Man is Opens First Black-Owned Cannabis School in the U.S. | NowThis
Man is Opens First Black-Owned Cannabis School in the U.S. | NowThis
This man noticed that America’s emerging weed industry was being dominated by rich, white men — so he’s opening up the first Black-owned cannabis school to help create change.
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In US news and current events today, Sammie Rogers founded Higher Learning Institutions, a cannabis school in his hometown of Pontiac, MI. It will offer courses that teach people what it takes to work in the emerging cannabis industry.
Rogers says he’s been growing cannabis since he lived in California in 2010. He saw an industry that was dominated by rich white men and he wanted to do something to help change that.
In 2012, Rogers moved back to Michigan, which first rolled out a medical cannabis program in 2008. Michigan legalized recreational cannabis in November 2018, but Rogers says many people of color are still apprehensive about working in the industry, because of the harms caused by the racist war on drugs. But he says there’s no better time to get into the game.
Higher Learning Institutions received a $100k business accelerator grant in Nov 2019. A public ribbon cutting ceremony for the school is planned for Feb 2020.
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Dope!
That’s what I’m saying. Kudos..
Namaste’
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣legal black chapo??🤔🤔
amazing how weed is killing our black communities along with the crime culture. Do not support this
This is so cool! Glad someone has the opportunity to thrive 🙂
Man is Opens First Black-Owned Cannabis School in the U.S. … who wrote this? you need to go back to English class.
Uh I never even heard of a cannabis school let alone a first owned black man. Sign me up
Zimbabwe is currently offering full farm ownership for farmers producing cannibas
I had to read the title twice… I didn’t know that was a thing
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Brother, Amen. Thank you for spreading knowledge. Any information is knowledge especially with such a gift with many benefits yet so much understood still by so many. So thank you for enlightening people one class at a time 🤎🖤🤎
Will students get discounts on weed?
Blk men you are Kings 🤴🏾 💪🏾💯
👍 "And opportunity to help every" WOW!!!
Why is it important that he’s black?
SALUTE
Do you guys not proofread before posting
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Thanks for sharing. It would have been nice to see the man’s name in the title or in the earliest segments of the video. I think those of us in the cannabis space who are POC see this as part of the problem.
You be a good little weed and learn as much as you can at weed school.
Truly inspiring..
I’ve been studying/using/advocating cannabis for years, but got in trouble a couple years before legalization and am banned from ever working in the industry. What a great system.
Awesome! Be the change you wana see. ♥
Well done man!
Read the title again: "Man is opens"?!?!?!?!
Nice , its amazimg to see black farmers. But what the rulers that degularlate how cannabis is grown and sold in other states?
learn how to make GREEN
This guy is out here making moves and I am 1000% HERE FOR IT
"Man is opens.." that grammar Now This.
Do you take the G.I. bill?
This would be the right approach <3
Oof, that trimming shot is painful. Don’t shave buds, kids. Trichomes matter
How it cost to attend the school
more like him is good for us, keep up the good work.
*Dear Now This:* _Please_ remove the word *’is’* from the title as people are getting caught up in this typo & if the comments about it don’t stop imma buss down, thotiana
I’m down. We need more people like this. It’s long overdue & we have a lot of missed research to catch up on b/c pot has had such a bad reputation. It’s a fascinating plant & I’d like 2 see much more being done w it.
We need to help him in anyway we can! I’m in!
I think I’m moving back to the place I was born but I never lived in… Michigan here I come!
Amazing. I would never think to open a school
For Ardhanarishvara shared Pakora! Why?Thought of buying a kilogram bucket of Pakora hug and munch on! thriving for self control and cross referencing benefits ended me up wanting to hug a bottle of wine and since Valentine’s day is this Friday drinking day sort of been naturally picked and the idea of bucket of Pakora is becoming Dollar store candy bag or chocolate covered peanuts from Bulk Barn. Advice. If you are wanting Pakora, feed yourself Pakora, or Pakora will make your Valentine’s day planing turn into a trip to buy kimchee! like that early morning decided to try Kambucha drink ended up emojing to my gut thinking hold on, home in another minute! Never gotten punched by drink before! female walker accidentally punched me in the crouch once! Another got my cheeks stitched gotten punched by security for picking roaches after hours for I am still not allowed to make living. Our god is love, peace.
Far left virtu signalling
What about white cannabis owner
Cannabis school is a scam and makes the cannabis industry feel like any other bs job but involves weed.
This man is an American hero and I’m not being the least bit hyperbolic here.
Course it would been black people to open up a weed school 🤦🏽♂️