Hillary Peckham, the chief operating officer of Etain, discussed New York’s first legal recreational marijuana dispensary in Manhattan.

Etain is New York’s only woman-founded medical cannabis company and partners with woman-owned health and wellness brands. It has a cultivation facility and four dispensaries in New York.

Peckham explained how the industry has evolved over the years and what she makes of the process to get recreational facilities.

She runs Etain with her mother and sister — making Etain the only family-owned, woman-owned medical marijuana distillery in New York.

Peckham explained why female representation is so important in this industry and discussed some benefits of medical marijuana.

Cannabis can benefit adults with chronic pain, chemotherapy and multiple sclerosis patients. Peckham said it’s important to open up the industry with the right voices represented and shared her hopes for the future of the cannabis industry.