Advocates Want Legalized Cannabis Boom To Help Communities Hurt When Cannabis Was Illegal
Cannabis Culture
Fri, Nov 24
Key Points
- Advocates argue that African American communities, which suffered disproportionately from marijuana criminalization, are now at risk of being excluded from the thriving legal cannabis industry.
- Corey Pegues, a retired NYPD sergeant and cannabis advocate, believes that the revenue generated from legalized cannabis should be reinvested in these communities.
- There is a call for minorities to be given opportunities to enter the cannabis business.
- This issue highlights the need for equitable and inclusive policies in the newly legalized cannabis industry.
Advocates say African American communities that were hurt when marijuana was illegal and black users and sellers disproportionately faced arrest and prison terms, now are at risk of losing out in the potentially booming, legalized cannabis industry in those same communities.
Retired New York Police Department Sgt. Corey Pegues, who has become a cannabis advocate, told ABC News that the money generated from legal cannabis sales should be reinvested in those communities. He also called for minorities to be given a chance to get into the business.
– Read the entire article at Good Morning America.