A Cannabis PSA ft. Shaleen Title

This week we are joined by Shaleen Title , Founder of Parabola Center to discuss: - Safe Banking - Preventing Monopolies - Building an Equitable Industry - Is Big Tobacco a threat to Cannabis? Chapters: 00:00:00 - The Importance of Preventing Monopolization in Cannabis Industry 00:02:56 - Planting Seeds: From Student Activism to Cannabis Law and Social Justice 00:05:45 - Powerball Center's Intention to Help Historically Excluded Communities in the Cannabis Industry 00:08:51 - The Importance of Think Tanks in Lawmaking and Safe Banking Amendments 00:11:33 - The Need for Regulation in the Banking and Financial Services Industry and Improving Social Equity Programs 00:14:33 - Importance of Social Equity in the Cannabis Industry 00:17:12 - Invasive Delivery Regulations & Educating New States on Cannabis Market Success 00:19:52 - The Importance of Opening up the Cannabis Market to Small Businesses 00:22:33 - Preventing Big Tobacco Monopolies in the Cannabis Industry 00:25:26 - Preventing Monopolization by Big Tobacco in the Cannabis Industry 00:28:08 - Advocating for Universal Labeling and Limits on Licenses in the Cannabis Industry 00:30:46 - Standardizing Concentrations in the Cannabis Industry for Normalization 00:33:31 - Crafting a Federal Framework for Cannabis Industry 00:36:21 - Potency caps and Regulation in the Cannabis Industry 00:39:00 - Taking Time for Dignity in the Cannabis Industry 00:41:41 - Advocating for Yourself in Policy Change: The Importance of Transparency and Credibility 00:44:15 - Building Power through Effective Advocacy Shaleen Title is an Indian-American attorney and longtime drug policy activist who has been writing, passing, and implementing equitable cannabis laws for over 20 years. She is a former top regulator for the state of Massachusetts, where she served as commissioner of the Cannabis Control Commission from 2017 to 2020. She is the author of “Fair and Square: How to Effectively Incorporate Social Equity Into Cannabis Laws and Regulations” and “Bigger is Not Better: Preventing Monopolies in the National Cannabis Market.” Parabola Center is a nonprofit think tank of legal professionals and drug policy experts coming together to protect people, not corporations. Our mission is to provide everyone with access and expertise to participate in the drug policy arena. https://www.shaleentitle.com/ https://www.parabolacenter.com/ https://twitter.com/parabolacenter https://twitter.com/shaleentitle #cannabis #cannabiscommunity #tobacco At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev) we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry. 8th Revolution Cannabinoid Playbook is an Industry-leading report covering the entire cannabis supply chain The Dime is a top 50 Cannabis Podcast Contact us directly at info@8threv.com Bryan Fields: @bryanfields24 Kellan Finney: @Kellan_Finney #cannabisindustry #drugs #cannabiseducation #viral #unitedstates #psa