Kamala Harris Urged To Address Cannabis Monopolies By Industry Pioneer Wanda James
Wanda James, the first Black person in the U.S. to receive a cannabis-dispensary license, has observed both the empowering potential of the marijuana industry and the systemic barriers that continue to persist. And she wants VP Kamala Harris to step up to the plate and do something about latter.
“Vice President Harris has made it clear that her administration aims to ‘break down unjust legal barriers by legalizing marijuana nationally,'” wrote James in a guest commentary for the Denver Post. “This pledge signals a long-overdue shift toward equity, justice, and the dismantling of the drug war’s harmful legacy.”
Before opening her dispensary Simply Pure in Colorado, James served on Barack Obama‘s finance committee in 2008.
Enter Kamala Harris
Harris pledges to legalize marijuana federally and make cannabis access “the law of the land.” But James says there is an urgent issue that threatens …