What are we asking

We believe that priority in the application process, equity in access to capital, and protection for our current cannabis economy while DC makes these changes. The ruling class in DC must acknowledge the positive economic impact and flourishing cannabis economy businesses like ours have created – despite lack of regulatory oversight. We need your help. The Mayor and DC City Council must pass a bill that puts the focus on equity and the priority on Black ownership in the cannabis industry.

Today, they are looking at creating a completely new way to cultivate, process, and sell cannabis. While the legislation before them emphasizes the importance of diversity and inclusion when it comes to minority participation in the cannabis industry, they do not go far enough

What the Council and Mayor propose to do creates barriers to equity for our community and a barrier to entrance into the industry we’re helping to build. By making recreational cannabis legal their way, they propose to shut down our businesses overnight. We know the opportunities related to growing, processing, and retail cannabis are already an incredible reach for minority business owners – especially for the millennial generation. We need to stay in business to have a fighting chance.

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