00:00The societal stigma that once was attached to cannabis is going up in smoke and black women
00:05are leading the charge for equity and social justice in this billion-dollar industry. Here are
00:11the receipts. Whitney Betty and Ebony Anderson are the dynamic duo behind Josephine and Billie's.
00:17They've curated a sanctuary dedicated to providing black women a safe haven to explore the therapeutic
00:23and recreational benefits of cannabis. Mother-daughter duo Kika Keith and Kika Howze
00:29founded Guerrilla RX, the first black woman-owned dispensary in LA. The dispensary is on a mission
00:35to reinvest in the community. They advocate for those fundamentally oppressed by lobbying for black
00:41owners to get their cannabis license. Hope Weisman is the youngest black woman to own a dispensary.
00:47After receiving her degree in economics from Spelman College, she and her co-founders raised
00:53$1 million in capital to open Mary in Maine. The company has earned over $4.5 million
00:59dollars and counting.
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