Corporate social responsibility in cannabis?
In a new report, we studied 20 of the largest weed companies in North America.
The results?
The industry is FAILING its social responsibilities.
Find out more at https://t.co/4gKoBGWZ5R
#cannabisindustry#csr#repair
Police make 1 million+ arrests for drug possession every year. HUD requires housing authorities to deny housing assistance to people using illegal drugs, and arrest records can easily trigger denials. The number of people denied housing because of the war on drugs is staggering.
1/ Time is running out very quickly to #stoptheexecution of Tangaraju Suppiah.
Yesterday, Tangaraju rushed to file a review application based on a new legal argument pertaining to why he believes his conviction and sentence should be set aside.
The @ParabolaCenter released a new toolkit to help policymakers and advocates fight against monopolization in the marijuana industry.
https://t.co/h8wuHUYZyX
Upon returning home, many women cannot properly care for their health due to health care exacerbated by inadequate conditions in women's prisons.
#CleanSlate legislation can ensure women have a fair chance to obtain employment which is how most people get health insurance.
NEW REPORT:
~1.9m people sit behind bars in the U.S. today. Since prison/jail pops hit their low point during Covid, numbers have shot back up. States & counties are returning to “business as usual” instead of maintaining their progress.
See new data:
https://t.co/6HacxDwaIb
The result of this country’s war on drugs and its war on the poor is that hundreds of thousands of people in prison today are suffering from a substance use disorder without treatment.
Join us 4/22 for our 4th Anniversary Celebration! We’ll be downtown Chicago on the 22nd to celebrate our community and the progress we’ve made. Sponsor & vendor opportunities are available, DM or email us. Tickets: https://t.co/MezW1WjQ5W and in bio. #CannaEquityIL
If you went to school in the US from 1983-2009, chances are you attended a DARE (Drug Abuse & Resistance Education) program. The ubiquitous, well-funded federal program was meant to keep kids from using drugs. Instead it did the opposite.
8 reasons why DARE failed, a thread:
Biden will be pardoning everyone with nonviolent federal offenses — a low number of people. But the biggest news is that Biden is asking the HHS Sec and the Attorney General to “expeditiously” review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law. https://t.co/Y5LSMAyBI7
📢 Join us July 11-12 for "Building Beyond the War on Drugs: A Global Poetry Workshop" featuring Dr. @yewandeslondon, a cannabis scholar, poet & activist.
Hosted by @equityfirstla, @Cagefreerepair, and @UCLALabor's Cannabis Worker & Equity Collaborative: https://t.co/dhR8k69j5h
Let’s not forget about our incarcerated loved one’s that are currrenlty serving time for cannibis related charges. No one desrves to be in prison for marijuana.
Help end the war on drugs by texting “CAGEFREE” to 213-861-4330 and stay involved.
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