Being Black or Brown in the Green Rush
As marijuana legalization sweeps the globe, billions of dollars are being made – primarily by white men – in what is known as the ‘green rush.’ While people of color in particular have paid the disproportionate price of the failed war on drugs for decades, they are not getting their fair share of the massive amount of money now being made in the legal marijuana industry. Women are still underrepresented as well. As a woman or person of color, it is time for you to get into the game and to become a part of this multi-billion dollar industry.
In Being Black or Brown in the Green Rush, authors Ingrid Joiya-Warrick, JD. and Yurikino Downing reveal the tips and strategies of how you can get your much deserved seat at the Green Rush table. Don’t be left behind. Millionaires are being made every day. Why shouldn’t you be one of them?
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About The Authors
A native of Arizona, Yuri Downing, JD. was one of the first licenseholders to make millions in the Arizona cannabis industry, and one of the only Hispanics to become a principal officer on a dispensary license. Sometimes called the “bad boy of cannabis”, Yuri has leveraged his educational background, industry experience, street smarts, and human and financial resources into several lucrative opportunites in the states, abroad. In reading this book, you will learm from Yuri how to leverage your skills and resources, regardless of how limited or expansive, into a rewarding position in the cannabis industry.
Ingrid Joiya-Warrick, JD is a native of Chicago, but has lived in Arizona for the past 20 years. Despite the challenges inherent in operating in a state with a lack of any significant diversity and a well-publicized general animus towards the cannabis industry, Ingrid has coupled her legal background with her entrepreneurial experience to carve out a niche in the green rush. An attorney by education, and a former national board member of National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), Ingrid has worked with women and minority entrepreneurs in particular for the past decade, to help them to identify where their skills are best suited to capitalize on the highly profitable cannabis industhighly profitable cannabis industry.
Being Black or Brown in the Green Rush
A Practical Guide for Women and People of Color to Make Money in the Legal Marijuana Industry
Chapter 1: A Practical Guide for Women and People of Color to Make Money in the Legal Marijuana Industry
How all the hysteria started about cannabis
Chapter 3: Shoot for the Moon…But Watch Your Back!
There are plenty of landmines in the field. Avoid them
Chapter 5: Networking and Building Your Brand With a Purpose
Why networking is so important to your success
Chapter 7: Picks and Shovels: Ancillary Business Opportunities
Become a part of the industry without touching the plant.
Chapter 9: Show Me the Money: How Does a Cannapreneur Get Financed?
There are plenty of financing sources for the industry. Where to find them.
Chapter 11: Finding the Right Mentor
It’s so important to learn from people who have been where you want to go.
Chapter 13: B2B Industry Resources
There are so many industry resources that you need to access.
Chapter 2: The Cannabis Industry in the 21st Century: Growing Like Weeds
An analysis of the phenomenal growth in the cannabis industry
Chapter 4: We All Got Baggage
No one’s perfect. We all have a past.
Chapter 6: What Are the Licensed Opportunities?
Learn where the opportunities are and what they entail
Chapter 8: Hemp Is Here to Stay
Hemp is legal in all 50 states. The opportunity is endless.
Chapter 10: Keys to Marketing Your Cannabis Business Hacking into the Mainstream
There’s a way to market your business in the cannabis space.
Chapter 12: High-er Education: Sound Like an Expert
Learn terms of art in the industry so you sound like a pro.
Bonus Chapter: 40 Acres and a Mule: The Status of Social Equity Programs in America
The time has finally come for women and people of color to get their fair share in the industry.