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California’s Central Valley is in the middle of a transition. The region produces nearly half of the country’s produce, but thanks to recreational cannabis legalization and gigantic greenhouses, the area is also becoming a hub for big business cannabis production. However, one of those Central Valley bud providers is not like the others – The Sisters of the Valley are an all-women collective of self-professed “weed nuns,” and they’re out to heal the world and prove that women can be independent in the ganja game.
According to Reuters, the group was founded in 2014 by 58 year-old Christine Meeusen, or Sister Kate, and despite the name, the Sisters of the Valley are in no way associated with the Catholic Church. In fact, the group is vocally anti-religion, and dress in the traditional cover-all dress and habit as a way to harken back to the past.
“We’re against religion, so we’re not a religion. We consider ourselves Beguine revivalists, and we reach back to pre-Christian practices,” Sister Kate said.
Because they aren’t associated with the Catholic Church or any other religious group, the Sisters have no shame in their profit-hungry practices. And while…
