Following the recent announcement from the DEA, MCBA put out the following statement: For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Contact: Tahir Johnson at tahir@minoritycannabis.org Contact: Frederika Easley at frederika@minoritycannabis.org Minority Cannabis Business Association Commends DEA’s Move to Reschedule Cannabis to Schedule III In response to the reported rescheduling of cannabis to Schedule III by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the …
This blog was originally posted to Honeysuckle Magazine‘s website: The Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) is one of the first organizations created specifically to progress the cannabis industry by increasing diversity. The MCBA’s mission is to create equal access and economic empowerment for cannabis businesses, their patients, and the communities most affected by the War on Drugs. Over the last few months, …
Social media is an amazing space to connect, learn from, and advise on; however, even with all of its fancy tech and massive impact, it hasn’t found its way to beating in person human connection. People sign a lot of electronic documents, but leading up to that, it’s likely that humans connected/ met up to discuss. And while the pandemic …
October 24, 2023 Dan Ulloa The Minority Cannabis Business Association(MCBA) held a social equity workshop at Hudson County Community College (HCC) last Friday on New Jersey adult-use cannabis licenses. It was part of their Equity Workshop Tour (EWT) in 10 cities across the United States. The MCBA tour aims to support Social Equityapplicants and operators in the cannabis industry. They …
The Minority Cannabis Business Association is hosting 10 equity workshops in major U.S. cities including Minneapolis. Author: Gordon Severson MINNEAPOLIS — They say great businesses start with a great idea, but even a great idea means nothing if you don’t know what to do with it. “It’s like yeah, this is what I want to do, but how?” Kenneth Winslow …
Minority Cannabis Business Association Calls on Biden Administration to Truly Decriminalize Cannabis by Descheduling Group says re-scheduling is simply a rebranding of prohibition, not the end of it. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 8/30/23 Contact: Kaliko Castille, Board President kaliko@minoritycannabis.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to reporting today that Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) is recommending that …
For Immediate Release: September 2, 2021 CONTACT: Amber Littlejohn, Executive Director – amber@minoritycannabis.org Kaliko Castille, President – kaliko@minoritycannabis.org MCBA Submits Comments to Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act Comments lay out proposals for making sure that federal legalization prioritizes equitable justice, equitable communities, equitable access and equitable industry Washington, D.C. – Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) submitted …
At MCBA, we are committed to helping our members get their foot in the door of the cannabis industry so that they can be successful and build generational wealth for themselves and their communities. In the cannabis industry, one of the best ways to get your foot in the door is the networking that comes from attending industry trade …
Getting into the cannabis industry is full of all kinds of hurdles and false starts. Lack of access to capital leaves many entrepreneurs in a position of needing to take private investment in order to build their businesses. This makes the need to choose the right partner or investor one of the first critical decisions that a cannabis …