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Even if it’s not for you — which is OK — you’ll be able to see why it’s important not to keep it from everybody else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s what Joline Rivera, a Chicago-based Mexican American foodie and founder of \u003ca href=\"https://kitchentoke.com/\">\u003ci>Kitchen Toke\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, believes when it comes to cannabis. As the creator of an online magazine that centers on cannabis-infused recipes for healthy foods and beverages, she believes that the benefits of hemp abound.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rivera is just one of the many personalities featured in \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/byrdwatch/?hl=en\">Caitlin Donohue\u003c/a>’s new book, \u003ca href=\"https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23086\">\u003ci>Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas\u003c/i>\u003c/a>. Donohue, who spent her formative years growing up in San Francisco during the 1980s and has spent the last decade living in Mexico as a \u003ca href=\"https://radionopal.com/programas/cronica/\">drug and culture reporter\u003c/a>, compiles years of her research, personal experiences and interviews with 17 diverse experts in the leafy world of cannabis to tell a continental story about the benefits of — and misunderstandings about — weed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933922\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933922\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"a teenager boy holds up a plant of cannabis\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the book’s interviewees is Alejo Schroeter, a teenage medical marijuana user who lives in Buenos Aires. \u003ccite>(Clara Gomila)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Geared towards young adult readers, it’s written in a compact, accessible format that lends itself to broader discussions around race, social justice, policing, government, parenting, and how to moderate the use of any substance. With the book’s international launch on Sept. 5, I spoke with Donohue about writing \u003ci>Weed\u003c/i> for today’s teens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>This interview has been edited for length and clarity.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Alan Chazaro:\u003c/b> Congratulations on publishing your second book for young adults. What’s your background as a reporter and how did that inform the way you approached this book and the subjects you chose to interview?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Caitlin Donohue:\u003c/b> I’ve been reporting on cannabis since I started my column [Herbwise] at the \u003ci>San Francisco Bay Guardian\u003c/i> in 2012. I moved to Mexico City a few years later. I have had a very unique experience of being able to see the world of cannabis — and cannabis prohibition in particular — on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Seeing how it works on an international level inspired me to share it with young leaders and readers. The people I spoke with come from all over the Americas: Argentina, Jamaica, Mexico, Colombia, Canada, the U.S. They all have different experiences with a certain role that cannabis plays in society. A 14-year-old from Buenos Aires who takes it medicinally. An auto shop worker in LA who was incarcerated on cannabis charges. An architect from Mexico who constructs using hemp-based materials. A former NBA player, Al Harrington.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Al Harrington played for the Golden State Warriors when I was growing up. I never knew he was involved in the cannabis industry.\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s special because he’s one of the only people in the book who is from the legal, commercial cannabis industry in the U.S. When I tapped people for this, I wanted to show different parts of the cannabis spectrum. I found that people in the legal cannabis industry didn’t want to be involved in a project geared towards young readers and education, or around cannabis policing or any of that. But Al understood what I was doing right away. We talked about what cannabis means to him and how it entered his life as a teenager, not as personal consumption, but how him and his friends were criminalized around cannabis. Cops would line them up and search them for drugs, which I think is sadly a common experience for Black and brown people around the world. He understood why young people could use more information about it and how cannabis impacts our personal health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933921\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933921\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue3-800x1067.jpeg\" alt=\"an NBA player stands next to his grandmother in a living room\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue3-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue3-1020x1360.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue3-160x213.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue3-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue3.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former NBA player, Al Harrington, is interviewed about cannabis in Donohue’s latest book. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Al Harrington)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Your book explores various perspectives on the cannabis spectrum throughout the Americas. What’s a major takeaway you’ve had?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I really wanted to make it clear in this book that even though we’re all talking about the same plant, it has different roles and levels of acceptance in other regions and countries. So much of it is about cannabis, but it’s also about prohibition. I wanted that point to come across about how prohibition isn’t linked to how dangerous drugs are. Most of the time it’s established as a tool of racism and classism, and leads to horrific violence which the power structures use to control very specific communities. This plant impacts all of us differently depending on who we are: our racial background, our neighborhoods, our gender, our social class, and so on. This book reminds us that we are all community members. We all use drugs in different ways for different purposes. I hope the book can be a starting point to talk about not just weed, but other issues impacting the lives of young people around the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What are some benefits of cannabis, and why should anyone who is against it consider softening their views on it as an illegal substance?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I spoke with a nursing professor at the University of British Columbia, and she interviewed hundreds of young people about drugs in their life. She uses educational resources to teach kids about drugs in a harm-reduction perspective, rather than the traditional binary of abstinence versus addiction. She underlines the fact that we’re all drug users. Humans have always been drug users. It will never be about eliminating drug use. Even drugs that are more “recreational” in nature, it’s about being in touch with our bodies and minds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For people looking to know about the health benefits of cannabis, there is a chapter about how its medicinal purposes can help to maintain a high quality of life. There are some conditions where people have used cannabis and it has proven to have dramatic results on improving their specific condition. There’s also a chapter in the book about the impacts of non-psychoactive cannabis in our lives. Hemp flour, hemp milk. There’s a lot of very positive examples of cannabis’ impact on a day-to-day basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933919\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933919\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"a woman who authored a book on cannabis stands behind cannabis plants\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caitlin Donohue, who has been reporting on drug and culture in the Americas for decades, is focused on young readers with her latest book, ‘Weed.’ \u003ccite>(Sandra Blow)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>The Bay Area has always been an informal hub for weed usage and distribution — dating back to the counter-cultural movements of the 1960s in Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco. Is there anything about the history of cannabis here that has gone overlooked?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One part of the cannabis industry in the Bay Area is the role it played in the AIDS epidemic. In California it was an HIV/AIDS patient who really figured out how cannabis could help give appetites back, it helped with nausea. The queer community wanted to keep each other safe, and they weren’t necessarily concerned with cannabis being deemed illegal by the government. There was \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/style/article/How-San-Francisco-s-HIV-AIDS-warriors-paved-the-13826035.php#photo-17309624\">a famed HIV/AIDS patients cannabis club [activist Dennis Peron’s Cannabis Buyers’ Club]\u003c/a> that was raided very publicly during the run-up to Proposition 215 [the first medical marijuana legislation in the country]. The cops and the state wanted to turn public opinion against medical marijuana, but voters decided to do it anyway. It’s another example of why it’s important to look at how drug prohibition impacts specific communities and how it falls on different people’s backs, and that has happened in Bay Area culture and communities for decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>This book is geared towards young adults. What do you hope they gain from reading \u003ci>Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas\u003c/i>?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think kids are ready for so much more than we give them credit for. By covering up certain subjects it creates fear where there doesn’t need to be fear. When I was little, I had some D.A.R.E.-type of officer visit my classroom and I remember being so anxious and fearful for the rest of that day. I went straight home and waited for my mom. I told her about how bad drugs are and how people who do them are bad. Thank god my mom took the time to educate me on her own. When I inevitably tried weed, I didn’t have any paranoia or neurosis around it. It allowed me to develop a healthy relationship with cannabis — although I have had moments of problematic uses at times. But kids are capable. What’s more is that we’re setting them up for real confusion, particularly around marijuana. Right now there is gourmet weed being marketed on every level and the cannabis industry in California is massive. So it’s really time to be giving young people more tools to work with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933923\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933923\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"a Peruvian family grows cannabis plants in a small green house\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peruvian cannabis activist Ana Álvarez is interviewed about her collective, Buscando Esperanza. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Ana Álvarez and Buscando Esperanza)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Did you encounter any challenges while writing this book?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Honestly, my challenge might start now. Finding the platforms to share it, getting it into classrooms, getting people to care about it. We’re in a moment of hysteria in the United States. And a lot of it is directed at children’s literature. I looked closely at the list [of banned books] and it’s almost exclusively first-person accounts of being queer, non-binary or being a person of color. So I’ll be in good company. Of course, some people will freak out about seeing a book on weed for young readers. They think that by banning books about tough topics that those topics won’t enter the lives of kids, but that’s not the case. If they don’t learn about cannabis through a book, someone else will teach them. It’s about having a panorama of information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Caitlin Donohue’s ‘\u003ca href=\"https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23086\">Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas\u003c/a>’ is available on Sept. 5. The author will be \u003ca href=\"https://www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-caitlin-donohue-rhana-hashemi\">reading at Green Apple Books\u003c/a> (1231 9th Ave., San Francisco) with Bay Area drug educator Rhana Hashemi on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A conversation with drug reporter Caitlin Donohue about her latest book on cannabis culture.