When his medical cannabis operation was raided in 2008, Virgil Grant wound up in prison. Now he’s back in business, and determined to make space for people of color in an industry that’s fast being whitewashed
They were two sides of California’s cannabis industry, ambitious operators who prepared for the day this state would become the world’s biggest legal market.
Eaze, a San Francisco-based startup, started delivering medical cannabis in 2014. Venture capital infusions enabled the company to hire dozens of employees, crunch data and refine a mobile app in advance of cannabis turning fully legal this month. It has been dubbed the “Uber for weed”.
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Now that there's fun weed, remember that while all those people are still incarcerated until they actually petition, this is what the team for the most popular weed delivery startup looks like
And I'm sure they're decent folks and at least somewhat aware of the issues but damn pic.twitter.com/8FyuCWs0EJ
I was black and owned six locations. I was heavily targeted in the war on drugs
Hopefully we as people of colour will take our rightful position in this industry
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