Prison Death of Marvin Scott Sparks Anger Among Cannabis And Racial Justice Activists
The untimely death of Marvin Scott in a Texas jail after being arrested for a…
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Evanston, Illinois To Fund Reparations To Black Community With Cannabis Tax Revenue
Officials of the Chicago suburb approved the plans this week. >View original article Author: Thomas…
Pennsylvania Police Make More Than 20,000 Pot Arrests During The Pandemic
There is a jarring racial disparity in the arrests. >View original article Author: A.J. Herrington
NAACP Claims New Jersey Cannabis Panel Illegal Without Black Men
Critics have been pointing out that although Black men have historically been disproportionately targeted in…
Oregon Lawmaker Introduces Social Equity Cannabis Bill
As a next push to alleviate the harms caused by the war on drugs, a…
Racial Bias In Pots Arrests Still Prevalent In D.C. Despite Legalization
Between 2015 and 2019, nearly 90% of those arrested for cannabis-related crimes in Washington, D.C….
Reckoning With Race: Three Black Cannabis Insiders on How the Industry Could Be More Equitable
In the wake of global Black Lives Matter protests and the movement’s demands to defund…
Southern University Becomes the First HBC to Enter the CBD Industry
The anti-inflammatory product line should be on shelves by the end of February. The post…
Chicago Suburb Will Use Cannabis Tax For Reparations Fund For African Americans
Last week, city council members in Evanston, Illinois voted to use marijuana sales tax revenue…
Black Lawmakers Threaten Block of New York Legalization Sans Racial Justice Measures
In New York, the process of getting marijuana legalized has uncovered some deep divides in…
Man Facing 40 Years for Traveling with Legal Medical Marijuana Re-Sentenced
An Oregon medical marijuana patient who faced 40 years in a Mississippi prison for drug…
Data Shows Black People in Philadelphia Are Still Targeted After Pot Decriminalization
Despite the decriminalization of cannabis in Philadelphia four years ago, African-Americans in the city are…