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705005088,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":24,"wordCount":1747},"headData":{"title":"‘Weed’ Author Caitlin Donohue Talks About Writing for Teens | KQED","description":"A conversation with drug reporter Caitlin Donohue about her latest book on cannabis culture.","ogTitle":"Cannabis Education for Teens Is This San Francisco Author’s Mission","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"Cannabis Education for Teens Is This San Francisco Author’s Mission","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","socialTitle":"‘Weed’ Author Caitlin Donohue Talks About Writing for Teens %%page%% %%sep%% KQED"},"sticky":false,"templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/arts/13933840/weed-cannabis-culture-in-the-americas-caitlin-donohue-book","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>“Go read and make up your own mind. Even if it’s not for you — which is OK — you’ll be able to see why it’s important not to keep it from everybody else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s what Joline Rivera, a Chicago-based Mexican American foodie and founder of \u003ca href=\"https://kitchentoke.com/\">\u003ci>Kitchen Toke\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, believes when it comes to cannabis. As the creator of an online magazine that centers on cannabis-infused recipes for healthy foods and beverages, she believes that the benefits of hemp abound.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rivera is just one of the many personalities featured in \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/byrdwatch/?hl=en\">Caitlin Donohue\u003c/a>’s new book, \u003ca href=\"https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23086\">\u003ci>Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas\u003c/i>\u003c/a>. Donohue, who spent her formative years growing up in San Francisco during the 1980s and has spent the last decade living in Mexico as a \u003ca href=\"https://radionopal.com/programas/cronica/\">drug and culture reporter\u003c/a>, compiles years of her research, personal experiences and interviews with 17 diverse experts in the leafy world of cannabis to tell a continental story about the benefits of — and misunderstandings about — weed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933922\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933922\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"a teenager boy holds up a plant of cannabis\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue4-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the book’s interviewees is Alejo Schroeter, a teenage medical marijuana user who lives in Buenos Aires. \u003ccite>(Clara Gomila)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Geared towards young adult readers, it’s written in a compact, accessible format that lends itself to broader discussions around race, social justice, policing, government, parenting, and how to moderate the use of any substance. With the book’s international launch on Sept. 5, I spoke with Donohue about writing \u003ci>Weed\u003c/i> for today’s teens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>This interview has been edited for length and clarity.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Alan Chazaro:\u003c/b> Congratulations on publishing your second book for young adults. What’s your background as a reporter and how did that inform the way you approached this book and the subjects you chose to interview?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Caitlin Donohue:\u003c/b> I’ve been reporting on cannabis since I started my column [Herbwise] at the \u003ci>San Francisco Bay Guardian\u003c/i> in 2012. I moved to Mexico City a few years later. I have had a very unique experience of being able to see the world of cannabis — and cannabis prohibition in particular — on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Seeing how it works on an international level inspired me to share it with young leaders and readers. The people I spoke with come from all over the Americas: Argentina, Jamaica, Mexico, Colombia, Canada, the U.S. They all have different experiences with a certain role that cannabis plays in society. A 14-year-old from Buenos Aires who takes it medicinally. An auto shop worker in LA who was incarcerated on cannabis charges. An architect from Mexico who constructs using hemp-based materials. A former NBA player, Al Harrington.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Al Harrington played for the Golden State Warriors when I was growing up. I never knew he was involved in the cannabis industry.\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s special because he’s one of the only people in the book who is from the legal, commercial cannabis industry in the U.S. When I tapped people for this, I wanted to show different parts of the cannabis spectrum. I found that people in the legal cannabis industry didn’t want to be involved in a project geared towards young readers and education, or around cannabis policing or any of that. But Al understood what I was doing right away. We talked about what cannabis means to him and how it entered his life as a teenager, not as personal consumption, but how him and his friends were criminalized around cannabis. Cops would line them up and search them for drugs, which I think is sadly a common experience for Black and brown people around the world. He understood why young people could use more information about it and how cannabis impacts our personal health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933921\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933921\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue3-800x1067.jpeg\" alt=\"an NBA player stands next to his grandmother in a living room\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue3-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue3-1020x1360.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue3-160x213.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue3-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue3.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former NBA player, Al Harrington, is interviewed about cannabis in Donohue’s latest book. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Al Harrington)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Your book explores various perspectives on the cannabis spectrum throughout the Americas. What’s a major takeaway you’ve had?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I really wanted to make it clear in this book that even though we’re all talking about the same plant, it has different roles and levels of acceptance in other regions and countries. So much of it is about cannabis, but it’s also about prohibition. I wanted that point to come across about how prohibition isn’t linked to how dangerous drugs are. Most of the time it’s established as a tool of racism and classism, and leads to horrific violence which the power structures use to control very specific communities. This plant impacts all of us differently depending on who we are: our racial background, our neighborhoods, our gender, our social class, and so on. This book reminds us that we are all community members. We all use drugs in different ways for different purposes. I hope the book can be a starting point to talk about not just weed, but other issues impacting the lives of young people around the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What are some benefits of cannabis, and why should anyone who is against it consider softening their views on it as an illegal substance?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I spoke with a nursing professor at the University of British Columbia, and she interviewed hundreds of young people about drugs in their life. She uses educational resources to teach kids about drugs in a harm-reduction perspective, rather than the traditional binary of abstinence versus addiction. She underlines the fact that we’re all drug users. Humans have always been drug users. It will never be about eliminating drug use. Even drugs that are more “recreational” in nature, it’s about being in touch with our bodies and minds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For people looking to know about the health benefits of cannabis, there is a chapter about how its medicinal purposes can help to maintain a high quality of life. There are some conditions where people have used cannabis and it has proven to have dramatic results on improving their specific condition. There’s also a chapter in the book about the impacts of non-psychoactive cannabis in our lives. Hemp flour, hemp milk. There’s a lot of very positive examples of cannabis’ impact on a day-to-day basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933919\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933919\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"a woman who authored a book on cannabis stands behind cannabis plants\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caitlin Donohue, who has been reporting on drug and culture in the Americas for decades, is focused on young readers with her latest book, ‘Weed.’ \u003ccite>(Sandra Blow)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>The Bay Area has always been an informal hub for weed usage and distribution — dating back to the counter-cultural movements of the 1960s in Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco. Is there anything about the history of cannabis here that has gone overlooked?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One part of the cannabis industry in the Bay Area is the role it played in the AIDS epidemic. In California it was an HIV/AIDS patient who really figured out how cannabis could help give appetites back, it helped with nausea. The queer community wanted to keep each other safe, and they weren’t necessarily concerned with cannabis being deemed illegal by the government. There was \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/style/article/How-San-Francisco-s-HIV-AIDS-warriors-paved-the-13826035.php#photo-17309624\">a famed HIV/AIDS patients cannabis club [activist Dennis Peron’s Cannabis Buyers’ Club]\u003c/a> that was raided very publicly during the run-up to Proposition 215 [the first medical marijuana legislation in the country]. The cops and the state wanted to turn public opinion against medical marijuana, but voters decided to do it anyway. It’s another example of why it’s important to look at how drug prohibition impacts specific communities and how it falls on different people’s backs, and that has happened in Bay Area culture and communities for decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>This book is geared towards young adults. What do you hope they gain from reading \u003ci>Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas\u003c/i>?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think kids are ready for so much more than we give them credit for. By covering up certain subjects it creates fear where there doesn’t need to be fear. When I was little, I had some D.A.R.E.-type of officer visit my classroom and I remember being so anxious and fearful for the rest of that day. I went straight home and waited for my mom. I told her about how bad drugs are and how people who do them are bad. Thank god my mom took the time to educate me on her own. When I inevitably tried weed, I didn’t have any paranoia or neurosis around it. It allowed me to develop a healthy relationship with cannabis — although I have had moments of problematic uses at times. But kids are capable. What’s more is that we’re setting them up for real confusion, particularly around marijuana. Right now there is gourmet weed being marketed on every level and the cannabis industry in California is massive. So it’s really time to be giving young people more tools to work with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933923\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933923\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"a Peruvian family grows cannabis plants in a small green house\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/CDonohue5-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peruvian cannabis activist Ana Álvarez is interviewed about her collective, Buscando Esperanza. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Ana Álvarez and Buscando Esperanza)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Did you encounter any challenges while writing this book?