Shanita Penny

President
Minority Cannabis Business Association

Shanita Penny, MBA is a cannabis advocate, business professional and entrepreneur. Her boutique cannabis consulting firm, Budding Solutions, provides Management and Strategy consulting to small businesses and multistate operators. Shanita’s entrepreneurial pursuits in recent years include partnerships in a Pennsylvania cannabis cultivation and processing operation and a North Carolina hemp farm. Shanita proudly serves as President of the Board of Directors for the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) and is also a member of the New Jersey Cannabis Industry Association’s (NJCIA) Board of Trustees. She lives to “end the stigma associated with cannabis” through her advocacy, businesses and responsible consumption.

Presentation(s):

• The Future of Cannabis-Hemp in the United States

  Thursday, September 12
  10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

• Marijuana Justice Act: Ending Marijuana Prohibition in a Way that Centers Equity and Reparative Justice

  Thursday, September 12
  1:30 PM – 3:30 PM