Greta Gaines is an American singer, songwriter,[1] and cannabis rights activist, who became prominent competitor in the early years of the development of snowboarding as a sport.
She owns and operates The Hempery, and is an outspoken supporter of Women Grow.
[3] Greta is the daughter of novelist, screenwriter and outdoorsman Charles Gaines,[4] author of Pumping Iron, and Stay Hungry, and inventor of the game of Paintball.
[citation needed] In the early years of snowboard development she began using a prototype created by designer Jake Burton Carpenter, and was the only female participant in the first World Extreme Snowboard Championship in 1992, competing against 19 men, and thus, by default, the first Women's champion in that sport.
Her song "Firefly" received extensive radio play and rose to the tops of the MP3.com charts, after which she performed at Lilith Fair with Sheryl Crow and Sarah McLachlan, and had gigs opening shows for Tori Amos and Alanis Morissette.