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Honestly, my challenge might start now. Finding the platforms to share it, getting it into classrooms, getting people to care about it. We’re in a moment of hysteria in the United States. And a lot of it is directed at children’s literature. I looked closely at the list [of banned books] and it’s almost exclusively first-person accounts of being queer, non-binary or being a person of color. So I’ll be in good company. Of course, some people will freak out about seeing a book on weed for young readers. They think that by banning books about tough topics that those topics won’t enter the lives of kids, but that’s not the case. If they don’t learn about cannabis through a book, someone else will teach them. It’s about having a panorama of information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Caitlin Donohue’s ‘\u003ca href=\"https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23086\">Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas\u003c/a>’ is available on Sept. 5. The author will be \u003ca href=\"https://www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-caitlin-donohue-rhana-hashemi\">reading at Green Apple Books\u003c/a> (1231 9th Ave., San Francisco) with Bay Area drug educator Rhana Hashemi on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13933840/weed-cannabis-culture-in-the-americas-caitlin-donohue-book","authors":["11748"],"programs":["arts_140"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_835"],"tags":["arts_3077","arts_1146","arts_585"],"featImg":"arts_13933848","label":"arts_140"},"arts_13920831":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13920831","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13920831","score":null,"sort":[1666815823000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"treats-by-b-cannabis-infused-cakes-cookies-pop-up-bakery-oakland-san-leandro-portland","title":"Gold-Covered Vegan Treats Sparkle for this East Bay Baker","publishDate":1666815823,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Gold-Covered Vegan Treats Sparkle for this East Bay Baker | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003ci>¡Hella Hungry! is a column about Bay Area foodmakers, exploring the region’s culinary cultures through the mouth of a first-generation local.\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It doesn’t get more saucy than Brea “Slim” Gladney. Walking into her family’s home in San Leandro — where they relocated to from East Oakland over a decade ago — you’ll find the Warriors game playing in the background and all the playerish vibes of someone who cooks up game for a living. Though Gladney currently resides in Portland, Oregon, she regularly returns home to tap in with her folks and distribute baked treats at various pop-ups, smoke shops and private functions through her business, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/treatsbyb/\">Treats by B\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What makes Gladney distinctive is her passion and creativity in the kitchen: peach cobbler dessert tacos, sherbet ube geode cakes, raspberry cupcakes with rose flower frosting, vegan fried chicken and waffle tacos, cannabis-infused cinnamon buns and more — often with gold flakes sprinkled generously as a garnish. For her, baking and cooking are artforms, which she often freestyles in the moment to make original, one-off goodies. Everything she makes is from scratch — the dough, frosting, butter, oils — and she customizes every detail to the customer’s needs and preferences (see: cannabis optional).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like one of early her influences, Too $hort, Gladney is “out the trunk” with it, selling from inside her family’s home, posting up with tents in driveways and pulling up to smoker’s events to feed anyone who might have the munchies. “I’m on my Girl Scout shit,” Gladney says about the informal ways she distributes her baked creations to Bay Area treat-seekers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During my visit to her family’s home, Gladney’s mother — a supportive advocate whom Gladney credits as her “number one fan, for sure” — was nearby, providing space and encouragement. It’s clear that happiness and homestyle comfort are major ingredients in anything made by “Slim,” whose pop-up business has been going for nearly a decade. Here’s what this foodmaker had to say about her journey so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>This interview has been edited for length and clarity.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">********\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>KQED: How did Treats by B start out and what sort of goods do you serve?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a business I started almost 10 years ago, a platform for myself to express my art through food. I have a bit of an art background — I’ve always needed some crayons or watercolors and paper, and I also went to the Art Institute of San Francisco for photography. I’ve always needed to do things with my hands, including baking and cooking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[Treats by B] is basically founded on me creating outlandish things. I’m a kitchen creative. There isn’t really one thing that I’m limited to doing. I bake, cook, make medicinal products, butter, oils, infusions. It all goes hand in hand and is made from scratch. There’s no limit to what I might make and I’m finding ways to merge things: the chicken and waffle taco, for example. It’s savory and sweet, and dabbles into all my interests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Edibles also go organically with my treats. I’m intrigued by that industry. I’ve been doing it for about eight years, and it gives me more opportunities to explore. My best friend encouraged me to turn what I do in the kitchen into a business and people started asking me about it, so I hit my cousin up who does graphic design. I’m from the Bay but this kind of got started in LA, when I was visiting down there. My cousin came up with the name, logo and pattern. Here we are a decade later with the same thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920854\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920854\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_dessert-tacos-closeup-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"a row of peach cobbler dessert tacos are lined up in Gladney's home kitchen\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_dessert-tacos-closeup-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_dessert-tacos-closeup-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_dessert-tacos-closeup-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_dessert-tacos-closeup-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_dessert-tacos-closeup-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_dessert-tacos-closeup.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A row of peach cobbler dessert tacos are lined up in Gladney’s home kitchen. \u003ccite>(Alan Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What’s your approach to baking? It seems fluid and laid-back.\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a freestyle for me. I don’t always know what I’m going to make. People ask me to make custom cakes. That’s my style. I like to give people something they might not always see. I’m not saying I’m the greatest cake decorator in the world, but I’m me. Depending on the day and what I have available, I’ll make something off that. Maybe I have matcha, crystals and glitter, so I’ll turn that into something. It’s more fun that way. It doesn’t limit me or give me strict boundaries. When you’re dealing with people’s orders, I like the idea of being custom, making it personal, because I can’t really make a mistake. If something has exact specifications, then there might be disappointment when they get it. I don’t want people to expect something that isn’t me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>You’ve lived in Portland for three years now, but you return to the Bay often. What’s it like to run your business from two cities, and how do you balance that?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It works together, especially when it comes to business. Both places can be booming, but if one is doing better than the other, it gives me a chance to move around. I move where the money is. I initially got up to Portland after visiting a friend. I was making banana loafs at the time and thought it would be a good fit in Oregon after seeing someone already had theirs in store. Within six hours of me being there I was already smelling opportunities. We went around to different food carts and I noticed what was going on in the food scene. I felt like I had a chance to do something different and add to it all. I moved in after that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My business is heavily based off \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/treatsbyb/\">my social media\u003c/a>. Being on a budget and trying to start a business, I was limited with resources, which made me more creative in the kitchen. A lot of my meals might’ve looked extravagant, but they were basic ingredients with a creative touch. Being in two places just helps me spread what I do, which I prefer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>You’re focused on plant-based options and vegan ingredients. What are the benefits of veganism and how did you first get into it?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My good friend Lola has been vegan since high school. She pushed me in this direction. In 2014, I was on Facebook, and she posted a flyer about Vegan Street Fair in LA. I wanted to do it, so I reached out to the coordinators and got set up with that. From there I got accepted and paid my fee. I had never made anything vegan or plant-based in my life, but we’ve figured it out (laughs). I started small, but eventually was making stuff for events for thousands of people in my home kitchen. I’ve made over 2,000 vegan cupcakes in a week using my home oven. I’d go with a hundred cases of 12-count cupcakes to events. That’s a lot for one person in that type of kitchen. But I was passionate. Raspberry, banana, strawberry, green tea, coconut almond. I did it all through trial and error. That put knowledge in my belt for plant-based products. During that time, I started altering my own diet and went vegan myself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Everything really kicked off and I decided to do strictly plant-based when I moved to Portland. I got connected with Jewan, from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/itsplantbasedpapi/?hl=en\">Plant Based Papi\u003c/a>, and started doing vegan desserts there. The product was softer, sweeter, more moist. It even looked and tasted better. Plant-based products are slightly more expensive, but they last longer. Oat milk can last for about two months. Dairy milk has a short shelf time. It expires faster. Even my butter and frostings, the consistency came out better. I didn’t even tell my customers initially and they were raving about it, so I eventually told them (laughs).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CeekmYMvDv3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>You do lots of custom, one-off treats — like your Pink Champagne Geode Cake (pictured above). Describe some of your favorite items and clients. What makes your creations distinct?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are two types of cakes I make: buttercream cakes (frosting) and fondant (fun 3D molds). A favorite client I make cakes for is \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/galore/?hl=en\">Galore\u003c/a>. They’re based in LA. I got connected with them a few years ago, I just reached out and they were totally with it. They gave me free range. They’d throw parties and some celebrities would attend, and they’d ask me to make cakes with people’s names on it and stuff like that. I’d make them in the Bay and take them all the way to LA for a weekend. I’ve worked with outlets like BET. I also did something for \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/victoriamonet/?hl=en\">Victoria Monét\u003c/a>’s birthday after she worked with Ariana Grande, who attended. I made a \u003ca href=\"https://www.pinterest.com/pin/505036545705530261/\">“Burn Book” cake\u003c/a> from Mean Girls and cupcakes that resembled Victoria’s work. I went to the party and met them both, and they were very happy with the product.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oh, I’ve also shipped cakes from Portland to the Bay. Shipping cakes is a thing (laughs). I wasn’t sure how to make it work at first. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/CTvbzYMJuAs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\">This one cake took two full days\u003c/a>, hand painted, and I used an airbrush to incorporate pieces that reflected the person’s lifestyle. They wanted guns, money, an eightball, an ashtray and other symbols about where they’re from. They had recently lost a family member, so I added that as well. That’s about $1,000 total. With shipping, labor, ingredients. It’s not cheap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>You’re heavily rooted in the Bay Area, having worked with local figures like Juan Toscano-Anderson before. What’s your connection to the culture here, beyond even just food?