Race

We’re Getting Equity Wrong

A journalist’s plea for entrepreneurs, brands, and regulators to look beyond retail licenses and nonprofit donations.

1 year ago

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.

2 years ago

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.

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Evanston, Illinois To Fund Reparations To Black Community With Cannabis Tax Revenue

Officials of the Chicago suburb approved the plans this week.

4 years ago

Our Academy, Our Dream

How one social equity mentorship program is changing the face of cannabis.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Police Make More Than 20,000 Pot Arrests During The Pandemic

There is a jarring racial disparity in the arrests.

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago