2021
July 14, 2021 NBC News For some Black women, cannabis use is a ‘radical act’ of self-care
July 13, 2021 Denver 9News Denver dispensary owner honored for her fight for social justice
July 7, 2021 Denver Westword Ten All-Stars Who Are Real Game-Changers in Denver
May 4, 2021 CEA Awards Winners Announced for the 2021 CEA Awards
May 1, 2021 Deadline ‘Smoke: Marijuana + Black America’ Director Says African Americans Shafted On Pot Policing, Pot Business – Contenders TV Docs + Unscripted
April 20, 2021 Forbes Welcome To The Last Illegal 420
April 8, 2021 Aspen Times High Country: Legalization lessons learned from Arcview’s Colorado Town Hall
March 8, 2021 Benzinga Women’s History Month: The Women of Cannabis Advocacy And Legalization
March 8, 2021 The Grio Wanda James is on a mission to generate opportunities for BIPOC within cannabis industry
February 9, 2021 Denver Post Colorado marijuana sales hit $2.2 billion in highest-selling year yet
January 22, 2021 CNBC For Wanda James being in the cannabis industry isn’t about making money; it’s about social justice
January 21, 2021 Cannabis Dispensary Magazine Simply Pure Developing Franchise Model, Cause-Based Brand
January, 2021 5280 Magazine The Push to Diversify Colorado’s Cannabis Industry
2020
November 17, 2020 BET Marijuana Dispensary Owner Details What Black People Face When They Enter The Business
September 21, 2020 Thrillist These Cannabis Brands Aren’t Puff Puff Passing on Activism
June 29, 2020 Colorado Politics Polis signs social equity bill for Colorado marijuana industry
June 10, 2020 MJBizDaily Study: Denver cannabis companies mostly white-owned, lacking social equity
June 3, 2020 Green Entrepreneur Black-Owned Cannabis Businesses You Can Support Right Now
April 20, 2020 Black Enterprise Check Out These Black-Owned Cannabis Dispensaries For 4/20
April 11, 2020 NBC News No federal relief: Cannabis businesses cry for help as coronavirus batters industry
March 27, 2020 Politico Cannabis finds its moment amid coronavirus outbreak
March 20,2020 USA Today Will legal marijuana stores close? Americans stock up on pot for coronavirus quarantine
February 1, 2020 Chciago Sun Times Cannabis Resource Fair attendees reflect on 1st month of legal weed: ‘The bar set here is tremendous’
January 31, 2020 Chicago Sun Times Nation’s 1st African American pot shop owner laments: ‘We still need more ownership by black and brown people
2019
November 9, 2019 Denver Westword Veteran-Owned Cannabis Companies That Call Colorado Home
November 8, 2019 The Document Journal What it’s actually like to own a marijuana dispensary as a woman of color in Colorado
July 24, 2019 Civilized Nadler, Harris to introduce bill decriminalizing pot, expunge marijuana convictions
July 16, 2019 Weedmaps High City Guide: Where to Buy Weed in Denver
July 7. 2019 Mic 6 minority-owned cannabis companies that are addressing inequality in the industry
July 2, 2019 The London Evening Standard Cannabis Debate: The Merrill Lynch venture capitalist turned marijuana millionaire
June 30, 2019 The New York Times Madness or Pot Paradise? The Surprising Legacy of the Place Where Legal Weed Began
April 23, 2019 NewsOne The Black Women Who Are Going Green
April 19, 2019 Weedmaps Denver Dispensaries Expect Huge 4/20 Sales. Here’s What Will Be in Store
April 19, 2019 Newsy Why People Of Color Are Being Shut Out Of The Cannabis Industry
April 18, 2019 Westword Scott Durrah, City Council Candidate, Wins VICELAND Cannabis Cookoff
March 29, 2019 Denver Post In Denver, a council candidate will smoke weed with you and make you dinner
March 20, 2019 Westword Why Colorado Tokers Love Pootie Tang
March 8, 2019 Cannabis Dispensary Magazine The Women of Cannabis Conference 2019
February 11, 2019 Leafly 9 Cannabis Couples Who Changed the Game
February 6, 2019 Fox San Antonio The fight to legalize marijuana
January 25, 2019 Benzinga Pot Stocks, ETFs, Top News And Data From The Cannabis Industry This Week
January 25, 2019 Westword Pot Industry Veteran Scott Durrah Running for Denver City Council
January 21, 2019 PBS News Hour Consumption of marijuana edibles rises amidst scarce research into their health impact
January 15, 2019 Marijuana Business Daily Top business lessons from 5 years of legal recreational cannabis sales in Colorado
January 7, 2019 Denver 7 News Crews shutdown Highlands sidewalk, angering residents, business owners; Contact7 helps fix
2018
December 18, 2018 Cannabis Business Times 12 Cannabis Industry Power Couples
November 23, 2018 Civilized Can Cannabis Actually Be a Feminist Industry?
