Harlem Opens First Legal Adult-Use Cannabis Retail Store ‘Gotham Buds’
Legal cannabis has made its way to Harlem, New York with the grand opening of the city's first licensed cannabis store....
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Locked Out: Under 5% of Washington’s Cannabis Retailers are Black—They’re Demanding Answers
Only 19 of Washington's 558 recreational cannabis licenses were granted to Black applicants. Blacks and other minorities are demanding answers and action....
Georgia’s First Black-Owned Hemp Farm Is Laser-Focused On Health and Wellness Products
The co-founders of Georgia's first Black-owned hemp farm are striving to encourage and educate Black farmers to enter the hemp industry....
Green Enterprise Announces Four New Black College Partners For Its HBCU Initiative
Four new HBCUs join the Green Enterprise College to Career Initiative to discusses points of entry into the cannabis industry....
The Notorious B.I.G.’s Son Talks on 25th Anniversary of Rapper’s Death
The Notorious B.I.G. lives on. His 25-year-old son C.J. walker talks about the legacy of his father on the 25th anniversary of the rapper's death....
Green Enterprise and Digital Venture Partners Announce HBCU College to Career Initiative to Help Black Grads Enter the Cannabis Industry
Green Enterprise and DVP partnered with HBCUs to create pathways to the emerging cannabis industry, beginning with a two-day event at Southern University....
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Pardons Over 11,000 Marijuana Convictions
As Illinois becomes the 11th state to legalize cannabis, Gov. JB Pritzker has granted 11,017 pardons for people with low-level marijuana convictions. ...
Black Cannabis Business Owners, Pioneers, and Trailblazers to Celebrate on 4/20
The cannabis industry is filled with lucrative opportunities as public policy and popular opinion shift towards marijuana reform and prohibition. Here's a roundup of black...
Cannabis Legalization Should Benefit People, Not Bottom Lines
Dr. Rachel Knox states her case as to why people should get to choose for themselves how they access their cannabis medicine from a diversified...
Digital Snapshot
Here's a digital snapshot of African American cannabis entrepreneurs and what they've been doing, breaking down barriers to a multi million-dollar industry....