What is MCBA?

Founded in 2015, the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) is the largest national trade association dedicated to serving the needs of minority cannabis businesses and our communities. MCBA represents minority and allied cannabis businesses, aspiring entrepreneurs, and supporters who share a vision of an equitable, just, and responsible cannabis industry. Our mission is carried out by a 15-member Board of Directors comprised of diverse industry veterans, medical and legal professionals, advocates, and community leaders.

What is MCBA?

Founded in 2015, the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) is the largest national trade association dedicated to serving the needs of minority cannabis businesses and our communities. MCBA represents minority and allied cannabis businesses, aspiring entrepreneurs, and supporters who share a vision of an equitable, just, and responsible cannabis industry. Our mission is carried out by a 15-member Board of Directors comprised of diverse industry veterans, medical and legal professionals, advocates, and community leaders.
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Featured Members

Featured Members

Membership Types

MCBA believes we can offer tangible value to company members and individuals alike through targeted networking, education and discounts.

Membership Types

MCBA believes we can offer tangible value to company members and individuals alike through targeted networking, education and discounts.
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Individual Membership

Providing our members with information, education, and connections to other cannabis professionals and financial resources is a core component of fulfilling our mission. MCBA believes that all of our members – individual and company alike – should net tangible value from their membership.
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Corporate Membership

This cause needs the financial support of established cannabis businesses and the assistance of individual members to make measurable gains in the representation of minorities in the cannabis industry as business-owners, employees, and patients/ consumers.
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Member of the Month

MCBA is proud to feature our member of the month.

Member of the Month

MCBA is proud to feature our member of the month.
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Lawyer Up Legal Services

Lawyer Up Legal Services is a Texas based law firm built to efficiently handle various legal needs in the areas of family law, business and contracts, estate planning, traffic tickets, and cannabis. Our firm utilizes the latest technology to make our client's experience easy and less time-consuming. Additionally, we offer various ways to stay in contact and find out current details regarding a client's case. Additionally, our firm is a Better Business Bureau (BBB) Gold Star Accredited Business and the lead Attorney, Mr. Steve Okoroha, is part of The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40.
 
Beginning just this year, our firm has established a non-profit arm that handles primarily immigration cases and looks to serve those that qualify under federal poverty line standards. We now offer lower cost services and will soon conduct outreach activities to keep people informed of their rights in various aspects of law. Stay tuned for more activities from our firm!

“TOGETHER, WE ARE MORE POWERFUL. TOGETHER, WE WILL CREATE NOT ANOTHER INDUSTRY BUT A BETTER INDUSTRY.”

“TOGETHER, WE ARE MORE POWERFUL. TOGETHER, WE WILL CREATE NOT ANOTHER INDUSTRY BUT A BETTER INDUSTRY.”

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– Jesce Horton, MCBA Co-founder & CEO of Lowd

Our Focus Areas

The quality of being fair and impartial, equity of treatment.

Our Focus Areas

The quality of being fair and impartial, equity of treatment.
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Equitable Industry

Ensure the inclusion and success of minorities in the cannabis industry through equitable policy and equitable access to opportunities and resources.
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Equitable COMMUNITIES

Empower and support the communities most impacted by cannabis prohibition by promoting meaningful community reinvestment and corporate responsibility initiatives.
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Equitable ACCESS

Drive policy and education initiatives to increase access to safe and effective medicine and ensure the health and wellbeing of minority communities.
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Equitable JUSTICE

Promote policies that reduce arrests and imprisonment for non-violent cannabis offenses and restore basic rights of citizenship to individuals with non-violent cannabis offenses.

Recent News

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MCBA Press

MCBA recent blog posts can go here.

Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) Thanks Senate Banking Committee For Efforts Towards Equitable Banking Access, Urges Further Action

May 11, 2023

MCBA Applauds Senate Banking Committee for taking up SAFE Banking Act in Key Hearing, Urges Prioritizing Minority Operators

May 10, 2023

MCBA Supports Re-Introduction of the SAFE Banking Act, Applauds Inclusion of CDFIs

April 28, 2023
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