Marijuana’s diversity problem: Many potential black entrepreneurs are being left out of the budding industry

On one hand, you can count the number of black-owned or -operated marijuana businesses in Southern Nevada: Zion Gardens, Nevada Wellness Center, G5 Cultivation, NLV Organics and Nature’s Kindest. Sixty medical marijuana facilities and 88 dispensaries have been licensed in Nevada since 2015, when the first establishment opened. Nearly 50 businesses can now sell for recreational purposes, as July 1 was the first day of legal sales without a medical marijuana card. Nevada’s weed industry has risen, and minorities are working to carve out their piece of the profit. (read more)

Source: VegasInc.com