Created by Jamila Washington and Jessica Naissant, The Dope Connection is a transformative community and technology platform connecting consumers with BIPOC and diversely-owned brands in the cannabis industry.
Organically Connected is Long Island's premier chain of CBD retailers. But founder Spech is himself a piece of New York cannabinoid history - growing up with hip hop royalty, creating the popular 9/11 packs, and bringing people together through the plant that heals.
3IsFor, a creative studio bringing stories from the cannabis industry to life, was founded by 3 childhood friends. Growing Up Hip Hop star JoJo Simmons, CBS producer David Dow, and farmer Kris Karl share their mission to empower others in the cannabis space.
On Giving Tuesday, human rights nonprofit Silent Cry Inc. has much to be thankful for this year. Help the organization continue programs that benefit local communities, provide healing from trauma, and offer aid to those reentering society after incarceration.
Dazed Cannabis celebrates its grand reopening in Union Square starting November 9th. Co-founder Keshawn Warner discusses life with the plant, collaborating with "New York's Weed Godfather" Branson, and more.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 51 into law, legislation that extends a lifeline for social equity entrepreneurs to get cannabis retail licenses. This followed on the heels of the transformative Economic and Racial Justice Summit in San Diego.
Media personality Charlamagne tha God, hip hop icon Raekwon the Chef of the Wu-Tang Clan, and civil rights attorney Bakari Sellers announced the plans for their historic Hashstoria cannabis operation in a project aimed to revitalize Newark, New Jersey.
Gorilla Rx Wellness, the first Black women-owned dispensary in Los Angeles, honored two impactful years with A Great Day on Crenshaw - an all-day block party featuring discussions, music, food, cannabis and community.
Black Dragon Breakfast Club uses the power of digital grassroots organizing, technology and AI-based data to transform the fight for adult-use cannabis legalization. At Black Cannabis Week, founder Tsehaitu Abye explained the brand's mission and work to bring more BIPOC to political action.
Black Cannabis Week 2023 took place virtually and at a live conference in Philadelphia, bringing leading lawmakers, educators, advocates, and business owners of color together to discuss pressing issues in the cannabis industry.
Multi-state operator AYR Wellness has partnered with Mudd Brothers, a cannabis company launched by Minority Cannabis Academy co-founders Brendon Robinson and Stanley Okoro. Proceeds from the collab line of concentrates will benefit MCA's community and workforce development programming.
Grand Legacy Group, a craft cannabis brand in Illinois, is owned by 8 Black founding partners, 3 of whom are women. Owners Chrissy Johnson and Rod Collins explain the company's vision for creating social equity in their state's legal market.
Popular preroll brand Presidential RX and social equity brand Ball Family Farms have launched their collaboration Moon Rock Blunts. At the celebration, Presidential co-founder/CEO Everett Smith talked about his decade in cannabis, California's social equity issues, and Black excellence.
Tech firms haven't kept up their promises of hiring more Black talent. The Diversity Cyber Council's "Tech is the New Trap" campaign, which aims to create an equitable path to education, training and staffing, can help place BIPOC innovators in the tech sector.
Alphonso "Tucky" Blunt talks with Honeysuckle about opening his dispensary, Blunts + Moore, the first dispensary using Oakland's Social Equity Program.
