For immediate release: MCBA President Shanita Penny to testify before congress in support of access to Small Business Administration by Cannabis Businesses Primary Press Contact: Amber Littlejohn, MCBA Policy Director 202-769-9970, amber@minoritycannabis.org Secondary Press contact, Jason Ortiz MCBA Vice President 860-639-8101, jason@minoritycannabis.org “The undeniable effects of the drug war are hampering equity in the industry,but together, we can address …
For Immediate Release MCBA Engages in Case Study to Rate Efficacy of Los Angeles’ Social Equity Program Denver, Colorado is Next as it Begins Social Equity Conversations Los Angeles, March 26th – Today, members of the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) announced plans to take score of social equity policies implemented by the city of Los Angeles intended to increase …
The Minority Cannabis Business Association has elected its Board of Directors to serve the 2017-2018 term. This year’s group consists of a stellar group of business owners, policy makers and accomplished activists. Each member represents a diverse background of professions, perspectives and cultures of the growing cannabis market. The list of MCBA Board Members is as follows: Jesce Horton, Chairman …
The ‘Marijuana Justice Act’ will reinvest $500 million in communities most impacted by the war on drugs by divesting in prisons and outdated law enforcement practices. The bill ends the federal prohibition on marijuana, makes it easier to expunge past criminal charges, and stops deportations based solely on marijuana charges. Washington, D.C – August 1, 2017 – The Minority Cannabis …
“We need to become less conservative in what we follow and allow people to truly be free with their own bodies,” says Rapper and Activist Michael “Killer Mike” Render as he discusses cannabis in a new episode of UNCODE entitled “GREAT SMOKE.” The episode focuses on African Americans in the cannabis industry, as well as health benefits, and ideas of stereotypical criminalizing.
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