Fighting for Proper Compensation as a Black Content Creator
Eight seconds. Frighteningly, a recent study from Microsoft found that the average human attention span has dropped by 25 percent over the last few...
Activists, Advocates, and Opportunists at the Gate
The tone in the North American cannabis industry over the past several months has been one of harsh realities and unprecedented struggles for everyone...
Opinion: Main Street and the State of the American Dream
May you live in interesting times.” Whether you perceive those words as a curse or a call, we are indisputably living through incredibly interesting...
3 Essentials for Developing Successful Social-Equity Partnerships
Social equity has become one of the most salient topics within the business community in the past two years—a movement catalyzed by nationwide protests...
Opinion: A Little Brown Boy’s Story
A young boy was happily cuddling on his mother’s lap as his father drove, seemingly forever, on their cross-country road trip. They were on...
Realizing Social Equity in the Cannabis Industry Today
To navigate the evolving role cannabis plays in society, we must operate through a healing lens. American racism, bore from the imperial pursuits of...
Opinion: Social Equity Colonialism
Editor’s note: Mark Slaugh, a person of color, works with companies across the United States and internationally and is actively involved in promoting social...
Cannabis Companies Are Stepping up to Help Ukraine
On February 24, Russian forces crossed the border into Ukraine and officially invaded the country. Almost immediately, the war became the center of attention...
Achieving True Social Equity Requires Changing the Cannabis Culture
It’s no secret the cannabis industry is off-balance when it comes to people of color and business ownership. In 2017, an estimated 12 percent...
Humanity Heroes Hosts Holiday Giveaway on L.A.’s Skid Row
Nonprofit foundation Humanity Heroes showed up for the holidays again this year on Los Angeles’ Skid Row, where the city’s largest homeless population lives...
