Ricky Rhodes: In 2020 I was shocked to find an ACLU article that detailed how many people were still being arrested for cannabis crimes. It struck me as deeply hypocritical that legal cannabis companies were booming, while users were simultaneously being arrested for it. Cannabis possession arrests are still being used as a tool of the vestigial war on drugs to arrest black Americans, while the facade of the cannabis industry portrays a glorious renaissance of cannabis legality and widespread enjoyment. Rhodes: Cannabis companies have the power to build an equitable industry by hiring from the communities that are still being targeted for marijuana crimes. Rhodes: The film was written and funded before the BLM movement exploded and shot shortly after the initial protests.

Source: Forbes February 18, 2021 13:30 UTC