November 16, 2018 Civilized “I Don’t Know that a Single Dispensary Owner Can Survive”: Entrepreneurs of Color are Being Left Out of the Cannabis Boom
November 1, 2018 WNYC A Cannabis Pioneer’s ‘Lonely’ Place in the Industry
October 16, 2018 CBC Radio What Canada can learn about legal pot from Colorado
September 25, 2018 NRP, MI Radio Legal recreational pot will likely affect public health & medicinal marijuana in Michigan
September 14, 2018 NJTV News Applicants vie for six new medical marijuana dispensary licenses
August 23, 2018 UpRoxx These Chefs Are Killing The Cannabis Culinary Game
August 22, 2018 | Westword | Weed Porn: The Grow-Off Announces Top Recreational Growers
August 9 2018 | WNYC News | Chance for NJ Medical Marijuana License Draws Hundreds of Applicants
June 13, 2018 | Civilized | Four Things Canada Needs to Think About During The Legislation Process
June 12, 2018 | Colorado Public Radio | Where’s Colorado Cannabis Headed? We Ask 3 Entrepreneurs for Their Predictions
June 12, 2018 | High Times Cannabis | The 15 Best Marijuana Dispensaries in Denver
May 11, 2018 | Westword | Are Changes Ahead for Denver’s Cannabis Consumption Program?
April 20, 2018 | Leafly | Live Coverage of the Biggest Day in Cannabis
April 20, 2018 | Newsone | Celebrate 420 With Black Power –Plus Black-Owned Cannabis Businesses You Can Choose From
April 18, 2018 | Colorado Springs Independent | Strain Review: Black Power
March 21, 2018 | CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | What Canada Can Learn About Leagl Pot From Colorado
March 19, 2018 | Cassius | High-Powered: 5 Boss Ladies Making Marijuana Moves
March 5, 2018 | Westword | How Women Can Continue Rising in the Cannabis Industry
February 27, 2018 | NowThis | Living Legends: Wanda James – First African American Dispensary Owner
February 26, 2018 | Herb.Co | How this former Obama campaigner is changing the face of cannabis
February 9, 2018 | Pod Save America, Featured Local Guest | “A government eclipse.” (LIVE taping from Denver)
February 8, 2018 | Rewire | Cannabusiness Leaders of Color Are Already Breaking Barriers in the Industry, Their Communities
February 7, 2018 | NPR | Dimes Into Dollars: The Marijuana Economy
February 6, 2018 | Colorado Politics | Denver Highlands pot dispensary pushes back on redevelopment
February 6, 2018 | Westword | Wanda James: Illegal Construction Lane Closures Killing My Dispensary, Nearby Businesses
February 1, 2018 | Cannabis Dispensary Magazine, Cover Story | Wanda’s Way
January 7, 2018 | CBS 4 Denver | State Leaders: Rescinded Pot Policy Throws Colorado ‘Into Limbo’
2017
December 21, 2017 | Dope Magazine | Simply Pure: A Genuine and Passionate Cannabis Experience
November 24, 2017 | Freedom Leaf | How Cannabis Activists Derailed Roger Stone
November 3, 2017 | Westword | Amendment 64 OGs Take a Victory Lap with CSU
October 18, 2017 | Fast Company | This Weed Warrior Is Breaking Barriers In The Marijuana Movement
October 1, 2017 | CBS 4 Denver | New Rules For Marijuana Edibles Now In Effect
September 29, 2017 | Leafly | 12 Minority-Owned Cannabis Businesses That Are Shaping the Industry
August 23, 2017 | Boston Globe | Will legal pot be a chance for minority business owners?
July 31, 2017 | Dope Magazine | Women Owned Cannabis Business in Colorado Have Anointed August #BOSSWOMEN Month
June 26, 2017 | Merry Jane | Baked to Perfection: Become a BBQ Boss with Cannabis Leaf Stuffed Roast Pork Loin
April 20, 2017 | Ebony | 420 Day: 5 Blacks in the Marijuana Biz You Should Know
April 3, 2017 | Denverrite | Proposal to keep Denver’s marijuana stores open later gets first green light
March 23, 2017 | Colorado Public Radio | Just What Will Trump And Sessions Do? That’s What Colorado’s Pot Industry Wants To Know
March 20, 2017 | Leafly | 13 Fantastic Women-Owned Dispensaries to Support
February 17, 2017 | Yahoo | Weed & the American Family: Wanda & Scott
February 16, 2017 | The Cannabist | Other Roots: Wanda James, the first black dispensary owner in Colorado, talks marijuana motivation
February 10, 2017 | The Root | The Pioneer: Wanda James, the 1st Black Woman to Own a Marijuana Dispensary, Gets Real
2015
December 24, 2015 | The Cannabist Show | She Owns A Marijuana Show; He’s a Pot Baron
December 15, 2015 | Westword | Marijuana Comeback: Wanda James, Scott Durrah Return With Highland Pot Shop
December 7, 2015 | New Cannabis Ventures | Simply Pure Is Colorado’s First Black Owned Cannabis Dispensary
December 5, 2015 | Fusion | Diversity in Industry
November 25, 2015 | Black Enterprise Magazine | Marijuana Inc: Growing Opportunities For Black Businesses
August 17, 2015 | The Atlantic | American Dreams
April 20, 2015 | NBC News | Colorado’s Black Potreprenuers
April 20, 2015 | International Business Times | Marijuana Legalization 2015: Meet The 20 Most Influential People In Cannabis
April 1, 2015 | KUSA (9NEWS) | Colorado Teaching Jamaica About Pot?
March 31, 2015 | Fusion | The Unbearable Whiteness of the Marijuana Industry
March 24, 2015 | Fusion Network | w/ Ryan Nerz
March 11, 2015 | Fusion Network | w/ Ryan Nerz
January 8, 2015 | BBC | Flush with cash, marijuana entrepreneurs yearn for banking services
January 1, 2015 | KUSA (9NEWS) | Jamaican mayor tours Colorado pot businesses
January 1, 2015 | Jamaican News | Jamaican News
January 1, 2015 | Smile Jamaica | Colorado, Cannabis Global Initiative
January 1, 2015 | Smile Jamaica | Weed Conference, Dr. Andre Haughton – Lecturer, Department of Economic, UWI | Wanda James – Owner, Cannabis Global Initiative (Oct 2014)
January 1, 2015 | TV J News – CBS Affiliate | TV J News – CBS Affiliate
2014
December 16, 2014 | Al Jazeera AJ+ | Diversity in Industry
October 1, 2014 | CNBC | Marijuana USA (Full Episode)
January 20, 2014 | Jamaica Observer | Obama Fundraiser at Ganja Event
January 18, 2014 | Jamaica Observer | US activists for today’s ganja forum
2012
April 20, 2012 | The Raw Story | Obama financier-turned pot shop owner: ‘They can’t criminalize us’
February 24, 2012 | The Durango Herald | To puff or to chew? Wide variety of marijuana munchies an alternative to smoking
2011
November 17, 2011 | Bloomberg | Marketing Marijuana in Colorado as Dispensaries Allowed Profit
August 14, 2011 | The Sacramento Bee | Colorado’s medical pot business is for-profit, regulated – and thriving
May 2, 2011 | The Daily Show | The Dope On Cannabis Cuisine
January 31, 2011 | Fox News | Simply Pure Chefs
January 4, 2011 | Westword | Wanda and Scott have a new edible company
2010
December 12, 2010 | NBC Nightly News | Pot entrepreneurs smell opportunity in medical laws
November 23, 2010 | CNBC | CBS-Marijuana USA (Trailer)
July 27, 2010 | Westword | Dispensary owner & vet Wanda James lauds new PTSD rules, calls for pot rescheduling
May 5, 2010 | The Daily Show | Gone to Pot
2009
September 18, 2009 | Denver Post | Denver Post – Out of the Cannabis Closet
1997
February 1, 1997 | Black Enterprise Magazine | Go For It!
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