Writer
Donnell Alexander is a cannabis reporter based in Los Angeles. From 2018-2020 he co-hosted The WeedWeek podcast, named to Quartz and Forbes best-of lists. Alexander contributes print reporting to The Guardian, Insider, Cannabis Law Report, and WeedMaps.
Before I even knew the broader perimeters of my series, I knew that I wanted to give voice to the people who were not free to tell their stories.
The legal market has removed the threat of arrest, but brought with it a whole new set of challenges.
High fees and regulatory hoops have left many in the cannabis industry locked out of the legal marketplace.
A Florida-based company is now the nation’s largest weed corporation, leaving Black growers behind.
Coast to coast, the green rush is failing Black growers and entrepreneurs.
"Black people are being screwed out of their rightful place in cannabis," writes 2021 National Fellow Donnell Alexander.
