How States Can Bring African-Americans Into the Marijuana Industry

[So ILL]

Whoever made the rule that disqualifies you from starting a weed business because you got locked up for a non-violent drug "crime" needs to get pushed into a volcano head first. But they knew what they were doing since niggas are often the first ones to get locked up for it.

 

[twizza 77]

The feds can still shut you down. Black smoke shops would get raided a lot.

 

[HafBayked]

This whole transformation is frustrating to say the least....I'm happy for the future of legal recreational use, but watching this billion dollar business emerge is like a slap in the face....people who already made fortunes and didnt give a shit about weed will be the primary owners of your biggest farms, dispenaries, etc

Meanwhile the people who have essentially kept this thriving business alive all these years all while risking everything will be boxed out

 

[ghostdog56]

Lol at niggas thinking the government will let us get paid off some shit they criminalized just to put us in jail in the first place

 

[northside7]

This whole transformation is frustrating to say the least....I'm happy for the future of legal recreational use, but watching this billion dollar business emerge is like a slap in the face....people who already made fortunes and didnt give a shit about weed will be the primary owners of your biggest farms, dispenaries, etc

Meanwhile the people who have essentially kept this thriving business alive all these years all while risking everything will be boxed out

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Last standing former Cannabis Culture dispensary set to close doors

The so-called “prince and princess of pot” Marc and Jodie Emery confirmed that the last of the former Cannabis Culture dispensaries will close its doors this weekend.

Jodie Emery told CP24 that the last standing shop located at 461 Church Street will shut down after being a frequent target of police raids.

There used to be a total of seven Cannabis Culture locations throughout Toronto. The dispensaries were selling marijuana without a medical prescription, which is against the law, at least until recreational marijuana is legalized by the government, a move expected to happen in 2018.

Emery said that after police launched an investigation dubbed ‘Project Gator’ back in March it has been harder for the remaining shops to stay open. After the raids, the shops removed their Cannabis Culture branding. The location on Church Street, which was formerly owned by Marc Emery, was taken over by one of the employees and was renamed The Village Dispensary.

But, despite the name change, Emery said the shop continued to receive a lot of pressure from police and their landlord.

“(After) the landlord getting calls from the police it looks like the lease is being terminated and they are shutting their doors,” she said.

Emery says government is ‘getting their way’

Emery said that the recent raids come with the federal Liberals wanting to keep the recreational marijuana market clear for licensed producers who are already legally selling medical marijuana.

“It’s wrong for (the government) to exclude us,” she said. “We don’t want everyone else out. I believe in a free market, we should let everybody participate.”

Emery said that her and her husband will not have a role in the sale of marijuana if the government legalizes it as “the pioneers” will be pushed out by licensed producers.

“If anyone should be allowed to sell cannabis legally it should be those who actually fought to make it legal in the first place,” she said.

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/mobile/la...lture-dispensary-set-to-close-doors-1.3360703

It's happening already. And it's only the locations in Toronto that got shutdown. smdh.

The little guy will get in. Somehow, someway, it will happen eventually.

 

[mryounggun]

Me and my nigga got into the medical marijuana business and last year and still haven't decided whether or not we wanna play up the 'black owned' aspect of our shit. For our patients, there doesn't seem to be much benefit at all. seems much more likely in our city that the shit would be a hinderance.

 

[mryounggun]

Lol at niggas thinking the government will let us get paid off some shit they criminalized just to put us in jail in the first place

Word. But niggas gotta get in where they fit on and side-step this kind of mentality, no matter how accurate it might be. Find a lane, be as legal as humanly possible and exploit that shit until somebody makes you stop.

 

[Fosheezy]

You can be as legal as you wanna be till Feds decide to come wrecking shop.

And Don't worry if recreational goes legal nation wide and brothers having trouble getting a piece of the industry supporting ya local dealer looks like a win / win

 

[mc317]

No Jews and No Blacks-Peter Griffin

 

[anduin]

even in Canada, if you want to grow your own for medical you can't have had any marijuana conviction in the 10 years prior, even simply possessing it will negate you. Same with the industry, its meant to keep out the black market producers who outproduce these big bank/wall street invested yokels. Shit, even a guy I was talking to who owned a dispensary in my city was raided by police and he said fuck it to the whole venture.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

Whoever made the rule that disqualifies you from starting a weed business because you got locked up for a non-violent drug "crime" needs to get pushed into a volcano head first. But they knew what they were doing since niggas are often the first ones to get locked up for it.

Yeah, that wasn't an accident. They were basically trying to keep the people with established ties to the business out, so the people they want can corner the market.

It's the same reason they've gone the dispensary route for sales. They know the average street dealer probably doesn't have the resources or know-how to open up a dispensary.

 

[deadeye]

watching this billion dollar business emerge is like a slap in the face....people who already made fortunes and didnt give a shit about weed will be the primary owners of your biggest farms, dispenaries, etc

Meanwhile the people who have essentially kept this thriving business alive all these years all while risking everything will be boxed out

I know this doesn't make sense on the surface, but this is the main reason why people shouldn't be so supportive of legalized marijuana.

Decriminalization would be better, but AG Sessions already said he's not having it.

So yeah, like somebody said earlier..........black people trying to get in the game would probably be hit the hardest by this.

 

[deadeye]

Lol at niggas thinking the government will let us get paid off some shit they criminalized just to put us in jail in the first place

 

[rickmogul]

We can't let this pass us by man. It's enough of us and we got the $ collectively. They can and will play hard ball but they always do. They already held up/ robbed a dispensary out here in Vegas that ain't been open but a minute. We need a mole. Get a job there ( Super easy) learn the ropes inside and out, establish some connections and put a plan 2gthr. It's a lot of fucking work with a small window 2 get it done. Peep The Jungle Boys on B Reals Smoke Box. They echoed allot of the sentiments spoken here. Birthday Cake is their Hybrid Strain. They dropped mad jewels.