Nearly 77% of California Cities and Counties Ban Cannabis Sales
Preventing legal access to cannabis negatively impacts medical patients, minority entrepreneurs, veterans, seniors, small businesses and local communities.
Advocate stories
Who’s impacted most by local bans on cannabis sales?
SGT. Aaron Augustis, U.S. Army OIF Veteran
Veterans Cannabis Group - Founder
Julian Cañete, President & CEO
CA Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
Dr. Bonni Goldstein, MD Pediatrician
Joni Hill, Mother
Our efforts
How Weedmaps is working to build a fair, legal cannabis market in California.
Weedmaps is rolling out a program to require all California cannabis retailers to provide licensure information.
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States with Medical Cannabis Have a 25% Decrease in
Opioid Overdoses
of Licensed Cannabis Business Owners are White
The City of Denver Has More Licenses than the Five Largest Cities in CA Combined
Patients
can't access their medicine.
Limited access to cannabis is having a devastating effect on patients, including children. Medicine doesn’t work if you can’t get it. Dr. Bonni Goldstein, CA-Board Certified Pediatrician explains.
with PTSD or other disabilities don’t have the treatment options they deserve.
Veterans across the state are opting for medicinal cannabis instead of addictive opioids, but this option is not available through the VA. We need to make sure there is a safe and legal marketplace for veterans to obtain medicinal cannabis. Here is Aaron’s story.
of sick kids must drive for hours to obtain medicine.
Parents of children with disabilities find it almost impossible to find doctor-recommended cannabis treatments for their children. Joni’s children have autism and need medical cannabis to function, but because of local bans, she has to drive for hours to obtain the medication they need.
can't make the shift to the legal market due to lack of available cannabis business licenses.
Limited access to cannabis is having a devastating effect on patients, including children. Medicine doesn’t work if you can’t get it. Dr. Bonni Goldstein, CA-Board Certified Pediatrician explains.
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