The Black Lives Matter movement is sweeping the nation and the 2020 election is just around the corner. With the future of the country increasingly uncertain, many are looking for ways to help change their fate. It’s been nearly 50 years since Nixon's declaration of the War on Drugs. Cannabis prohibition continues to affect Black communities at 3.73 times the … [Read more...] about Help Legalize Cannabis in Your State
Archives for July 2020
The Dime: 7/3/2020
Written by Sonia Case Following important cannabis news articles every day can be a real burn-out, we know. That’s why the Emerald rolls up a chronicle of the headiest news hits, and passes them to you at the end of each week. We Bring You: The Digital Dime. Sorry, My B On Monday, June 28th, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis officially signed House Bill 1424 into … [Read more...] about The Dime: 7/3/2020
Justice Denied: Edward Tobler—Carroll County, VA
“I did not become a father without taking careful consideration for my responsibility to do so,” says Edward Tobler, age 35, speaking of his two children, Lydiah, 8, and Leonidas, 6. But because of the cruel, and often unrealized consequences of Virginia cannabis laws, he has to fear losing this right, which he treasures. To Child Protective Services (CPS), using cannabis … [Read more...] about Justice Denied: Edward Tobler—Carroll County, VA
The Difficulties for People of Color Obtaining Funding in the Weed World
Written by Bianka Anguiano | Published in partnership with Weed Queens. This article was originally published on April 26, 2020 Edited by: Kimberly Morris and Melissa Hutsell Let's be real, the cannabis industry is not as friendly and diverse as it claims to be to people of color. As an $11 billion industry monopolized by men and huge corporations, it’s not … [Read more...] about The Difficulties for People of Color Obtaining Funding in the Weed World
Patient Lee: A Movement
Compassion. What was once a straightforward, uninvolved, and otherwise overlooked dictionary definition, Lee Tomlinson—famously known as “Patient Lee”—has turned it into an action. An imperative one at that. In a time where mental health issues are on the rise, loneliness can be massively destructive. Humans—who are biologically wired to connect, according to the Dana … [Read more...] about Patient Lee: A Movement