Sunday, February 02, 2025

Black U. Colorado regent who owns cannabis co. decries anti-pot campaign as ‘racist’

A black U. Colorado regent has criticized a campaign by the university’s School of Public Health as “racist” due to its choice of imagery and “incomplete science.” - College Fix Staff 
Wanda James...first African-American to own a cannabis company (along with her husband), noted she’s “push[ed] for years to include more inclusive images” regarding marijuana, but in this case CU used the “most negative connotations,” Westword reports.
  • The pictures “show a Black fetus, child and teenager all dealing with the impact of having a pregnant mother who consumed marijuana,” according to the report.
  • They also note marijuana effects include “impaired mental development,” “lower scores in verbal reasoning and memory,” and “challenges with impulse control, reading and behavior.”...

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