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Owners Of Chicago's First Black-Owned Dispensary Seek To Change Culture Around Marijuana

The Grasshopper Club in Logan Square is "re-imagining what the dispensary experience could be," co-owner Matthew Brewer told CBS.

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"You know, when cannabis was illegal, 80% of arrests were on Black and Brown people, and since it's been legal, 95+% of the ownership has been white," Brewer said.
"You know, when cannabis was illegal, 80% of arrests were on Black and Brown people, and since it's been legal, 95+% of the ownership has been white," Brewer said. (CBS)

By Jamaica Ponder, CBS Chicago:

CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago's first independent, Black-owned marijuana dispensary, The Grasshopper Club, is making 4/20 Day a community event.

Digital journalist Jamaica Ponder sat down with co-owner Matthew Brewer to learn more about their effort to destigmatize the culture around cannabis.

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