Danielle Simone Brand

ABOUT

ABOUT ME

I’ve taken the adventurous route a few times in my life. Highlights include founding two businesses, traveling alone to out-of-the-way spots, and attempting (also failing) to homestead in the wilds of Colorado. I have an MA in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University, a BA from Dartmouth College, and an inability to do the same thing in the same place for very long. Today I live in the Pacific Northwest with my husband, our two children, and a very barky terrier. 

WHAT I'VE DONE

I wrote a guidebook to the legal cannabis marketplace for moms (see links above).

Words in —

• Vice

• The Week

• High Times

• Reader's Digest UK

• Greatist

• Civilized

• Miss Grass

• What's Up Moms

• FamilyMinded

• and more...

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WHAT I DO

• Author​​

• Freelance Writer

• Public Speaker

• Advocate for Progressive Values and Causes

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PORTFOLIO -

a sampling of my work

VICE — The Wild West of Weed is Dying Out. Here's What's Replacing It. 

DoubleBlind — D.C's Campaign to Decriminalize Psychedelics

The Week — I Smoke Weed. I'm Still a Responsible Parent

High Times — I'm a Parent and I'm Against Child-Resistant Packaging 

High Times — Cantheism: The Makings of a Cannabis Religion

The Week — Mothers Are the First Defense Against Toxic Masculinity

The Week — Raising Children in Deeply Troubling Times

Miss Grass — 9 Things Moms Who Smoke Weed Want You to Know

DoubleBlind — Did Ancient Buddhists Use Psychedelics? 

What's Up Moms — Don't Feel Bad for Thinking My Son is a Girl

Civilized — Why Regenerative Farming is the Future of Cannabis Cultivation

Civilized — Why Cannabis and Meditation are a Sacred Match

Civilized — Can Cannabis Help You Get Off Xanax?

Civilized — Dear Alcohol, I'm Breaking Up With You

The Week — 40 is the New... 40. And That's Okay.