Black Lives Matter.

Cannabis industry businesses in particular have a responsibility to address the gentrification of our industry and uplift communities that have been impacted by the war on drugs.

by Bud Media Team · June 17, 2020

Bud believes, unequivocally, that Black Lives Matter. We are committed to doing our part in the fight against white supremacy, and against the ongoing institutional violence and disenfranchisement facing the black community. As a cannabis industry business, we recognize our deeper responsibility in responding to this crisis.

We know that we are late in making this statement. It was important to us that our response include the voices of our black colleagues, so we have spent the last few weeks in roundtable discussions, collaboratively defining our values and brainstorming ways we can make tangible impact both now and on a continuing basis.

Systemic racism and police brutality are not new issues facing black people, nor will they be resolved overnight. Cannabis industry businesses in particular have a responsibility to address the gentrification of our industry and uplift communities that have been impacted by the war on drugs.

In love and solidarity,

Bud

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