Tahira Rehmatullah
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Tahira Rehmatullah (born 1982) is an American businesswoman and advocate for cannabis reform in the United States. She is a partner at Highlands Venture Partners, Co-Founder & CEO of Commons[1] and a member of the board of directors of the Last Prisoner Project and Akerna Corp. She is often referred to in the trade press as "the most powerful woman in cannabis".[2]
Education and career
She got an MBA from Yale School of Management and B.S. in finance from Ohio State University, graduating magna cum laude in 2005.[3]
Advocating alongside organizations like the Last Prisoner Project, she strives to release the many Americans currently imprisoned under outdated cannabis laws.[4] She is an advocate for underrepresented minorities and dedicated to developing female and minority leadership in the cannabis industry. She is the General Manager of Marley Natural, named after reggae singer Bob Marley.[5]
Books
- 2023: Waiting to Inhale: Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice (with Akwasi Owusu-Bempah), The MIT Press, ISBN 9780262047685[6]
References
- ^ Tahira Rehmatullah Commons website
- ^ Tahira Rehmatullah MIT Press
- ^ A new union Connect: Ohio State University
- ^ Ep. 305 - Tahira Rehmatullah: Freeing Marijuana 'Criminals' The Optimal Life with Nate Haber
- ^ Marley Natural: Inside Reggae Dynasty's Splashy L.A. Cannabis Launch By Steve Appleford, Rolling Stone, February 8, 2016
- ^ "Meet 5 of the Most Powerful Women in the Pot Business" By Valentina Zarya, Fortune, April 20, 2016