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Fortune: Black cannabis entrepreneurs account for less than 2% of the nation’s marijuana businesses

Cannabis Law Report

A 2017 survey from Marijuana Business Daily found that 81% of American cannabis business owners and founders were white and 10% of cannabis business founders identified as Hispanic/Latino or Black. of cannabis business respectively, according to Marijuana Business Daily’s 2021 Women and Minorities in the Cannabis Industry Report.

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Teen pot use hasn’t risen amid legalization, researchers conclude

SpeedWeed

Pete Ricketts said in March that he opposed medical cannabis because, ‘if you legalize marijuana, you’re going to kill your kids. That’s what the data shows from around the country.’. His other bylines include the San Francisco Chronicle, The Nib, Vanity Fair, California Leaf Magazine and Variety. JAMA, Research Letter, 2021).

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

Cannabis Law Report

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Authored By: By Dr. Ayoka Nurse.

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Is weed legal in Iceland?

The Cannigma

However, due to the country’s rough history with alcohol and drug usage among teens, particularly in the 90’s, the country’s policies towards cannabis are quite strict. In 1974, with marijuana’s rising popularity amongst Iceland’s youth, that ban was then officially added to Icelandic legislation. Is cannabis legal in Iceland?

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Freedom Leaf’s Diversity in Cannabis Impact List

Freedom Leaf

After months of development, my partner and I built and successfully launched the beta for our cannabis data-analytics software, Jade Insights. It’s a software platform that helps cannabis businesses augment their process by providing insights for data-backed decision-making. Cory Booker’s team on the Marijuana Justice Act.”

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6 great Massachusetts ganja farmers to shop for

SpeedWeed

The pandemic killed 2020’s East Coast Cannabis Cups —trophies offer some of the few data points on a new market’s quality. We pinged experts like Danny “Danko” Vinkovetsky at Northeast Leaf Magazine, looked up fresh Cup winners, and trawled Leafly menus and data for notable ganja and the farmers who grew it. Canna Provisions.

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What is weed’s new CRC tech, and can it hurt you?

SpeedWeed

This new post-extraction process allows hashmakers to dramatically lighten the color of marijuana oil, as well as remove nasty odors, and even pesticides. Safety data is limited, and testing for CRC contamination is missing—even in legalization states. The research and safety data on CRC tech products certainly remains thin.

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