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Juan was a client. His mom’s 50th birthday was on June 1, and I was on my way to Portland that day. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTeobeAxNf/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D\">I finished the cake for his mom\u003c/a> right before leaving. She really loved that cake. Overall, I’ve just been around a lot of people here over the years. I used to do photography, so that helped me meet people in the scene. That got me out to shows for people like SchoolBoy Q, when I was working at Converse. I was shooting events and meeting people around the Bay. Shooting shows was a way for me to attend events on a different side of things. I’ve done 2 Chainz at Fox Theater, SZA in the City, Ab Soul, music festivals. It paid off because now I take all my own photos of the food. Staging, lighting, all that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920855\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920855\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_mom-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brea Gladney and her mother both stand in front of their home in San Leandro, while Brea holds one of her vegan fried chicken waffle tacos\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_mom-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_mom-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_mom-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_mom-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_mom-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_mom.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The baker and her mother stand in front of their home, where it all started for the Gladney 10 years ago. \u003ccite>(Alan Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What struggles do independent foodmakers like yourself face? Do you have advice for anyone interested in this profession?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My 10-year-anniversary is next year. I started this business at my mom’s house in San Leandro. I was talking to my best friend one day, thinking about doing an event in LA. I had no idea about anything. It was about $700 for the permits. That’s when I started to learn about the different types of permits you need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As far as running a business, you need to get some things to get started, but it wasn’t that complicated. I needed a kitchen, and I found out that I don’t necessarily need all the extra stuff to start off. I share that with other bakers who wanna start. If you go to the health department, you can get started from your house. You can get a permit based on the products you make and income you get. Since then I’ve been doing this for a long time, just trial and error. Self taught. And with my mom as my biggest sponsor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What events do you have coming up? Where can people find you?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13920483,arts_13919032,arts_13916044']\u003c/span>A lot of this happens here in the Bay, but also in Portland. When I’m in the Bay, just follow my posts and reach out. I’ve been doing \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/the_firemarket2/?hl=en\">The Fire Market\u003c/a> a few Saturdays a month recently. You can get things there that are [cannabis] infused, or not. I really appreciate that market. It’s very organized, a safe space and a lot of fun. It’s a community. We look out for each other, and it gives me a sort of home base outside of my home. Sometimes you have to be careful about letting everyone know where you’re at, especially as a woman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Honestly, my goal is to never open anything full-time; I do not like the public like that (laughs). I like creating products and putting it out on my own timeline. I do have cookies that are plant-based, and those are really shipping friendly. You can get things like that at any time. Or you can make requests, and that’s cool, and that’s where the custom orders come in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I love pop-ups, too. It’s kind of like a shoe release, and I post on my website where and when to get it. If you catch me, you catch me (laughs). I’ll have something really nice for you though. I’m currently working on a Cookies ’n Ube cake for my next event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12904247 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Treats by B is \u003ca href=\"https://www.treatsbybrea.com/\">available online\u003c/a>. Gladney’s next Bay Area appearances will be on Friday, Oct. 28 in San Leandro and Saturday, Oct. 29 at \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/the_firemarket/?hl=en\">The Fire Market\u003c/a> in East Oakland. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/treatsbyb/\">Message her\u003c/a> for address information, future events and shipping queries.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Treats by B's outlandish vegan cakes, cookies and dessert tacos are a Bay Area original. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006223,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":34,"wordCount":2409},"headData":{"title":"Gold-Covered Vegan Treats Sparkle for this East Bay Baker | KQED","description":"Treats by B's outlandish vegan cakes, cookies and dessert tacos are a Bay Area original. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"source":"¡HELLA HUNGRY!","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/hella-hungry","sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/arts/13920831/treats-by-b-cannabis-infused-cakes-cookies-pop-up-bakery-oakland-san-leandro-portland","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003ci>¡Hella Hungry! is a column about Bay Area foodmakers, exploring the region’s culinary cultures through the mouth of a first-generation local.\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It doesn’t get more saucy than Brea “Slim” Gladney. Walking into her family’s home in San Leandro — where they relocated to from East Oakland over a decade ago — you’ll find the Warriors game playing in the background and all the playerish vibes of someone who cooks up game for a living. Though Gladney currently resides in Portland, Oregon, she regularly returns home to tap in with her folks and distribute baked treats at various pop-ups, smoke shops and private functions through her business, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/treatsbyb/\">Treats by B\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What makes Gladney distinctive is her passion and creativity in the kitchen: peach cobbler dessert tacos, sherbet ube geode cakes, raspberry cupcakes with rose flower frosting, vegan fried chicken and waffle tacos, cannabis-infused cinnamon buns and more — often with gold flakes sprinkled generously as a garnish. For her, baking and cooking are artforms, which she often freestyles in the moment to make original, one-off goodies. Everything she makes is from scratch — the dough, frosting, butter, oils — and she customizes every detail to the customer’s needs and preferences (see: cannabis optional).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like one of early her influences, Too $hort, Gladney is “out the trunk” with it, selling from inside her family’s home, posting up with tents in driveways and pulling up to smoker’s events to feed anyone who might have the munchies. “I’m on my Girl Scout shit,” Gladney says about the informal ways she distributes her baked creations to Bay Area treat-seekers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During my visit to her family’s home, Gladney’s mother — a supportive advocate whom Gladney credits as her “number one fan, for sure” — was nearby, providing space and encouragement. It’s clear that happiness and homestyle comfort are major ingredients in anything made by “Slim,” whose pop-up business has been going for nearly a decade. Here’s what this foodmaker had to say about her journey so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>This interview has been edited for length and clarity.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">********\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>KQED: How did Treats by B start out and what sort of goods do you serve?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a business I started almost 10 years ago, a platform for myself to express my art through food. I have a bit of an art background — I’ve always needed some crayons or watercolors and paper, and I also went to the Art Institute of San Francisco for photography. I’ve always needed to do things with my hands, including baking and cooking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[Treats by B] is basically founded on me creating outlandish things. I’m a kitchen creative. There isn’t really one thing that I’m limited to doing. I bake, cook, make medicinal products, butter, oils, infusions. It all goes hand in hand and is made from scratch. There’s no limit to what I might make and I’m finding ways to merge things: the chicken and waffle taco, for example. It’s savory and sweet, and dabbles into all my interests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Edibles also go organically with my treats. I’m intrigued by that industry. I’ve been doing it for about eight years, and it gives me more opportunities to explore. My best friend encouraged me to turn what I do in the kitchen into a business and people started asking me about it, so I hit my cousin up who does graphic design. I’m from the Bay but this kind of got started in LA, when I was visiting down there. My cousin came up with the name, logo and pattern. Here we are a decade later with the same thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920854\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920854\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_dessert-tacos-closeup-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"a row of peach cobbler dessert tacos are lined up in Gladney's home kitchen\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_dessert-tacos-closeup-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_dessert-tacos-closeup-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_dessert-tacos-closeup-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_dessert-tacos-closeup-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_dessert-tacos-closeup-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_dessert-tacos-closeup.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A row of peach cobbler dessert tacos are lined up in Gladney’s home kitchen. \u003ccite>(Alan Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What’s your approach to baking? It seems fluid and laid-back.\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a freestyle for me. I don’t always know what I’m going to make. People ask me to make custom cakes. That’s my style. I like to give people something they might not always see. I’m not saying I’m the greatest cake decorator in the world, but I’m me. Depending on the day and what I have available, I’ll make something off that. Maybe I have matcha, crystals and glitter, so I’ll turn that into something. It’s more fun that way. It doesn’t limit me or give me strict boundaries. When you’re dealing with people’s orders, I like the idea of being custom, making it personal, because I can’t really make a mistake. If something has exact specifications, then there might be disappointment when they get it. I don’t want people to expect something that isn’t me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>You’ve lived in Portland for three years now, but you return to the Bay often. What’s it like to run your business from two cities, and how do you balance that?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It works together, especially when it comes to business. Both places can be booming, but if one is doing better than the other, it gives me a chance to move around. I move where the money is. I initially got up to Portland after visiting a friend. I was making banana loafs at the time and thought it would be a good fit in Oregon after seeing someone already had theirs in store. Within six hours of me being there I was already smelling opportunities. We went around to different food carts and I noticed what was going on in the food scene. I felt like I had a chance to do something different and add to it all. I moved in after that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My business is heavily based off \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/treatsbyb/\">my social media\u003c/a>. Being on a budget and trying to start a business, I was limited with resources, which made me more creative in the kitchen. A lot of my meals might’ve looked extravagant, but they were basic ingredients with a creative touch. Being in two places just helps me spread what I do, which I prefer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>You’re focused on plant-based options and vegan ingredients. What are the benefits of veganism and how did you first get into it?