The Cannabis Cultural Association is a 501c3 organization committed to providing platforms for POC in the cannabis and hemp industry #WeAreCannabisCulture
"Ernest Owens, a 28-year-old black journalist, questions the concept of whites as “allies.”
The @AP interviewed me on my thoughts about allies, check it out. #BlackLivesMatter
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Lack of representation in the editorial rooms fuels a lot. I get emails offering quotes from cannabis executives about almost anything! If someone sneezes about weed, I'm offered a quote. How many quotes I've been offered about about support of the protests? Zero.
Not one. Now I'm part of a lot pr services. I have yet to receive a 'this executive from this company x says this about Black Lives Matter' They know they're target market and who they're submitting stories too. It's hard to sell Black stories to a primarily white staff
NYS Gov Andrew Cuomo has banned use of chokeholds by police, and repealed a law that kept police disciplinary records secret. There is much more work to do. For now, a golden rule: when you see injustice, stand up, speak out, and stop it. #PursueJustice
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@badlin@dianemgoldstein additionally, the black markets persist quite strongly because the over-regulation keeps them around, by 1) severely limiting competition and keeping quality low, and 2) keeping prices exceedingly high. thus the corporations have little ability to research and serve the market.
Sooooo, you want to be an #equity#cannabis applicant?
1) Prepare to pay rent on an empty #SanFrancisco building for TWO YEARS while you wade through red tape.
"Decarboxylation is the process of applying the right amount of heat and time to activate the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis" #Ardent#NOVA#Decarb
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Countdown is over for legalized recreational #marijuana in Illinois. Time to celebrate new opportunities! For the sake of equity, here are a few organizations fighting to make sure everyone gets a piece of the pie:
@CannaCULTURAL@BeCannaclusive@Cagefreerepair and @m4mmunited
SAY IT AGAIN! #itsjustaplant
PLUS #itsamedicinefirst
As we move toward #legalization#doneright these two things should be our core focus.
It's a whole plant that many of us not only love 💚 but WE ALL NEED… https://t.co/ONMiqt35aC
Ujamaa - Cooperative Economics.
There are a couple of elements to the principle gonna address today -
1)Our buying power is TREMENDOUS! As consumers we not only have the power to demand the kind of products we want… https://t.co/ifrMxKVtZt
On christmas eve in San Diego, I saw a legal shop turn away a 60 year-old woman with an ID that had expired the day before. Legal stores do not play around.