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Activist Minister Al Sharpton Want More Blacks in the Legal Marijuana Business

Black activist minister Al Sharpton reportedly believes the legal marijuana industry has disproportionately excluded Blacks from business opportunities and is calling for more diversity.

The civil rights preacher, who heads the Harlem-based National Action Network, was the Keynote speaker at the Cannabis World Congress Business Exposition in New York City on Friday.

Just because I dont use marijuana as a minister, does not mean I have the right to impose my moral values on others, the Rev. Sharpton said in a statement.

However, I will challenge the cannabis industry and its distributors in states where it is legal to support civil rights movements and ensure that we are not disproportionately excluded from business opportunities.

Hes expected to denounce the disproportionate number of marijuana arrests of black people, and aims to help identify ways people of color can become more involved in the industry where it operates legally, HuffPost reported.

In March, it was reported that about 36 of the almost 3,600 legal storefront marijuana dispensaries in the country are black-owned or about 1%.

There is on official report on the number of illegal marijuana dealers in the US are Black.

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