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Bill Restricting Weed Retailers Advances In Prince George’s County DCist Source link
Maryland’s Recreational Weed Market Opens July 1 DCist Source link
A Black couple who were kicked out of a Memphis restaurant in 2022 for allegedly smelling like marijuana filed a federal racial discrimination lawsuit last week against the eatery. Dechandria Bass and boyfriend Dwan Brown, from Coahoma County in Mississippi, were in Tennessee on Aug. 7, 2022, to visit Brown’s mother and cousin, according to […]
The world’s most iconic cannabis holiday is upon us again – 4/20. For those working in the industry, it feels like a combination of Black Friday and The Super Bowl combined into one day. But, for cannabis consumers, it’s a special date. And according to this survey by Ayr Wellness and Suzy, 40% of cannabis […]
Shopping is often frivolous, unethical, and an amalgamation of toxic, corrupt practices. But, add a little intention, introspection, and slower consumption into your spending, and it transforms into something worthwhile. I underestimated the power of shopping Black-owned businesses for quite a long time. I viewed it through a lens of sheer selflessness and ignored the […]
COYLE, Okla.—Finding marijuana crops in Oklahoma these days is easy, said Logan County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Tillman, as he stared at rows of cannabis greenhouses surrounded by fields of red-dirt farmland. Figuring out if they are legal—well, that is another matter. “It’s not . . .
Diddy has announced plans to invest millions of dollars in the legal marijuana industry. The Bad Boy Records founder wants to invest $185 million into cannabis operations helmed by Cresco Labs Inc. and Columbia Care Inc. in order to obtain nine retail stores across three states: New York, Massachusetts and Illinois. The two companies are each […]
A call for broad compensation is becoming the theme for the predominately Black community . . .
Brittney Griner may be used as a political pawn in negotiations between Russia and the U.S., but America’s weed policies have been similarly punitive. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Of course, Brittney Griner deserves leniency, just as her lawyers . . .
The biggest change in the new ordinance: It reserved dispensary and consumption lounge licenses for “equity” applicants, rather than “legacy” applicants. Equity applicants were defined as individuals residing in a community with a higher rate of marijuana arrests than Michigan’s median and where at least 20 percent of the population have incomes below the federal […]