Canna Superwomen Kim Napoli and Caroline Pineau

Caroline Pineau and Kim Napoli are two of the most empowered - and empowering - women working in Massachusetts cannabis. Caroline Pineau is the CEO and Owner of Stem dispensary in Haverhill, Massachusetts, a woman-owned adult-use dispensary serving the Haverhill community in a myriad of ways. Caroline is also the mastermind behind the Green Goddess Golf Invitational, a joyful annual event that brings together women from across Massachusetts working in the cannabis industry and raises money for a local charity.

Kim Napoli is a licensed labor and employment attorney in Massachusetts, the co-founder of The Hempest, and a Massachusetts Cannabis Advisory Board member. Kim also served as the Director of Outreach for the Yes on 4 Campaign to Regulate and Tax Marijuana in Massachusetts way back in 2016.

Together they are building a strong and connected cannabis community while also challenging the “community impact” fees imposed on local Massachusetts cannabis dispensaries.

Kim and Caroline share with Joyce their own canna-mom journeys, an overview of the important work they are both involved with, and why they felt compelled to challenge the Host Agreement “community impact fee” and what will change when they win their case.

Topics Discussed

(1:28) Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

(2:35) Bill Russell documentary on Netflix

(3:28) NECANN Boston

(4:20) Grow Our Own with Aja Atwood

(5:20) Nashville Magazine and Josh Lamkin

(6:10) Lamkin Guitars

(6:30) Kim Napoli and Caroline Pineau Introduction

(8:11) Kim Intro and Her Why

(8:55) The Hempest in Boston

(13:00) Cannabis Advisory Board

(15:30) Kim’s Daughter’s Cancer Story