For Press
Press Releases

Cannabis equity coalition takes stand against racist attacks on Black-operated business in Harvard Square
For Thursday, October 22, 2020, 9 A.M. Contact: Info@RACECambridge.org New campaign aims to combat

Cambridge Measure Aligns with Recommendations from the State to Achieve Economic Equity in Cannabis for Minorities
** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **Media contacts on behalf of Real Action for Cannabis Equity

Today Cambridge City Council takes final vote to support moratorium for cannabis Economic Empowerment entrepreneurs
** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ** Media contacts on behalf of Real Action for Cannabis

Cambridge City Councilor Denise Simmons’ Slave Amendment Seeks to Continue Cycle of System Racism
** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ** Media contacts on behalf of Real Action for Cannabis

Real Action for Cannabis Equity (R.A.C.E.) to hold silent protest in response to deteriorating equity prospects in cannabis industry
R.A.C.E. Launch Press Release 9/6 AM ** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **Media contacts on behalf

Black entrepreneurs launch coalition in response to deteriorating equity prospects in cannabis industry
Media Advisory Media contacts on behalf of Real Action for Cannabis Equity (R.A.C.E.): Catharine
Press Coverage

Cannabis Store Cookies Set To Open in Harvard Square After Cambridge Planning Board Approves Special Permit
The Cambridge Planning Board unanimously approved a special permit for cannabis store Cookies on

Support black-owned cannabis shop in Harvard Square
WE WERE THRILLED to hear about the proposal for a black-owned cannabis dispensary in Harvard

Marijuana retailers sue over home delivery rules
A COALITION OF marijuana dispensaries has made good on the threat to sue state regulators

Unpacking Opposition to Legal Cannabis
The Harvard Crimson November 24, 2020 Cookies, a new cannabis store set to open in Harvard

Cannabis’ Black Friday is called Green Wednesday: It’s already lit
Hundreds of thousands of America’s legal cannabis smokers are set to deluge the nation’s

City councilors in Cambridge debating move to all-outdoor dining amid coronavirus spike
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The number of COVID-19 cases has been up this week in

POC-OWNED WEED DISPENSARY SET TO OPEN IN HARVARD SQUARE
If you follow weed news, then you might know about the dispensary coming to

Massachusetts Marijuana Sales Exceed $1 Billion Since Adult-Use Sales Launched, Regulators Announce
Massachusetts marijuana sales have officially exceeded $1 billion since the adult-use system launched a

Some Newbury, Boylston Street Businesses Board Up Facades Ahead Of Election Day
Some Boston business owners, concerned that election-related protests or celebrations could get out of

Mass. retailers pass $1 billion in cannabis sales
Four years to the day after Massachusetts legalized recreational marijuana, the state announced that

Illegal marijuana growing facility shut down in West Springfield; 4 Brooklyn men in custody
WEST SPRINGFIELD – State, federal and local law enforcement arrested four Brooklyn men and

Clash over proposed location of marijuana seller becomes more heated, with issues of race raised
An organization for racial equity in the cannabis industry has called opposition to a

Equity Fight Intensifies in Cambridge
Politico “The fight for minority ownership in Cambridge, Mass., is heating up as a

Newsletter: October 23, 2020
Newsletter: October 23, 2020 Marijuana Moment The Montana Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit claiming that a

Massachusetts leads in giving social equity applicants exclusive access to cannabis delivery licenses
Massachusetts is one of the only states in the nation to set aside marijuana

After landlord’s change of heart, West Coast marijuana brand Cookies could land in Harvard Square
Raj Dhanda says he has seen the light — and it’s green. Back in