This is an on-going list. The Emerald will continue to update it.Please reach out or comment below to be included. Click here for list of Latinx-Owned Cannabis Businesses, Asian-Owned Businesses, LGBTQIA+ Owned Cannabis Businesses and here for a list of Indigenous-Owned Cannabis Businesses. Conscious Consumption: 100+ Black-Owned Cannabis Businesses to Support Right … [Read more...] about Conscious Consumption: 100+ Black-Owned Cannabis Businesses to Support Right Now
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What the Black Lives Matter Protests Have Accomplished in Just Two Weeks
It’s been just over three weeks since [former] police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of, and killed, George Floyd on May 25th, 2020. As anger and hurt continue to grow, protests are going strong across the U.S. and the rest of the world over the loss of George Floyd and countless other Black lives. Many are quick to deem protests nothing more than “absolute chaos.” … [Read more...] about What the Black Lives Matter Protests Have Accomplished in Just Two Weeks
We Will Persist: What the Media Is Leaving out of Protest Coverage
Written by Rita Thompson “No justice, no peace.” These are the words heard by protestors all over the world, demanding justice for the 200+ Black lives lost every year to police brutality, according to the research organization, Mapping Police Violence. But what happens when coverage changes the narrative? What happens when the media turns their attention … [Read more...] about We Will Persist: What the Media Is Leaving out of Protest Coverage
Owner of Looted Dispensary Backs Protestors, “We can Rebuild our Store, but you Cannot Bring Someone Back to Life”
Written by Rita Thompson George Floyd, an innocent Black man, was murdered on May 25th, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minn. by former police officer, Derek Chauvin. This is not an isolated situation. In 2019, there were only 27 days that the police did not kill someone, according to Mapping Police Violence. Ninety-nine percent of these killings (from 2013-2017) have … [Read more...] about Owner of Looted Dispensary Backs Protestors, “We can Rebuild our Store, but you Cannot Bring Someone Back to Life”
The Dime: 6/5/2020
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 Dime. Black Lives Matter Cannabis legalization or, at the very least, decriminalization, is a key step in combating the systemic … [Read more...] about The Dime: 6/5/2020
