Currently, recreational marijuana is legal in 26 states and U.S. territories. Voters in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota will also have their chance to vote for the legalization of recreational marijuana this November. The legal cannabis industry is on track to generate around 40 billion dollars in revenue in 2024.
There are LGBTQ+ cannabis brands and dispensary owners nationwide, from California to New York. Here’s a guide to spending your pink dollars on their green goods.
California
These chic pre rolls are made with flower grown from a small family farm in Mendocino County. Known for their artistic packaging, what sets Drew Martin apart is their blending of botanicals with cannabis, including lavender, peppermint and ginger.
These fruit strip edibles are inspired by the fruit leathers of the owners Brandon and Maggie’s youth and are 100% vegan, gluten-free and certified Kosher. In addition, the packaging for these adult-only fruit leathers is biodegradable.
Founded by Faun Chapin and M. Paradise, who have a “deep love of cannabis as a tool for creativity,” Sonder has been offering Californian-grown cannabis products since 2018. The company specializes in cannabis oil for vaping as well as a popping candy-like product called Space Crystals.
The queer-owned Sundae Flowers specializes in mochi-style gummies in various flavors, including Sour Yuzu, Lychee Dragon and Aloe-Grape.
Colorado
Run and owned by Chef Kelly Lynn, this Denver-based company makes solventless THC-powders, including a flavorless version, that can be used in foods, drinks and sauces. The company also donates to mental health, LGBTQIA+, dwarfism and sexual assault survivor organizations.
Illinois
This Chicago-based company was “born out of a passion for good weed and fiery activism.” QTBIPOC-owned and run, Sway’s Lakeview location sells its products along with several other cannabis brands. Sway is also looking to break ground soon at a South Shore location.
Massachusetts
This locally, family, women, LGBTQ+-owned company calls itself the “Commonwealth’s true ‘home-grown’ cannabis company.” CommCan makes several ways of consuming cannabis, including edibles, cannabis-infused beverages, vaporizers and concentrates.
New York
“Born out of New York’s Queer community,” Flamer is a “chosen-family owned and operated” cannabis brand that specializes in pre-rolls and flower in the New York City area.
Oregon
This LGBTQ+ and women-owned company calls Portland home. It was founded by Katie Stem, who had been working with cannabis chocolates as a way to control the symptoms of her Crohn’s Disease. Using flower from local Oregon farms, Peak Extracts makes a line of THC and CBD tinctures, rescue balms and, of course, chocolates.
Snugz is a trans-owned collective of cannabis growers located in Eugene. You can stop in to their showroom and browse the collection of locally-grown THC products like edibles, concentrates and flower, or order online and pick them up.
Vermont
Grass Queen touts itself as a “cannabis company by women, for women” and aims to normalize “the presence of women and the LGBTQ community in the cannabis marketplace.” All Grass Queen’s cannabis is grown indoors through a hydroponic system in small batches. Customers can pick up various cannabis products from Grass Queen, including their brand and other local Vermont-based companies.