Looking into challenges facing communities of color in the marijuana industry
The final student presentation this year in my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar is looking at how communities of color are participating in the marijuana industry. Specifically, as the student has put it, the topic involves “an exploration of the hurdles communities of colors face when trying to break into the marijuana industry, and a discussion of the policy considerations we ought to engage when developing a framework for this new and emerging industry.” Here are links for background reading on this topic:
Drug Policy Alliance, “Race and the Drug War”
“Minorities, punished most by war on drugs, underrepresented in legal pot”
“Pioneering women in cannabis industry losing ground, author says”
“Battling the racial roadblocks to joining the legalized marijuana trade”
“In politically charged D.C., cannabis is a cottage industry”