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My good friend Lola has been vegan since high school. She pushed me in this direction. In 2014, I was on Facebook, and she posted a flyer about Vegan Street Fair in LA. I wanted to do it, so I reached out to the coordinators and got set up with that. From there I got accepted and paid my fee. I had never made anything vegan or plant-based in my life, but we’ve figured it out (laughs). I started small, but eventually was making stuff for events for thousands of people in my home kitchen. I’ve made over 2,000 vegan cupcakes in a week using my home oven. I’d go with a hundred cases of 12-count cupcakes to events. That’s a lot for one person in that type of kitchen. But I was passionate. Raspberry, banana, strawberry, green tea, coconut almond. I did it all through trial and error. That put knowledge in my belt for plant-based products. During that time, I started altering my own diet and went vegan myself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Everything really kicked off and I decided to do strictly plant-based when I moved to Portland. I got connected with Jewan, from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/itsplantbasedpapi/?hl=en\">Plant Based Papi\u003c/a>, and started doing vegan desserts there. The product was softer, sweeter, more moist. It even looked and tasted better. Plant-based products are slightly more expensive, but they last longer. Oat milk can last for about two months. Dairy milk has a short shelf time. It expires faster. Even my butter and frostings, the consistency came out better. I didn’t even tell my customers initially and they were raving about it, so I eventually told them (laughs).\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"instagramLink","attributes":{"named":{"instagramId":"CeekmYMvDv3"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cb>You do lots of custom, one-off treats — like your Pink Champagne Geode Cake (pictured above). Describe some of your favorite items and clients. What makes your creations distinct?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are two types of cakes I make: buttercream cakes (frosting) and fondant (fun 3D molds). A favorite client I make cakes for is \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/galore/?hl=en\">Galore\u003c/a>. They’re based in LA. I got connected with them a few years ago, I just reached out and they were totally with it. They gave me free range. They’d throw parties and some celebrities would attend, and they’d ask me to make cakes with people’s names on it and stuff like that. I’d make them in the Bay and take them all the way to LA for a weekend. I’ve worked with outlets like BET. I also did something for \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/victoriamonet/?hl=en\">Victoria Monét\u003c/a>’s birthday after she worked with Ariana Grande, who attended. I made a \u003ca href=\"https://www.pinterest.com/pin/505036545705530261/\">“Burn Book” cake\u003c/a> from Mean Girls and cupcakes that resembled Victoria’s work. I went to the party and met them both, and they were very happy with the product.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oh, I’ve also shipped cakes from Portland to the Bay. Shipping cakes is a thing (laughs). I wasn’t sure how to make it work at first. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/CTvbzYMJuAs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\">This one cake took two full days\u003c/a>, hand painted, and I used an airbrush to incorporate pieces that reflected the person’s lifestyle. They wanted guns, money, an eightball, an ashtray and other symbols about where they’re from. They had recently lost a family member, so I added that as well. That’s about $1,000 total. With shipping, labor, ingredients. It’s not cheap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>You’re heavily rooted in the Bay Area, having worked with local figures like Juan Toscano-Anderson before. What’s your connection to the culture here, beyond even just food?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Juan was a client. His mom’s 50th birthday was on June 1, and I was on my way to Portland that day. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTeobeAxNf/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D\">I finished the cake for his mom\u003c/a> right before leaving. She really loved that cake. Overall, I’ve just been around a lot of people here over the years. I used to do photography, so that helped me meet people in the scene. That got me out to shows for people like SchoolBoy Q, when I was working at Converse. I was shooting events and meeting people around the Bay. Shooting shows was a way for me to attend events on a different side of things. I’ve done 2 Chainz at Fox Theater, SZA in the City, Ab Soul, music festivals. It paid off because now I take all my own photos of the food. Staging, lighting, all that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920855\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920855\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_mom-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brea Gladney and her mother both stand in front of their home in San Leandro, while Brea holds one of her vegan fried chicken waffle tacos\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_mom-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_mom-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_mom-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_mom-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_mom-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/treats-by-b_mom.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The baker and her mother stand in front of their home, where it all started for the Gladney 10 years ago. \u003ccite>(Alan Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What struggles do independent foodmakers like yourself face? Do you have advice for anyone interested in this profession?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My 10-year-anniversary is next year. I started this business at my mom’s house in San Leandro. I was talking to my best friend one day, thinking about doing an event in LA. I had no idea about anything. It was about $700 for the permits. That’s when I started to learn about the different types of permits you need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As far as running a business, you need to get some things to get started, but it wasn’t that complicated. I needed a kitchen, and I found out that I don’t necessarily need all the extra stuff to start off. I share that with other bakers who wanna start. If you go to the health department, you can get started from your house. You can get a permit based on the products you make and income you get. Since then I’ve been doing this for a long time, just trial and error. Self taught. And with my mom as my biggest sponsor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What events do you have coming up? Where can people find you?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13920483,arts_13919032,arts_13916044","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>A lot of this happens here in the Bay, but also in Portland. When I’m in the Bay, just follow my posts and reach out. I’ve been doing \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/the_firemarket2/?hl=en\">The Fire Market\u003c/a> a few Saturdays a month recently. You can get things there that are [cannabis] infused, or not. I really appreciate that market. It’s very organized, a safe space and a lot of fun. It’s a community. We look out for each other, and it gives me a sort of home base outside of my home. Sometimes you have to be careful about letting everyone know where you’re at, especially as a woman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Honestly, my goal is to never open anything full-time; I do not like the public like that (laughs). I like creating products and putting it out on my own timeline. I do have cookies that are plant-based, and those are really shipping friendly. You can get things like that at any time. Or you can make requests, and that’s cool, and that’s where the custom orders come in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I love pop-ups, too. It’s kind of like a shoe release, and I post on my website where and when to get it. If you catch me, you catch me (laughs). I’ll have something really nice for you though. I’m currently working on a Cookies ’n Ube cake for my next event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12904247 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Treats by B is \u003ca href=\"https://www.treatsbybrea.com/\">available online\u003c/a>. Gladney’s next Bay Area appearances will be on Friday, Oct. 28 in San Leandro and Saturday, Oct. 29 at \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/the_firemarket/?hl=en\">The Fire Market\u003c/a> in East Oakland. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/treatsbyb/\">Message her\u003c/a> for address information, future events and shipping queries.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13920831/treats-by-b-cannabis-infused-cakes-cookies-pop-up-bakery-oakland-san-leandro-portland","authors":["11748"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_12276"],"tags":["arts_3077","arts_10278","arts_1297","arts_17573","arts_1143","arts_14089","arts_1635","arts_14087"],"featImg":"arts_13920850","label":"source_arts_13920831"},"arts_13913301":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13913301","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13913301","score":null,"sort":[1652799613000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"mike-barnes-n-word-cannabis-4-20-racism-berkeley","title":"Mike Barnes Thinks He Should Be Able to Say the N-Word","publishDate":1652799613,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Mike Barnes Thinks He Should Be Able to Say the N-Word | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Content Warning\u003c/strong>: This article contains multiple uncensored uses, including a recording, of derogatory phrases which some may find highly offensive.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, we arrived at San Francisco’s Hippie Hill in Golden Gate Park on 4/20, excited to document the return of the stoner celebration. Among the crowd were primarily young, Black and Brown people enjoying themselves—far more than you typically see in one space in modern-day San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We—Julian, the reporter, and Amaya, the photojournalist—were looking forward to collaborating on a photo essay that centered Black and Brown entrepreneurs and artists. We wanted to help foster a sense of pride, and capture how folks who look like us have shaped California’s cannabis industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, as Black journalists, we experienced an angry harangue from a white man named Mike Barnes involving aggressive use of the n-word. In a follow-up conversation, he used it many more times, and doubled down on his right to say it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barnes is a fixture in press coverage of Bay Area cannabis events, and appears to openly court media attention. We’ve decided to give it to him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13913394\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13913394\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A middle-aged white man in a marijuana-themed suit and hat, covered in leaves, points his finger at a young Black reporter during an interview.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">KQED reporter Julian Sorapuru (right) interviews Mike Barnes at Hippie Hill at 4/20. Shortly after the interview began, Barnes aggressively used a racial slur. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Yes, With a Hard ‘R’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At Hippie Hill on April 20, we see someone who we think would make an interesting addition to our story. He carries himself with the energy of a total character, dressed in a gaudy, black suit and bucket hat adorned all over with green marijuana leaves. It was hard to miss this large, middle-aged white man, so we identify ourselves as journalists and stop him for an interview. He agrees, and introduces himself as “Big Mike.” Neither of us expect what happened next.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Amaya snaps some photos of him and we kick off the interview, Big Mike begins boasting about how many times he’s been in the media: \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/stoners-celebrate-420-weed-pot-cannabis-824550/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rolling Stone\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, KTVU, the \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/San-Francisco-s-420-celebration-lights-up-17110328.