Black History Month

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk responded to allegations that the company canceled a $16,000 pie order from a San Jose bakery for Black History Month. What Happened: The Giving Pies was reportedly asked by a Tesla representative to deliver 2,000 mini pies for Black History Month. The order was then...

A controlled substance is a drug or chemical whose manufacture, possession, and use are regulated by the government. The regulation takes into account factors such as medical use, potential for abuse, and safety or dependence liability. Under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), substances are...

President Joe Biden reiterated his stance on the criminalization of marijuana during a Black History Month event on Monday, reported Marijuana Moment. This time he focused on the fact that minorities often face unequal enforcement of drug laws. "I'm keeping my promise: No one should be in...

An in-store display of Snoop Dogg’s Cali Red Wine along with a life-size cut out of Snoop were removed from a Kroger (NYSE: KR) supermarket in a Georgia town after shoppers called it stereotypical and offensive to sell the rapper's wine during Black...

The House of Kush, a majority Black-owned business, is rooted in science and based on legacy strains by preserving both the history and integrity of the past for the future. By partnering with like-minded companies, House of Kush is expecting to expand into five additional states this year and...

Troy Datcher is CEO & chairman of The Parent Company (OTCQX: GRAMF) who made history in August 2021 when he became the first Black CEO to lead a major publicly traded U.S. cannabis organization. Datcher recently established the Social Equity Ventures...

It took 179 years after the New York Stock Exchange was established in 1792 for a Black investment firm to take a seat. And while there were already Black financiers and businessmen such as America’s first Black millionaire, Jeremiah G. Hamilton, who died in 1875, there are others who...

As founder and CEO of The Heritage Club, a mission-driven Boston cannabis dispensary, Nike John is the youngest dispensary owner in Boston and the first Black woman to own a dispensary in a major city on the East coast. At 29 years old, John founded the cannabis dispensary and its...

This article was originally published on The WeedHead’s blog, authored by Dasheeda Dawson. SPOILER ALERT -- You won't find Snoop, Wiz Khalifa or Jay-Z on this list. While researching for the latest update of our top-selling workbook, How to Succeed in the Cannabis Industry, 3rd edition, I...

Austin Stevenson, MSc., Chief Innovation Officer at Vertosa, recently joined Javier Hasse and Elliot Lane on the Benzinga Cannabis Insider show. Vertosa utilizes proprietary, patented and patent-pending technology to ensure they provide their clients with the most reliable and active emulsion...

Beginning his professional career in 1948 by working with the Rockefeller family’s philanthropic interests, corporate executive Dr. Clifton Wharton Jr. achieved a flurry of firsts before becoming the first Black CEO at a Fortune 500 company. Wharton, now 95, entered...

Just let it fly. That’s the advice Fangage CEO Josh Bryant suggests for young founders struggling with their proof of concept.  “Does it work and will people care about it? If you can answer those questions, you’ll know if it’s a ride worth taking or if you need to get...