The truth is that many people in our region are still ignorant when it comes to hemp and cannabis, and prejudice is halting the development.

Some criticize pot contracts that allow investors to buy out partners from communities hardest hit by the war on drugs.

The governor of Colorado may now pardon those with low-level marijuana convictions.

The owner of pioneering High Times magazine is scrambling to close a marijuana retail acquisition in California that includes a tangle of owners and entities, several social equity partners and properties not yet built out.

Those convicted of the possession of up to two ounces of marijuana would qualify.

These conversations have been happening for years, yet many other Americans are just now beginning to critically think about these issues for the first time.

Legalizing cannabis in November can help equalize racial disparity : Legalizing cannabis in November can help equalize racial disparity

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By The Fresh Toast's Brendan Bures, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis.  The senators analyzed how cannabis criminalization drives deep wedges into society with...

At a time when social and racial justice issues are quite literally screaming for attention, Humboldt County finds itself creating the first ever Social Equity program for its cannabis industry.