Industry Power Women Awards Three During MJBiz Conference

The women’s cannabis networking organization known as Industry Power Women joined forces with Accelerate Cannabis during the 2019 MJ Biz Conference to recognize three individuals and their efforts within the cannabis industry. During the Mid-Atlantic Mixer, Saphira Galoob, Erica Daniels and Kristin Jordan each received engraved crystal awards in recognition of their work.

Saphira Galoob is DC-based lawyer and lobbyist and the founder and CEO of The Liaison Group (TLG) – the first and what remains the only – Washington, DC-based lobbying firm focused exclusively on federal policy impacting the cannabis industry. Earlier this year, she formed the National Cannabis Roundtable, and now serves as the Executive Director and the Senior Policy Advisor. In addition to the Roundtable, her firm represents the California Cannabis Industry Association, the Oregon Cannabis Association, and Pura Vida Investments. She works closely with the House and Senate Caucus Working Groups and served as the Industry Co-Chair for the Subcommittee on Banking. She was recently named by Politico “Who to know on K Street” in Cannabis.

Kristin Jordan is the Director of Real Estate at Acreage Holdings. In that role, Kristin leads Acreage’s efforts with regard to selecting real estate sites for the company’s national footprint of cultivation, processing, and dispensary facilities, managing brokerage relationships, and negotiating and administering leases.

Prior to joining Acreage, Kristin was Senior Counsel in the Cannabis Practice Group at Greenspoon Marder. Earlier, she practiced real estate law at several boutique firms and was Real Estate Director at Kaplan, Inc., SoulCycle and other companies. Kristin’s passion for advancing cannabis reform has extended to a variety of professional and non-profit endeavors. She was the Founder of Mannada, a NYC-based cannabis professional event production company, which launched The Maze, a cannabis event listing newsletter, as well as industry events including the Cannabis Media Summit and Cannabis Law Summit. Kristin is also a co-founder of the NYC-based non-profit Cannabis Cultural Association and the Asian Cannabis Roundtable. Additionally,  Kristin serves as a member of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Cannabis, the Minority Cannabis Business Association Policy Committee, and the National Cannabis Industry Association Diversity and Inclusion Committee.