GREEN THUMB INDUSTRIES
DINA ROLLMAN – SVP GOVERNMENT & REGULATORY AFFAIRS, GREEN THUMB INDUSTRIES
What’s your proudest accomplishment within the hashish trade?
I began working with Inexperienced Thumb Industries when Illinois’ hashish trade was simply taking off, so I’m proud to have performed a component in constructing out and launching this market whereas on the similar time normalizing hashish legislation as a career. Working at Inexperienced Thumb has allowed me to make use of my authorized expertise in new methods by creating and operating our social fairness License Training Help Program (LEAP) and securing a number of aggressive licenses.
Do you are feeling that the hashish trade has extra alternative for female-identifying individuals than different industries?
Once I co-founded Illinois Girls in Hashish (IWC) in 2014 with Inexperienced Thumb’s board member Wendy Berger, our motto was that that is “an trade too new to have a glass (or grass) ceiling.” We had been optimistic that by elevating consciousness of the skilled alternatives in a nascent trade, we’d see ladies main from the beginning reasonably than having to play catch up. Sadly, statistics at present present that girls are a minority in possession of licenses and the C-suite, so there’s nonetheless a lot work to be carried out.
Do you are feeling it’s important to work twice as laborious as male colleagues or do you suppose the trade has moved previous that?
I don’t suppose I’ve to work twice as laborious as male colleagues. Normally, I’ve had very skilled and respectful conversations and relationships with the boys within the trade. Moreover, all of us perceive the significance of creating variety, fairness and inclusion a precedence in hashish.
Nonetheless, I hope that sure trade gamers will transfer previous advertising campaigns centered round objectifying ladies. Whereas there’s actually an overlap between hashish and intercourse that deserves extra analysis and a focus, it’s essential to do not forget that ladies are combating laborious to be taken severely on this trade as homeowners, operators, suppliers, clients and extra. We are able to do greater than look attractive whereas consuming hashish!
What was your largest problem in enterprise and the way did you overcome it?
My largest problem has been the shortage of predictability on this trade. It looks like each Monday morning I’m going into the week with a set agenda, and I’ve to recalibrate instantly due to one other trade curveball. I now have a mindset of anticipating the sudden and I attempt to keep in mind to remain free and journey the wave because it comes.
What have you ever or your organization carried out to assist in giving extra alternatives for girls?
In 2014 I co-founded IWC with Inexperienced Thumb board member Wendy Berger. It’s a nonprofit that gives networking and academic alternatives for girls searching for to start out or advance their function within the regulated hashish trade. We now have grown our membership and have established IWC because the main hashish networking group for hashish in Illinois.
What are your private targets for 2022?
Now that journey is opening up once more, I’m itching to discover ways to surf in Hawaii. Within the meantime, I’ll be engaged on bettering my joint rolling expertise – I’ve been working in hashish for nearly eight years, in spite of everything!
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