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Race
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We’re Getting Equity Wrong
A journalist’s plea for entrepreneurs, brands, and regulators to look beyond retail licenses and nonprofit donations.
Study Reveals California Law Enforcement More Likely To Arrest Black Teens
A new report examines the racial disparities that exist among California law enforcement agencies.
Rutgers University Report Examines Cannabis Consumption Data
Rutgers University releases a study exploring the relationship between cannabis and race, gender, and other factors in New Jersey.
Most Affected: College Graduate Evelyn LaChappelle Given 87 Months For Handling Revenue
Evelyn LaChappelle had no previous criminal record and did not even touch the plant. But she was still given an 87-month sentence for a cannabis-related crime.
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 small amount of cannabis has sparked outrage among activists for racial, cannabis, and mental health justice.
Evanston, Illinois To Fund Reparations To Black Community With Cannabis Tax Revenue
Officials of the Chicago suburb approved the plans this week.
Our Academy, Our Dream
How one social equity mentorship program is changing the face of cannabis.
Pennsylvania Police Make More Than 20,000 Pot Arrests During The Pandemic
There is a jarring racial disparity in the arrests.
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 the War on Drugs, there are no Black men on New Jersey's new Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
Oregon Lawmaker Introduces Social Equity Cannabis Bill
As a next push to alleviate the harms caused by the war on drugs, a bill for social equity has been introduced to the House.