Anne-Marie Fischer
NOMINEE
Nominated by
Lamourie MEDIA
November 22, 2020
Anne- Marie is a true leader with integrity and the emerging cannabis industry is fortunate this ppwerhouse calls it home. She recently partnered with some other industry titans to create PACC to call for improvement to all aspects of the industry. She is an incredible example of a power woman carving out her own path in the industry. A lifelong educator, Anne-Marie brings her impressive degrees (Combined Honours BA in English & History, a Diploma in Human Resources Management, and a Master of Education) and international research and consultancy experience to the canna — table, “filling a need for professional, accurate writing and research” in the cannabis space. Anne-Marie has put together a “HIGHly educated” team with the company she founded in 2016 — CANNAWRITE is differentiated by the academic, research level quality of their cannabis content and copywriting. Based in Vancouver, CANNAWRITE has quickly become the go-to company for writing on cannabis and psychedelics, serving more than 200 brands, in Canada and around the world. Most of her work has been behind the scenes, helping to build the success of other brands, but recently Anne-Marie has been asked to come out from behind the writing desk and take the microphone herself. She has amassed an incredible wealth of cannabis knowledge and truly can speak on every aspect of the plant. Her talks range from the Canadian industry (regulation, compliance, retail, training and curriculum development, advertising and communications, safety, licensing and more) to the history of cannabis (prohibition, industry pioneers) and everything in between (cannabis and sexuality, cannabis and crime, and the continued need for research. An activist as well as an academic at heart, Anne-Marie supports international legalization efforts. Fischer isn’t afraid to break the silence on topics that need much more attention either. Ethical development and avoiding colonial attitudes in global partnerships, diversity in the industry, expunging of criminal records for cannabis ‘crimes’ are just some of the issues that concern her. She is also well known for supporting other women in the industry, pointing out that CannaWrite, while “supporting ALL humans within the cannabis industry,” is “women-owned, women-led, and women-supporting.” She wants to bring more attention to sexual harassment and whistleblowing in our community with a particular goal to help women “break through the old boys club” and succeed in the world of cannabis.