Culture

Community Voices: Loriel Alegrete

If you want something done, you gotta do it yourself.

Community Voices: Marie Montmarquet

There are still over 40,000 people currently incarcerated for Cannabis charges.

Community Voices: Jason Ortiz

Limited licensing is the bane of all of us, and the first thing we could do to ensure more people are able to join the

Community Voices: Cindy De la Vega

I believe that the equity program is one way that equity is being established, however imperfect the process may be.

Community Voices: Eliza Pires

The most glaring example of inequity lies in the ability for each county to develop their own ordinance.

Community Voices: Dave DeLuca

Until we see every single state fall under federal protection and system of law, you will have an imbalance.

Community Voices: Daniel Montero

In terms of equity, we are seeing more and more genuine responses versus wolves in sheeps’ clothing.

Community Voices: Shanel Lindsay

Equity does not come organically – there are far too many corporate interests who have power.

Community Voices: Tucky Blunt

What is the Cannabis industry getting right in terms of equality and equity?

Community Voices: Neil Lequia

We need to make sure we are allocating and distributing licenses to minorities as they become available.

Community Voices: Lanett Austin

To bring about real change in this industry, it starts with the laws that make it.

Community Voices: Mike McIntyre

"I have also seen a lot of inequity – too much business crawling into somewhere it shouldn’t be."

Minority Led Cannabis Organizations Take Spotlight

Ophelia Chong, Javier Armas and Sheena Roberson starts their own organization to become the change.

Equality Issue Cover Artist Guilherme Lemes

Lemes’ passion for cultural and natural diversity, as well as for social justice, shines in his art.

Community Voices: Mary Pryor

"Speaking as a Black woman, I can say that equality is an item that I have never, ever seen."

Community Voices: D-Roc Palmer

We need to understand that the laws and regulations are created by the people.

Breaking the Grass Ceiling

"What are we not hearing collectively as a society? Why are things tone-deaf when women speak?"

Sha’Carri Richardson vs The Committee

Then there’s the simple fact that Cannabis is nowhere close to a performance enhancing drug.

Cannabis and Phil Jackson

"I said, ‘Coach, Is this weed?' He said, 'No, it's sage – it's the cousin of Cannabis.'"

Alaska Opens First Consumption Lounge

Smoking inside of the lounge was a surreal experience.