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>\u003c/em>—he’s something of a minor celebrity in the Bay Area cannabis scene. He says he’s a weed grower just there to have a good time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pretty standard answer so far. Then he suddenly launches into a story about an interaction he had with Mike Tyson while the former boxer and cannabis entrepreneur spoke on stage earlier in the day. He gets visibly angry as he describes how, in his version of events, Tyson swatted away the handfuls of weed Big Mike decided to throw at him while he spoke.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I said, ‘Fuck you, nigger,’ and turned around and walked away,” Big Mike says aggressively. “You don’t want my weed? You want the whole bag?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Hear Mike Barnes’ interview in full below:\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003caudio controls=\"controls\">\u003csource src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/MikeBarnes.mp3\">\u003c/source>\u003c/audio>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this point, I’m stunned into silence. My eyes go wide and I size him up. He’s a big dude: about 6 feet tall and over 200 pounds. Now I’m thinking about our safety. Centuries of generational trauma tell me that when a white man uses the n-word with that much vitriol, it’s either time to fight or get the hell out. Hearing that word could have meant life or death for our ancestors. It still can. But my journalism training tells me to let the source finish his statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And he does: “Let’s just say I’m not a Mike Tyson fan anymore,” Big Mike says. I half-expect to hear an apology or a joke, but he keeps doubling, tripling and quadrupling down on disparaging Tyson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally I get out. “Have a good day, man,” I say, maintaining an air of professionalism and respect towards an interviewee who showed neither to us. I walk away and end the recording as he continues with his rant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Did a white man dressed in a weed suit he ordered from Amazon really just say the n-word with a hard “R” without any provocation at a 4/20 festival? The absurdity of the incident made me feel like I was in an episode of \u003ci>Atlanta\u003c/i>. This is an event that’s supposed to be all about good vibes and relaxation, not hatred and bitterness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amaya laughs the way you do when you’re trying to hold back tears. “He can’t be serious,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It turns out, he absolutely \u003cem>was\u003c/em> serious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13913383\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13913383\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Barnes poses for a portrait at the 420 Hippie Hill event on Apr. 20, 2022 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Who Is Mike Barnes?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Big Mike’s real name is Mike Barnes. He is a 52 year-old resident of the Berkeley area. He’s a former Army airborne combat engineer, he says, who previously ran a dispensary called the Hayward Patients Resource Center, which is now defunct. Today, he is self-employed, earning a living by doing “handyman things” and growing marijuana for “a small group of private individuals for medical reasons.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barnes has a habit of popping up at cannabis-related events. Photos of him in his eye-catching suit at previous iterations of the 4/20 festival have appeared in the \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/sf-may-start-permitting-cannabis-sales-consumption-at-events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Examiner\u003c/a>\u003c/i>, \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfweekly.com/news/cannabis/4-20-in-golden-gate-park-is-officially-cancelled/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SF Weekly\u003c/a>\u003c/i> and \u003ca href=\"https://ksltv.com/412196/brands-roll-stoner-holiday-pot-legalization-grows/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KSL TV\u003c/a>. Barnes was photographed for a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/Smokeless-medicinal-pot-has-its-advocates-2661126.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Chronicle article\u003c/a> as far back as 2005 (in a shirt that read: “The DEA took my medical marijuana away!… and all I got was this lousy t-shirt!”).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13913116']Barnes was photographed and quoted in \u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyside.org/2018/01/01/crowds-gather-6-celebrate-first-sales-recreational-cannabis-berkeley?doing_wp_cron=1652725845.1196229457855224609375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a> and \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dailycal.org/2018/01/01/first-sales-of-recreational-marijuana-in-berkeley-usher-in-whole-new-era/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Daily Cal\u003c/a>\u003c/i> at the ribbon-cutting for Berkeley’s first legal recreational marijuana sale at the Berkeley Patients Group dispensary. His photo also appeared in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article114091003.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003ci>Sacramento Bee\u003c/i> opinion article\u003c/a> on Proposition 64, which legalized the use of recreational cannabis in California. In the photo, Barnes is pictured smoking inside of his “420 Limo.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We decided it was important to hold Barnes accountable for his words, so we called him on May 6 to inform him of our intention to publish the interview, and to see what he had to say for himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Well, make the spelling N-I-G-G-A if you do it,” he says. “It’s like, people say nigga all the time, and it’s acceptable if you’re a Black man, but if you’re a white man, and you say nigga, then it’s completely racist, which is just, you know, completely hypocritical.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He began rattling off other racial slurs against Latino, Asian and Black people, arguing that they only refer to the “lowlives” of each ethnic group and, in his eyes, are therefore OK to use. In the same breath, he asked us not to publish his quote, even though he gave it to us knowing full well that this was an on-record interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I meant it in a disrespectful way towards [Tyson] specifically, nobody else,” Barnes says. “So if anybody else takes offense at it, well, fuck them. I wasn’t talking to you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13913382\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13913382\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up on a bag of marijuana, a large joint, held by a man in a marijuana-themed outfit \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Barnes holds a bag of marijuana at the 420 Hippie Hill event on Apr. 20, 2022 in San Francisco, Calif. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Deeply Disturbed,’ Says Friend and Dispensary Owner\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Barnes is a white man gaining clout, attention, and potentially income from a drug that has been used to criminalize Black people for decades. (Barnes told us that he’s been raided by law enforcement four times, but never charged with a crime.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’ve seen white people profit the most from the corporatization of cannabis in recent years while people of color continuously get left behind. The Associated Press reports that the cannabis industry was worth \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-business-race-and-ethnicity-8e047483fc6e83e2e5f6dc971cb4aa73\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$33 billion in sales in 2021\u003c/a>. Of all cannabis business owners in the United States, 81% are white, while just a little over 4% are Black, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://mjbizdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Women-and-Minorities-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 survey from Marijuana Business Daily\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13849783']Not to mention that hundreds of thousands of Black and brown people are still sitting in jail for marijuana offenses. According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/marijuanareport_03232021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a 2020 report by the American Civil Liberties Union\u003c/a>, the national Black population is still nearly four times more likely than the white population to be arrested for marijuana possession, even after weed became legal in several states. These arrests have detrimental impacts, running along intersections of class and income, for communities of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Etienne Fontan, co-owner and vice president of Berkeley Patients Group, whom Barnes called “a friend of mine” who he has known for “a long time,” wrote in a statement to KQED, “I, along with the team at Berkeley Patients Group, do not tolerate racism or hate speech and this is the first we are learning of any accusations relating to Mr. Barnes’ use of such language.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am deeply disturbed to learn that Mr. Barnes, who apparently attended public events held by BPG several years ago, expressed such views,” Fontan continued. “Such rhetoric and actions in no way reflect my or my company’s values.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Watch Mike Barnes’ and Mike Tyson’s stage interaction below, filmed by Rich America Production Co. & Jamal Trulove:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/Md4o4CUltHA\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Mike Tyson and Harmful Stereotypes\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Barnes using the n-word to describe Mike Tyson is especially unsettling, considering that Tyson has often been portrayed in popular media as a Black Brute, a caricature of Black men that portrays them as dangerous, animalistic, sexually aggressive and unintelligent. This framing was especially prominent in the ’80s and ’90s, when Tyson was at the height of his boxing powers. (Representatives for Mike Tyson did not respond to requests for comment.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the event in San Francisco, the media has covered Tyson for his “angry” interactions with fans, the first of which occurred April 21 aboard Tyson’s flight departing from San Francisco. A fellow passenger \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/04/21/mike-tyson-punches-passenger-airplane-tmz/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">repeatedly harassed Tyson\u003c/a>, according to reports, which led the former boxer to punch the man multiple times. (Authorities declined to file charges against Tyson for the incident.) On May 3, a fan in Las Vegas \u003ca href=\"https://www.al.com/sports/2022/05/mike-tyson-has-another-angry-interaction-with-fan-when-woman-appears-to-try-to-pick-his-nose.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">attempted to stick their finger up Tyson’s nose\u003c/a>, which prompted an annoyed reaction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barnes’ behavior—throwing things at Tyson while he is on stage attempting to give a speech—is in this same category of fans going too far. Many people, it seems, feel entitled to violate Tyson’s personal space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tyson is not perfect. He has done some reprehensible things. But to portray him as a brute is a reductionist and racist point of view of a complicated man. Regardless of one’s image or status, no one deserves to be called a racist slur.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13913381\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 480px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13913381\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-10-1020x1530.jpg\" alt=\"A middle-aged white man holds a bag of marijuana and a large joint, dressed in a marijuana-themed suit and bucket hat covered in leaves.\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-10-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-10-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-10-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-10-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-10-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-10.