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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Ever since Californians voted to legalize marijuana, more people are embracing it – especially women.

SAN FRANCISCO — Female leaders of the cannabis industry in the Bay Area shared their secrets of success with up-and-coming women who want to stake a claim in the business during a gathering Thursday night hosted by Women Grow.

We sat down with Women Grow CEO Heise to learn more about the organization and her plans for 2017.

The new and flourishing business of cannabis is drawing large numbers of women execs. Why does marijuana draw a higher percentage of women than many other industries?

Marijuana is now legal in some form in more than half of all states, and more women are legally getting into the pot industry -- many of them are moms.

For freelance art director Monica Lo, weed isn't just a cure for creative woes, it's also her burgeoning part-time business.

The parents say they are proud of their professions, but they don’t want their children to be inundated with marijuana talk — or, worse, to be judged at school by adults and children who disapprove of their parents’ work.

MERRY JANE presents "Trailblazing Cannabis" highlighting women thriving in the legal marijuana industry.

So much about selling legal cannabis remains to be worked out—including the industry’s gender norms.

The burgeoning sisterhood of Maryland's marijuana entrepreneurs gathered in the back room of a Columbia chain restaurant recently, swapping business ideas over chicken wings and cheese cubes.

Female entrepreneurs are carving out a space for themselves in the burgeoning sector.

Sweetflag brings an element of fun to the genre—ceramic apple pipe, anyone?—and some unexpected surprises like miniature zen gardens and a stash tin with a magnifying glass you can use to spark a flame if you’ve lost your lighter. (Happens to everyone.)

With jurisdictions around the country legalizing pot for recreational and medicinal use, budding groups like Women Grow are rising to the forefront of what had been an illegal black market dominated by men.

The newest industry in the U.S. may also be the most female-friendly.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Thanks to changing federal and state regulations, the marijuana industry in California is booming. And now women are taking the lead and breaking through the "grass ceiling."

The cannabis industry is quickly becoming a magnet for female entrepreneurs.

Four women are opening the first all-female-owned medical marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas.