Cannatlantic: First Mid-Atlantic Cannabis Conference

As of 2019, 34 states, including Washington D.C., Guam and Puerto Rico have legalized cannabis to some capacity. Eleven of those states have now legalized cannabis for adult use.

With Pennsylvania lawmakers, community members and businesses now actively discussing adult use legalization, and both Governor Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman publicly endorsing cannabis legalization, the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists (PABJ) is excited to participate in this prime opportunity to not only inform Philadelphians on what cannabis legalization means, but to also investigate the scope of these movements at a regional level, where other states with medical marijuana programs and legalization movements play key roles in influencing how Pennsylvania acts.

Dialogue and education makes for a more informed public. To achieve this media outlets must be conscious and understand the nuance, context and dynamics of issues that affect underrepresented communities.