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Tag: social equity
Viola’s Al Harrington Wants to Make 100 Black Cannabis Millionaires
LOS ANGELES – Veteran baller and cannabis entrepreneur Al Harrington, founder and chief executive officer at cannabis producer Viola Brands, has committed to creating...
Cannabis and Coronavirus: The New Normal-ish
Uncertainty created by economic backlash from the coronavirus pandemic has global markets shaken, even as U.S. stock markets have rallied to pre-pandemic levels, defying...
8 Cannabis Businesses Working for Social Equity
Recent worldwide protests against policy brutality—spurred by the inhumane treatment and death of African American man George Floyd on May 25, while in custody...
Boston’s First Recreational Cannabis Shop is Making History
BOSTON – The first recreational cannabis dispensary in Boston opened its doors on Monday. While the first adult-use cannabis shop in a big city...
Playing by Al Harrington’s Rules
Al Harrington, co-founder and chief executive officer at Viola Extracts Inc., never relied on his status as a former professional basketball player to pump...
Cresco Labs Social Equity Program Helps Those Impacted by War on Drugs
Cannabis may be creating new jobs and business opportunities for some, but for those with previous cannabis-related convictions, even if those violations are no...
California Regulators Suspend Nearly 400 Cannabis Business Licenses
SACRAMENTO – The California Bureau of Cannabis Control (CBCC) this week moved to suspend the licenses of 394 cannabis businesses, citing that they had...
Cannabis Social Equity Programs Taking Center Stage Across the Country
Nothing can truly make up for the unnecessary damage inflicted on so many by the war on drugs. And worse yet, even as cannabis...
Cannabis Job Recruiter Vangst Debuts Social Equity Program
Vangst, a leading cannabis hiring platform, has launched a social equity program for those typically shut out of the cannabis industry.
The legal cannabis industry...
California Expands Consumption, Sales Beyond County Fairgrounds
Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed into law AB-2020 and SB-1294. The first permits cannabis events beyond county fairgrounds; the second addresses local equity...