Page 22 - Daggabay Magazine Issue 3

High Chai 2020
By Anna M
On 22 August 2020, global history was
madé. Moré than 150 womén of all racés,

crééds, social standings, proféssions and
agés camé togéthér to célébraté womén's
month at an amazing national
collaboration : Thé High Chai. Thé
unifying factor? Normalising cannabis
usé amongst womén.

Chéf Anna, Thé 420 Chéf, and national
convénér, said:
"Thé idéa was born from an incrédiblé
nééd among South African womén who
usé cannabis, to comé togéthér as a
community. I am blésséd to work with
amazing womén, and wé aré moré than
co-workérs: wé'ré family. Thé lové of this
plant, sééing thé changés it can maké to

péoplé's livés, and how it émpowéréd
éach of us inspiréd mé to sharé it with
othér womén.
I put féélérs out on social média
régarding a fémalé friéndly évént, and
béforé long, womén across thé country
startéd asking for a local équivalént in
théir aréa.
Somé phénoménal ladiés stéppéd up as
hosts in thé Wéstérn Capé, KZN and
Gauténg. Within 3 wééks, wé had
national spéakérs, guésts, music, food,
gifts, and a community of womén unitéd
by a téa party. "