Equity, Representation, and Opportunities for Cannabis Workers

2500 West North Avenue,Baltimore MD 21216

28 February, 2023

Description

Maryland is now the 20th state to legalize cannabis. As a new, lucrative industry is launched in the state, a critical question is what kind of jobs will it create? States with robust, established markets are reporting billions of dollars in cannabis sales per year. The jobs created in Maryland must share this prosperity as broadly as possible, giving people quality jobs that create economic stability and opportunity for themselves, their families and their communities. This town hall will explore the perspectives of different stakeholders, from community to workers to business owners, and why they believe in the importance of good jobs as a way to create greater social equity in the cannabis industry, empowering individuals and communities most harmed by decades of prohibition. Panelists Include: Andre Hopson: Chief Brand Officer, Remedy Maryland Martin Luther King III: American human rights activist, philanthropist and advocate. The oldest son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Gustavo Torres: Executive Director Casa De Maryland Candy Angel: Head of TEAL - Together for Equity, Access & Legalization, WeedMaps Hope Wiseman: The youngest African-American woman Cannabis dispensary owner in the country. President and CEO of WISECO Willie Flowers: President Maryland State Conference NAACP Cory McCray: Maryland State Senator 45th District Tamika Mallory: Social Justice Leader and Movement Strategist, Co-Founder Oof Until Freedom, 2017 Time Magazine 100. Norbert Pickett: President and CEO, Cannabliss DC The first ever black cannabis dispensary owner in the Washington, DC Tiffany Majors: President & CEO of the Greater Baltimore Urban League Moderators: Tamia Booker, Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator Cory Booker, Senior Advisor on President Biden’s Inaugural Committee, National African American Outreach Director for Hillary Clinton, and an appointee of President Barack Obama - serving as his Associate Director of External Affairs with the Department of Health and Human Services. Caroline Philips: Founder, National Cannabis Festival, Board Member Supernova Women