Local entrepreneur launches new jewelry collection this fall for those that love the leaf
Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Dena Ladd has launched Flora Jaine: A cannabis inspired accessory collection who intends to give back to the research community. The collection, priced from $45-$120, features styles composed of necklaces and earrings in silver and gold tone finishes and small leather accessories.
Flora Jaine came from Ladd’s longtime passion for research as well as her interest in how plant based medicine can help patients with devastating diseases. The company combines her former experience of working for the largest luxury goods company in the world, LVMH, and her passion for research and giving back.
“Over two decades ago, I became involved with advocating to protect medical research in Missouri. When medical cannabis passed in 2018, I also wanted my advocacy efforts to include plant-based research. I recognize a responsibility to help create a way to dissolve the stigma attached to cannabis, especially since the majority of the nation now has some form of legal consumption,” said Dena Ladd, CEO and President of Flora Jaine. “My company can be an elevated and subtle way to show support and Love of the Leaf. Plus, I want to give back to the community and will be donating back a portion of the profits to plant based research. We need to see how cannabis can assist those suffering from debilitating conditions and diseases.”
Ladd is the principal of DSL Consulting, a firm specializing in governmental affairs. With more than twenty years of experience in public policy and community affairs, she worked on issues that have both local and national impact. Ladd has used her experience to advocate in Washington, D.C. and in Missouri for medical research and health care. She was the Executive Director of an organization whose mission is to promote and protect medical research for more than a decade. She believes in supporting women and developed a statewide initiative that promotes and brings together women in the science, entrepreneur, and research fields. Ladd is a founding member of the Missouri Medical Cannabis Trade Association and is the Chairman of the Board.
About Ladd: She is a founding member and current board chair of the MOCANN board, the Medical cannabis trade association for the state of Missouri which was established in 2018. Ladd was a founding member of the D.C. based the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine and served on the ARM board for seven years. She advised ARM on starting their national PAC and establishing their 501c (3) In 2006, she worked on the Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative campaign securing medical and patient endorsements. The ballot initiative passed ensuring that all medical research legal on the federal level is legal in the state of Missouri. Ladd established and was the director of the MO Leadership PAC, a Committee whose purpose was to support moderate candidates running for office. She sits on various research/health related boards throughout the state of Missouri and has received two Gubernatorial appointments.
