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The Weed Biz Isn’t Green, It’s White. How Do We Change That?
FromCity Cast Denver
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Apr 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Earlier this year, Colorado’s cannabis industry passed a major milestone: $10 billion in revenues since legalization. But the vast majority of that money is ending up in the same old white hands. Bree speaks with Hashim Coates, executive director of Black, Brown and Red Badged, an organization founded in 2019 to speak on behalf of cannabis business owners of color. He explains why he thinks the local lawmakers working to address this issue aren’t going far enough.
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Released:
Apr 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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