Nationality American Other name Sister Kate | Other names Sister Kate | |
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Occupation Owner, Sisters of the Valley | ||
Christine Meeusen (b. 1959/1960 (age 56–57)), also known as "Sister Kate", is a farmer and businessperson in Merced, California. Her business specializes in high-CBD, low-THC preparations made from on-premises grown cannabis. She initially adopted the persona of a nun named "Sister Kate" in participating in the Occupy Movement in 2010, and continues to use the Sister Kate moniker and dress in the production of cannabis medicine. The medicine is created in a semi-cooperative operation in Merced, California, Sisters of the Valley, with her partner Darcy "Sister Darcy" Johnson and other temporary workers. The workers regulate their operations by the cycles of the moon, starting two-week production intervals upon the new moon, during which time they also practice chastity and vegetarianism. Meeusen, who does not identify with Christianity, considers the production to be a spiritual activity, whose rituals and incorporate New Age practices and environmentalism, "borrowing" from Native American practices.
Business Insider calls the Sisters of the Valley nuns "the most talked-about women in the pot business".