During this four-part series, join Marijuana Matters as we discuss using our resources as cannabis consumers and advocates to promote social equity. This is part one. Chances are you’re reading this because the path the regulated cannabis industry is on doesn’t sit well with you, and you want to do…

During this four-part series, join Marijuana Matters as we break down the regulatory barriers to social equity in the cannabis industry. This is part 4. You can read part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 here. Starting a cannabis business is an expensive venture. If you want to…

During this four-part series, join Marijuana Matters as we break down the regulatory barriers to social equity in the cannabis industry. This is part 3. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. A company that cultivates, processes, and sells its own cannabis is vertically integrated. When regulators…

During this four-part series, join Marijuana Matters as we break down the regulatory barriers to social equity in the cannabis industry. This is part 2. When a white-owned multistate operator (MSO) in the cannabis space posts #BlackLivesMatter, it gets to jump into a global discussion many of its customers are…

During this four-part series, join Marijuana Matters as we break down the regulatory barriers to social equity in the cannabis industry. This is part 1. “Permitting those who have demonstrated the interest and willingness to ignore state and federal drug laws sends the wrong signals to those who would participate…

Got questions about social equity in the cannabis industry? Great! Marijuana Matters is here to break it down for you. What is social equity? Social equity is a commitment to fairness and justice. It addresses the underlying systemic inequalities that make certain resources less accessible to vulnerable populations. What is social equity in cannabis? Marijuana Matters defines social equity in…

On January 16, 1865, the US government agreed to give land to formerly enslaved Black people. It was an astonishing promise. 400,000 acres on the southeastern coast of the United States would be taken from confederates and redistributed to Black people. Those reparations were given and then promptly taken away. …

Sharing #BlackLivesMatter and Juneteenth posts is not the same as implementing social equity. The political moment we are in has made it strategic for cannabis brands to say the right thing. But doing the right thing will require them to give something up. …

The past days and weeks have brought on a deep sense of loss, pain, and fear. The murders of unarmed Black people, most recently George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, at the hands of white individuals and law enforcement agents is a narrative with which we are all too…