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How the LGBTQ+ Community and Cannabis Industry Grow Together

In 2015, gay marriage was officially made federally legal in the United States. Just a year before, cannabis first became legal in the state of Colorado. Over the years, the cannabis movement and the LGBTQ+ movement have intersected in a number of ways, not to mention how both started as states’ rights issues before entering the federal spotlight.

In 2016, LGBT Capital estimated that the LGBTQ+ community’s global spending power is worth 5.4 trillion dollars, making it a lucrative customer base. For these reasons, the cannabis industry is tied to the LGBTQ+ community. To learn more about what binds these two communities, we spoke with Josh Crossney and Kyle Porter, both prominent gay figures in the industry, and

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