Event
MCBA Federal Policy Forum, hosted by the Minority Cannabis Business Association
Date: 26 May 2021
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
Location: via Webinar
On 26 May 2021, the Minority Cannabis Business Association is hosting a 3-panel Federal Equity Policy Forum with minority business owners, activists, advocates, and community leaders to discuss emerging policy issues and new approaches to equitable federal cannabis reform. The panels topics include current minority cannabis businesses’ federal policy priorities, the intersection of industry and criminal justice reform, and new approaches to federal coalition building.
AGENDA
Introduction- the Federal Equity Landscape
- Amber Littlejohn, Executive Director, MCBA
- Brenden Chainey, Associate, K&L Gates
Panel 1- Economic Justice in Federal Cannabis Reform: Minority Cannabis Operators’ Federal Policy Priorities
- Moderator: Margeaux Bruner- Perpetual Harvest, MCBA Board of Directors
- Mario Guzman- Sherbinskis, MCBA Board of Directors
- Kika Keith- Social Equity Activist, Gorilla Rx Wellness, MCBA Board of Directors
- Seun Adedeji- Founder Elev8 Cannabis
Panel 2 - Federal Cannabis Equity: Driving Policy at the Intersection of Justice and Industry
- Moderator: Lanese Martin- The Hood Incubator, Vice-chair- City of Oakland Cannabis Regulatory Commission
- Alphonso “Tucky” Blunt- Blunts + Moore
- Roz McCarthy- Minorities for Medical Marijuana
- Eliana Green- Root & Rebound
Panel 3 – A Tent or Table? Federal Coalition Building
- Moderator: Amber Littlejohn, Executive Director, MCBA
- Shanita Penny- Budding Solutions, Coalition for Cannabis Education, and Regulation
- Tahir Johnson- US Cannabis Council
- Randal Meyer- Cannabis Freedom Alliance, US Cannabis Council
- Q&A- Moderator: Ru Johnson- Roux Black Consulting, MCBA Board of Directors
