ABOUT THE EDITOR

Jasmine Mans is a Black American writer and artist from Newark, New Jersey. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison with a B.A. in African American Studies. Her debut poetry collection, Black Girl, Call Home (Berkley//Penguin Random House), was published to critical and commercial success in 2021, going on to win a Stonewall Award. Mans is the owner and CEO of Buy Weed From Women, a cannabis-adjacent product design company in New Jersey.

Leading Buy Weed From Women, which began as an e-commerce lifestyle brand selling non-cannabis products, Mans later built a wholesale pipeline with partnerships at over 100 dispensaries. At its helm, Mans leads a dedicated staff of six women in Newark, NJ. In a noteworthy departure, Mans ventured into documentary filmmaking in collaboration with BWFW, producing Flowers for Mom, delving into mothers' health-related experiences using cannabis, which earned hera prestigious Clio Advertising Award.

Mans has collaborated with brands like Hennessey, Ulta Beauty, and Panagia, and she and her work have been featured in The LA Times, The Tamron Hall Show, O, Forbes, Elle, Essence, Nylon, Glamour, The Root, and Interview, among many other outlets.