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The MCBA would like to thank, Mehka King of Cash Color Cannabis for a magnificent episode honoring the 10-year legacy of the Minority Cannabis Business Association! From the powerful voices of our founders to reflections from past leadership and insight from our current team and supporters, this episode is a celebration of where we’ve been and where we’re going. As we continue …
Miami, FL – Alt Pro Expo, the leading B2B trade show for the vape, smoke shop, and alternative products industries, is returning to Miami from April 3-5, 2025. Set in the vibrant heart of Miami’s Wynwood District, Alt Pro Expo Miami 2025 will be the go-to event for professionals looking to connect, collaborate, and innovate in the ever-growing alternative products …
© Ganjapreneur Over a decade ago, states like California and Colorado embarked on a new revenue journey by regulating medical and adult-use cannabis sales. These pioneering states demonstrated how cannabis regulation could generate significant tax revenue while creating legitimate business opportunities. The cannabis industry quickly became a reliable source of state funding, with Colorado alone collecting over $387 million in …
MCBA’s mission is to create equal access for cannabis businesses and economically empower communities of color through policy, programming, and outreach initiatives to achieve equity for the communities most impacted by the War on Drugs. Our unanimously approved 2025 Organizational Priorities center on empowering a grassroots approach, designed to uplift local efforts creating equity through advocacy and entrepreneurship. We will …
Governor Phil Murphy (D) highlighted cannabis industry successes in his budget address for Fiscal Year 2026. It will be his last since he is term-limited in his position. “Though we have come far in this journey we have not reached the finished line yet,” he said. “The reality is the working people who keep our State moving cannot slow down, …
Wednesday, February 26th (Washington D.C.) – Despite significant progress in cannabis legalization at the state level, tens of thousands of people remain incarcerated for cannabis-related offenses, licensed cannabis businesses are struggling, and community uplift funds are stalled. With 24 states and Washington D.C. legalizing adult-use cannabis and the federal government cannabis’s reclassification process in limbo, the fight for full legalization …
Looking to enter the cannabis industry but feeling overwhelmed by complex regulations and high costs? The hemp sector offers an alternative path for minority entrepreneurs seeking to establish themselves in this growing market. Under the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp businesses enjoy federal protections and significantly lower barriers to entry compared to medical and adult use cannabis ventures. Accessibility & Cost …
February 04, 2025 11:00 ET | Source: Metrc LLCFollow LAKELAND, Fla., Feb. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Metrc, the most trusted and experienced provider of cannabis regulatory technology systems in the U.S., announced it has officially executed a new contract with the State of Illinois to support the regulation of its medical and adult-use cannabis markets, marking the fourth state in …
Published on January 27, 2025 By Josh Kasoff in MyCannabis Despite cannabis consumers themselves being from a very diverse group of walks of life as well as age, the diversity of cannabis business license holders and C-level executives within most states’ industries certainly isn’t as nearly as diverse. Even with social equity measures being implemented in various state industries and other …