By Veronica Castillo If you’re looking at the cannabis industry with a wide view that only allows sight into the surface, it looks like most things are totally fine and
Dazed Cannabis dispensary owner, Keshawn Warner opened his first store in Holyoke, Massachusetts in August of 2021. Warner and his partner (a veteran) debuted their NYC Pop Up in April
Cannabis culture has long been steeped in advocacy. Between fighting for reform, championing environmental causes, and righting the wrongs of the war on drugs, activism is in our roots. History
With a goal to foster inclusivity and diversity in the business, IndicaOnline, a leading point-of-sale (POS) software provider for the cannabis sector, has launched its Social Equity Program. The initiative
The digital divide is a growing inequity in BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities across the United States. This divide was made even more apparent during the pandemic. As
Since the emergence of the legal cannabis industry, community leaders from marginalized communities have called out the imbalance and lack of representation of ownership. These advocates created a new awareness
If I get one more question about the term social equity in cannabis, I’m going to … answer it again, because there’s serious confusion about what social equity means and
White men make up the majority of executive positions in every industry. Cannabis, for a time, was on its way to breaking that trend. Despite the industry’s recent focus on
As medical and recreational cannabis becomes a legitimate $92 billion a year industry, a discussion around social equity programs has emerged. Why? Because certain communities have suffered long-term multigenerational impacts
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