BOSTON, MA - MARCH 3: Kobie Evans, left, and Kevin Hart pose for a portrait in their marijuana ... [+] store, Pure Oasis, at its location in Boston's Dorchester on March 3, 2020. But somehow, marijuana legalization has managed to perpetuate systemic racism—and, to at least some extent, the cannabis industry actually exacerbates white supremacy. As journalist Amanda Chicago Lewis first reported, and as Marijuana Business Daily later confirmed, legal cannabis businesses are overwhelmingly white. Do your utmost to buy legal cannabis from the Black and brown entrepreneurs who were supposed to benefit from legalization. There’s also a national database of verified minority-owned cannabis businesses available.

Source: Forbes June 29, 2020 18:33 UTC