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Barnes poses for a portrait in a gaudy marijuana-themed costume at the 420 Hippie Hill event on Apr. 20, 2022 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The So-Called ‘Progressive’ Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Barnes’ comments should not only make us interrogate one dimensional views of Mike Tyson, but it should also make us think critically about how we view race relations in the Bay Area. Often, the Bay is hailed as a racially enlightened, progressive haven where everyone is respectful of each other’s identities, culture and humanity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as a Black person in this country, living in a “progressive” place does not mean a reprieve from the smothering presence of racism; it just means your suffocation happens in the shadows. Our experience encountering anti-Black hate speech is not an isolated one. We just happen to have it on tape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This incident is about more than just one word said by one man on one day. It’s a case study; a harsh, slap-to-the-face reminder that anti-Black racism is alive and very well, even in San Francisco. Barnes weaponized the power he holds as a white man in this country to disarm and dehumanize both Tyson and ourselves—a microcosm of the racial power dynamic inherent in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_11905492']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Taking the Power Back\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Black people must get through each day with a cloud over our heads, knowing that as our proximity to whiteness increases, so does the likelihood that we may be the victim of racism. Power coupled with ignorance is a terrible combination. It’s why everyone should strive to better understand the ways in which the n-word has been and continues to be weaponized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That word from the mouth of a white person is a reminder of the ideology used against our ancestors to justify the inhumane atrocities of chattel slavery. It was the word shouted in hate by white mobs as they lynched Black people without due process of law. It was the word ordinary Black folks heard through ringing ears as they were brutalized by police simply for demanding their right to vote. It was the word \u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/buffalo-shooting-suspect-had-n-word-written-on-gun-2022-5\">painted onto the barrel of the Buffalo shooter’s gun\u003c/a>. A white person saying the n-word is a reminder of the things that have been denied to us; the ways we have been treated as subhuman; how we have been forced to make a way out of no way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, in that grand tradition of those who came before us, we are attempting to create something proactive out of a negative experience. Hopefully we are not presumptive by saying that we speak in the interests of not only ourselves, but for many other Black people who don’t have the opportunity to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barnes’ actions should serve as a cautionary tale to anyone who feels emboldened to use that word in such a hateful way. For all of our sakes, hold your tongue—or be ready to face the consequences if you don’t.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Mike Barnes, a fixture at cannabis events, angrily used the word multiple times to two Black journalists.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006844,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":43,"wordCount":2370},"headData":{"title":"Mike Barnes Thinks He Should Be Able to Say the N-Word | KQED","description":"Mike Barnes, a fixture at cannabis events, angrily used the word multiple times to two Black journalists.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"source":"Commentary","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/arts/category/commentary","sticky":false,"WpOldSlug":"mike-barnes-thinks-he-should-be-able-to-say-the-n-word","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/arts/13913301/mike-barnes-n-word-cannabis-4-20-racism-berkeley","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Content Warning\u003c/strong>: This article contains multiple uncensored uses, including a recording, of derogatory phrases which some may find highly offensive.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, we arrived at San Francisco’s Hippie Hill in Golden Gate Park on 4/20, excited to document the return of the stoner celebration. Among the crowd were primarily young, Black and Brown people enjoying themselves—far more than you typically see in one space in modern-day San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We—Julian, the reporter, and Amaya, the photojournalist—were looking forward to collaborating on a photo essay that centered Black and Brown entrepreneurs and artists. We wanted to help foster a sense of pride, and capture how folks who look like us have shaped California’s cannabis industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, as Black journalists, we experienced an angry harangue from a white man named Mike Barnes involving aggressive use of the n-word. In a follow-up conversation, he used it many more times, and doubled down on his right to say it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barnes is a fixture in press coverage of Bay Area cannabis events, and appears to openly court media attention. We’ve decided to give it to him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13913394\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13913394\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A middle-aged white man in a marijuana-themed suit and hat, covered in leaves, points his finger at a young Black reporter during an interview.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-8-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">KQED reporter Julian Sorapuru (right) interviews Mike Barnes at Hippie Hill at 4/20. Shortly after the interview began, Barnes aggressively used a racial slur. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Yes, With a Hard ‘R’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At Hippie Hill on April 20, we see someone who we think would make an interesting addition to our story. He carries himself with the energy of a total character, dressed in a gaudy, black suit and bucket hat adorned all over with green marijuana leaves. It was hard to miss this large, middle-aged white man, so we identify ourselves as journalists and stop him for an interview. He agrees, and introduces himself as “Big Mike.” Neither of us expect what happened next.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Amaya snaps some photos of him and we kick off the interview, Big Mike begins boasting about how many times he’s been in the media: \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/stoners-celebrate-420-weed-pot-cannabis-824550/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rolling Stone\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, KTVU, the \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/San-Francisco-s-420-celebration-lights-up-17110328.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>\u003c/em>—he’s something of a minor celebrity in the Bay Area cannabis scene. He says he’s a weed grower just there to have a good time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pretty standard answer so far. Then he suddenly launches into a story about an interaction he had with Mike Tyson while the former boxer and cannabis entrepreneur spoke on stage earlier in the day. He gets visibly angry as he describes how, in his version of events, Tyson swatted away the handfuls of weed Big Mike decided to throw at him while he spoke.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I said, ‘Fuck you, nigger,’ and turned around and walked away,” Big Mike says aggressively. “You don’t want my weed? You want the whole bag?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Hear Mike Barnes’ interview in full below:\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003caudio controls=\"controls\">\u003csource src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/MikeBarnes.mp3\">\u003c/source>\u003c/audio>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this point, I’m stunned into silence. My eyes go wide and I size him up. He’s a big dude: about 6 feet tall and over 200 pounds. Now I’m thinking about our safety. Centuries of generational trauma tell me that when a white man uses the n-word with that much vitriol, it’s either time to fight or get the hell out. Hearing that word could have meant life or death for our ancestors. It still can. But my journalism training tells me to let the source finish his statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And he does: “Let’s just say I’m not a Mike Tyson fan anymore,” Big Mike says. I half-expect to hear an apology or a joke, but he keeps doubling, tripling and quadrupling down on disparaging Tyson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally I get out. “Have a good day, man,” I say, maintaining an air of professionalism and respect towards an interviewee who showed neither to us. I walk away and end the recording as he continues with his rant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Did a white man dressed in a weed suit he ordered from Amazon really just say the n-word with a hard “R” without any provocation at a 4/20 festival? The absurdity of the incident made me feel like I was in an episode of \u003ci>Atlanta\u003c/i>. This is an event that’s supposed to be all about good vibes and relaxation, not hatred and bitterness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amaya laughs the way you do when you’re trying to hold back tears. “He can’t be serious,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It turns out, he absolutely \u003cem>was\u003c/em> serious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13913383\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13913383\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-12.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Barnes poses for a portrait at the 420 Hippie Hill event on Apr. 20, 2022 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Who Is Mike Barnes?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Big Mike’s real name is Mike Barnes. He is a 52 year-old resident of the Berkeley area. He’s a former Army airborne combat engineer, he says, who previously ran a dispensary called the Hayward Patients Resource Center, which is now defunct. Today, he is self-employed, earning a living by doing “handyman things” and growing marijuana for “a small group of private individuals for medical reasons.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barnes has a habit of popping up at cannabis-related events. Photos of him in his eye-catching suit at previous iterations of the 4/20 festival have appeared in the \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/sf-may-start-permitting-cannabis-sales-consumption-at-events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Examiner\u003c/a>\u003c/i>, \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfweekly.com/news/cannabis/4-20-in-golden-gate-park-is-officially-cancelled/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SF Weekly\u003c/a>\u003c/i> and \u003ca href=\"https://ksltv.com/412196/brands-roll-stoner-holiday-pot-legalization-grows/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KSL TV\u003c/a>. Barnes was photographed for a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/Smokeless-medicinal-pot-has-its-advocates-2661126.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Chronicle article\u003c/a> as far back as 2005 (in a shirt that read: “The DEA took my medical marijuana away!… and all I got was this lousy t-shirt!”).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13913116","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Barnes was photographed and quoted in \u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyside.org/2018/01/01/crowds-gather-6-celebrate-first-sales-recreational-cannabis-berkeley?doing_wp_cron=1652725845.1196229457855224609375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a> and \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dailycal.org/2018/01/01/first-sales-of-recreational-marijuana-in-berkeley-usher-in-whole-new-era/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Daily Cal\u003c/a>\u003c/i> at the ribbon-cutting for Berkeley’s first legal recreational marijuana sale at the Berkeley Patients Group dispensary. His photo also appeared in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article114091003.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003ci>Sacramento Bee\u003c/i> opinion article\u003c/a> on Proposition 64, which legalized the use of recreational cannabis in California. In the photo, Barnes is pictured smoking inside of his “420 Limo.