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As the legal cannabis industry expands across the country and takes root on both coasts, marijuana businesses have already surpassed traditional corporate America when it comes to the percentage of women and people of color in ownership and executive roles. But while some are patting themselves on the back for those early stats, the cannabis industry’s minority community knows that there’s still plenty of work left to be done.
According to the Washington Post, a panel billed as the “Minority Leaders in Cannabis” met in the nation’s capital this week to reiterate the structural barriers for women and people of color in legal weed and encourage increased participation and equality throughout the exponentially growing industry.
“We have the opportunity to do this right and make sure the people that suffered when cannabis was in the black market . . . have the opportunity to participate in the upswing,” Former NFL player turned cannabis businessman Marvin Washington said.
The panel’s speakers largely focused on those left behind by the changing tide of legalization, with Lisa Scott, the proprietor of Washington D.C. based edible company Bud Appetit,…
