Black entrepreneurs who say people of color are being shut out of the lucrative marijuana trade are joining forces to close the gap. gap.
Black entrepreneurs who say people of color are being shut out of the lucrative marijuana trade are joining forces to close the gap.
Across the U.S., black people have had difficulty entering the marijuana trade, often because they historically were targeted by anti-drug crackdowns that left them with criminal records. "On the municipal level, this is not unlike the Jim Crow laws or civil rights struggles of the past, whereby higher-level mandates for equity are being intentionally or irresponsibly ignored on the local level," Harding said.
The coalition said it will promote the interests of entrepreneurs and workers of color as they seek equal access to the marijuana business, starting with a voter outreach campaign aimed at raising awareness of the racial and ethnic gap. The campaign will include ads on Facebook, YouTube and other platforms, it said.Messages were left seeking comment from city officials.
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