BALCA's logo. Photo credit: balca.live. One of the biggest issues with the rapidly-growing cannabis industry is diversity. Back in 2017, a Marijuana Business Daily poll reported that 81% of all cannabis business owners are white. Additionally, Hispanics/Latinos made up 5.7%, African-Americans 4.7%, and Asians 2.4% of ownership rates. As a result, one group, the Bay … [Read more...] about Meet BALCA: The Bay Area Latino Cannabis Alliance
Bay Area Latino Cannabis Alliance
Painting a Picture: how Cannabis Companies Support Local Artists
Cannabis culture and art collide at Doobie Nights in Santa Rosa, California. Photo by: Mike Rosati. While we at Emerald have never shied away from supporting small and local dispensaries, this week we’d like to highlight a couple that supply their community with so much more than just cannabis. While there are a ton of cannabis companies that contribute to their … [Read more...] about Painting a Picture: how Cannabis Companies Support Local Artists