January 5, 2021 The Honorable Senator ___________ Russell Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator, It is time for the United States Government to join the rest of the world in acknowledging the benefits of cannabis by removing it from the list of Schedule I Controlled Substances. As a voter who supported you in the election, I urge you to ignore the … [Read more...] about A Letter To Your Senator
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AN EQUITABLE INDUSTRY
Currently, America finds herself in a space of revolution. In terms of the cannabis industry, five more states legalized the plant to some degree during the 2020 election. Mississippi, for example, became the 34th state in the country (and the second in the South) to legalize medicinal cannabis. Founder and president of the Alliance for Sensible Markets, Adam Smith says that … [Read more...] about AN EQUITABLE INDUSTRY
GROWN IN GEORGIA
There are more than 300,000 people currently working in America’s hemp and cannabis industry. That’s more than the number of workers mining coal, brewing beer, and manufacturing textiles combined. Job gains in emerging cannabis markets range from a whopping 180% in Nevada, to an incredible 470% in Maryland, and an unfathomable 700% in Florida. The three highest … [Read more...] about GROWN IN GEORGIA
Honoring Ahmaud Arbery, “Exercising While Black Shouldn’t be a Death Sentence”
Written by Rita Thompson Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed by two white men on Feb. 23rd, 2020, while taking his Sunday morning jog in Brunswick, Ga. His death occurred just three days before the anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death in Sanford, Florida. A Modern-Day Lynching Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper explained to CNN that her son had gone for a run. Arbery … [Read more...] about Honoring Ahmaud Arbery, “Exercising While Black Shouldn’t be a Death Sentence”
