What are the inequities in Minority Ownership in the Cannabis Industry? With Wanda L James

Описание: With support from Curaleaf, Marijuana Matters created an educational video series titled: Social Equity Explained. The goal of this series is to illustrate the challenges within the legalized cannabis industry and the solutions presented through social equity.

Topics to include:
✔️ Criminal disenfranchisement laws
✔️ Collateral consequences
✔️ Inequities present in the cannabis industry (gender, race)
✔️ State social equity policy gaps
✔️ Why social equity is necessary
✔️ Why home grow is necessary
✔️ Next steps for social equity

The topic of inequities in the cannabis industry is being covered by Wanda L. James. Wanda is one of the most widely respected leaders in cannabis today. As a Black woman, a veteran, and a former Fortune 100 executive, she has spent the past decade working to remove the stigma of the plant and shedding light on the racial inequities of the cannabis industry.

Wanda is the founder and CEO of Simply Pure Dispensary in Denver. Along with her husband Scott Durrah, they became the first African Americans, legally licensed in America, to own a dispensary, a cultivation facility, and an edible company. (https://www.wandaljames.com/)

Marijuana Matters is a minority-owned social enterprise that informs communities, policymakers, and industry professionals about the impact of public policies related to regulating cannabis and cannabis-derived products, with the specific goal of highlighting the disproportionate impact on historically disadvantaged communities and eliminating prejudice and discrimination with respect to a regulated cannabis regime.

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