Who We Are

Angela Cvengros, Founder & Convener

Angela Cvengros is the founder and coalition architect of Women for Responsible Cannabis Legalization (WRCL), as well as the founder of Kind Ledger LLC and Women in Cannabis Academy. Her work sits at the intersection of enterprise architecture, finance, compliance, education, patient advocacy, and coalition-building.

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Why WRCL exists

WRCL exists because Cannabis policy still fails in the places that matter most: federal legality, ordinary commerce, patient access, public-health-ready standards, repair, and international durability. WRCL is building a room where serious people can help finish the work through to the end.

Coalition build

Founding leads, advisors/validators, and partner organizations are now being confirmed. Public listing is opt-in. Additional bios will be added as founding leads and advisors confirm public participation.

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Current WRCL Participants

WRCL is being built by a growing group of volunteers across policy, law, medicine, public health, research, hemp, finance, communications, operations, and international strategy.

Additional participants may be contributing privately. Only people who have affirmatively opted in will be listed publicly.

This public roster includes only participants who have explicitly chosen to be listed. Roles reflect current fit, contribution, and area of work and may continue to evolve as WRCL installs formal lane and workstream leadership.

Public listing is always opt-in. Quiet contributors are welcome.

The Coalition

Founding Leads / Co-Leads / Advisors

WRCL is not being built by spectators. It is being built by people willing to bring expertise, judgment, introductions, review, structure, and follow-through. This section recognizes the participants who have chosen to be listed publicly.

Founding Leads / Co-Leads / Advisors

People helping shape the coalition’s lanes, messages, and early deliverables.

To Be Announced:

We are accepting nominations and volunteer recommendations, extending invitations, and have begun discussions with potential leads, co-leads, and advisors.

Validators / Reviewers

Founding Leads / Co-Leads / Advisors

Working Group Contributors

Subject-matter experts who pressure-test drafts and flag problems quickly.

To Be Announced:

We are accepting nominations and volunteer recommendations, extending invitations, and have begun discussions with potential validators and reviewers.

Working Group Contributors

Supporters / Partner Contacts

Working Group Contributors

People who give recurring time to one lane or workstream.

Mary Stafford, LinkedIn

Katie Thomas, LinkedIn

Shannon Allen

Joyce Gerber, The Canna Mom Show creator/host and Cannabis Romance Author, LinkedIn

Dr. Marion McNabb, President, Cannabis Center of Excellence, LinkedIn

Seika Brown, Mental Health Advocate, LinkedIn

Rocky Hernandez, Founder of Anvida Advisors, LinkedIn

Aloaye (Al-la-why) Tisor

Susanne Rago, MBA, Balanced Bud CFO Services, LinkedIn

Liz Quinn, Founder / CEO Liz Lights Up a senior focused online community, LinkedIn

Supporters / Partner Contacts

People who want updates, action requests, and briefing notices.

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Women for Responsible Cannabis Legalization (WRCL) is a women-led, ally-welcoming coalition building a fully legal, whole-plant Cannabis economy in the United States. We work to deschedule Cannabis, establish a complete federal framework across adult-use, medical, and hemp markets, and advance a treaty-alignment path that resolves domestic and international legal contradictions.

WRCL is nonpartisan, practical, and focused on implementation. WRCL provides educational information and policy analysis and does not offer legal advice.

Women for Responsible Cannabis Legalization (WRCL)

Who We Are

Angela Cvengros, Founder & Convener

Why WRCL exists

Coalition build

Coalition build

Current WRCL Participants

The Coalition

Founding Leads / Co-Leads / Advisors

Founding Leads / Co-Leads / Advisors

Founding Leads / Co-Leads / Advisors

Founding Leads / Co-Leads / Advisors

Founding Leads / Co-Leads / Advisors

Validators / Reviewers

Founding Leads / Co-Leads / Advisors

Working Group Contributors

Working Group Contributors

Supporters / Partner Contacts

Working Group Contributors

Supporters / Partner Contacts

Supporters / Partner Contacts

Supporters / Partner Contacts

Contact

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