and that was interesting.”
“Coming from a background of luxury apparel and luxury retail, it was really about approaching this the development of our space and our cannabis brand no differently than the development of a luxury apparel collection and, of course, store,” Lippes says. “How do we make the experience as elevated as the product itself? What is the cannabis lifestyle? How does clothing fit into their lifestyle, and what do they want?”
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For some mothers, Motherâs Day is a time for celebration; for others, itâs a yearly reminder of milestones missed and opportunities lost to the most unjust of circumstances. Many of the women who have been helped by the Womenâs Prison Association (WPA), the nationâs first organization for women impacted by incarceration, have painful memories of spending Motherâs Day and other holidays locked up and away from family. 80% of women in jail are mothers, and most are primary caregivers for their children, but the prison systemâbuilt, as it is, upon isolation and family separationâfrequently forces women to choose between serving their sentences and being active participants in their childrenâs lives.
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Crushing roadblocks to reentry are heightened by motherhood.
Shani Saxon May 5, 2021 2:00PM ET
Photo Credit: Women s Prison Association
Lisa was thrilled to learn she was pregnant a few years after serving close to 17 years in prison. She was still under parole supervision, but hoped that her pregnancy could be as normal as possible, filled with regular doctor appointments and self-care. She quickly learned, however, that the criminal justice system would make no exceptions for her and her pregnancy. Instead, she was forced to live with the fear and stress of knowing that one misstep would land her back behind prison walls.