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We decided it was important to hold Barnes accountable for his words, so we called him on May 6 to inform him of our intention to publish the interview, and to see what he had to say for himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Well, make the spelling N-I-G-G-A if you do it,” he says. “It’s like, people say nigga all the time, and it’s acceptable if you’re a Black man, but if you’re a white man, and you say nigga, then it’s completely racist, which is just, you know, completely hypocritical.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He began rattling off other racial slurs against Latino, Asian and Black people, arguing that they only refer to the “lowlives” of each ethnic group and, in his eyes, are therefore OK to use. In the same breath, he asked us not to publish his quote, even though he gave it to us knowing full well that this was an on-record interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I meant it in a disrespectful way towards [Tyson] specifically, nobody else,” Barnes says. “So if anybody else takes offense at it, well, fuck them. I wasn’t talking to you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13913382\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13913382\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up on a bag of marijuana, a large joint, held by a man in a marijuana-themed outfit \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-04.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Barnes holds a bag of marijuana at the 420 Hippie Hill event on Apr. 20, 2022 in San Francisco, Calif. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Deeply Disturbed,’ Says Friend and Dispensary Owner\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Barnes is a white man gaining clout, attention, and potentially income from a drug that has been used to criminalize Black people for decades. (Barnes told us that he’s been raided by law enforcement four times, but never charged with a crime.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’ve seen white people profit the most from the corporatization of cannabis in recent years while people of color continuously get left behind. The Associated Press reports that the cannabis industry was worth \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-business-race-and-ethnicity-8e047483fc6e83e2e5f6dc971cb4aa73\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$33 billion in sales in 2021\u003c/a>. Of all cannabis business owners in the United States, 81% are white, while just a little over 4% are Black, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://mjbizdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Women-and-Minorities-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 survey from Marijuana Business Daily\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13849783","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Not to mention that hundreds of thousands of Black and brown people are still sitting in jail for marijuana offenses. According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/marijuanareport_03232021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a 2020 report by the American Civil Liberties Union\u003c/a>, the national Black population is still nearly four times more likely than the white population to be arrested for marijuana possession, even after weed became legal in several states. These arrests have detrimental impacts, running along intersections of class and income, for communities of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Etienne Fontan, co-owner and vice president of Berkeley Patients Group, whom Barnes called “a friend of mine” who he has known for “a long time,” wrote in a statement to KQED, “I, along with the team at Berkeley Patients Group, do not tolerate racism or hate speech and this is the first we are learning of any accusations relating to Mr. Barnes’ use of such language.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am deeply disturbed to learn that Mr. Barnes, who apparently attended public events held by BPG several years ago, expressed such views,” Fontan continued. “Such rhetoric and actions in no way reflect my or my company’s values.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Watch Mike Barnes’ and Mike Tyson’s stage interaction below, filmed by Rich America Production Co. & Jamal Trulove:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Md4o4CUltHA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Md4o4CUltHA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>Mike Tyson and Harmful Stereotypes\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Barnes using the n-word to describe Mike Tyson is especially unsettling, considering that Tyson has often been portrayed in popular media as a Black Brute, a caricature of Black men that portrays them as dangerous, animalistic, sexually aggressive and unintelligent. This framing was especially prominent in the ’80s and ’90s, when Tyson was at the height of his boxing powers. (Representatives for Mike Tyson did not respond to requests for comment.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the event in San Francisco, the media has covered Tyson for his “angry” interactions with fans, the first of which occurred April 21 aboard Tyson’s flight departing from San Francisco. A fellow passenger \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/04/21/mike-tyson-punches-passenger-airplane-tmz/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">repeatedly harassed Tyson\u003c/a>, according to reports, which led the former boxer to punch the man multiple times. (Authorities declined to file charges against Tyson for the incident.) On May 3, a fan in Las Vegas \u003ca href=\"https://www.al.com/sports/2022/05/mike-tyson-has-another-angry-interaction-with-fan-when-woman-appears-to-try-to-pick-his-nose.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">attempted to stick their finger up Tyson’s nose\u003c/a>, which prompted an annoyed reaction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barnes’ behavior—throwing things at Tyson while he is on stage attempting to give a speech—is in this same category of fans going too far. Many people, it seems, feel entitled to violate Tyson’s personal space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tyson is not perfect. He has done some reprehensible things. But to portray him as a brute is a reductionist and racist point of view of a complicated man. Regardless of one’s image or status, no one deserves to be called a racist slur.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13913381\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 480px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13913381\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-10-1020x1530.jpg\" alt=\"A middle-aged white man holds a bag of marijuana and a large joint, dressed in a marijuana-themed suit and bucket hat covered in leaves.\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-10-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-10-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-10-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-10-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-10-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/20220420_MikeBarnes-10.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Barnes poses for a portrait in a gaudy marijuana-themed costume at the 420 Hippie Hill event on Apr. 20, 2022 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The So-Called ‘Progressive’ Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Barnes’ comments should not only make us interrogate one dimensional views of Mike Tyson, but it should also make us think critically about how we view race relations in the Bay Area. Often, the Bay is hailed as a racially enlightened, progressive haven where everyone is respectful of each other’s identities, culture and humanity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as a Black person in this country, living in a “progressive” place does not mean a reprieve from the smothering presence of racism; it just means your suffocation happens in the shadows. Our experience encountering anti-Black hate speech is not an isolated one. We just happen to have it on tape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This incident is about more than just one word said by one man on one day. It’s a case study; a harsh, slap-to-the-face reminder that anti-Black racism is alive and very well, even in San Francisco. Barnes weaponized the power he holds as a white man in this country to disarm and dehumanize both Tyson and ourselves—a microcosm of the racial power dynamic inherent in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11905492","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Taking the Power Back\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Black people must get through each day with a cloud over our heads, knowing that as our proximity to whiteness increases, so does the likelihood that we may be the victim of racism. Power coupled with ignorance is a terrible combination. It’s why everyone should strive to better understand the ways in which the n-word has been and continues to be weaponized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That word from the mouth of a white person is a reminder of the ideology used against our ancestors to justify the inhumane atrocities of chattel slavery. It was the word shouted in hate by white mobs as they lynched Black people without due process of law. It was the word ordinary Black folks heard through ringing ears as they were brutalized by police simply for demanding their right to vote. It was the word \u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/buffalo-shooting-suspect-had-n-word-written-on-gun-2022-5\">painted onto the barrel of the Buffalo shooter’s gun\u003c/a>. A white person saying the n-word is a reminder of the things that have been denied to us; the ways we have been treated as subhuman; how we have been forced to make a way out of no way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, in that grand tradition of those who came before us, we are attempting to create something proactive out of a negative experience. Hopefully we are not presumptive by saying that we speak in the interests of not only ourselves, but for many other Black people who don’t have the opportunity to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barnes’ actions should serve as a cautionary tale to anyone who feels emboldened to use that word in such a hateful way. For all of our sakes, hold your tongue—or be ready to face the consequences if you don’t.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13913301/mike-barnes-n-word-cannabis-4-20-racism-berkeley","authors":["11792","11801"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_2303"],"tags":["arts_7158","arts_1270","arts_3077","arts_2767","arts_10342","arts_10278","arts_3652"],"featImg":"arts_13913384","label":"source_arts_13913301"},"arts_13911949":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13911949","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13911949","score":null,"sort":[1650027613000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"cypress-hill-documentary-showtime-insane-in-the-brain-estevan-oriol","title":"New Cypress Hill Documentary 'Insane in the Brain' Chronicles a Blazing Triumph","publishDate":1650027613,"format":"standard","headTitle":"New Cypress Hill Documentary ‘Insane in the Brain’ Chronicles a Blazing Triumph | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>If you come to \u003cem>Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain\u003c/em> expecting weed smoke, raucous live footage and a gritty back story—congratulations! There’s an ample amount of all three.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll also get the usual documentary staples: archival footage, personal stories, and a smattering of glowing commentary from hip-hop insiders, including Ice-T and Chuck D. What elevates Insane in the Brain—a Showtime production \u003ca href=\"https://www.sho.com/titles/3509312/cypress-hill-insane-in-the-brain\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">premiering, naturally, on 4/20\u003c/a>—is its journey through the sheer unlikelihood of Cypress Hill’s success, and the barriers they overcame to achieve it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13909610']The film is directed by Estevan Oriol—a longtime friend and tour manager to the band, as well as a talented photographer and music video director in his own right. Across 87 minutes, Oriol effectively breaks down the great number of cultural and legal barriers that could have prevented B-Real, Sen Dog and DJ Muggs from becoming global stars with record sales exceeding 20 million. And he does it from a uniquely personal perspective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, the Los Angeles group managed to get out from being under gang affiliations, and the danger that posed. (B-Real recounts getting shot in the back by rival gang members in the 1980s.) Second, they had to wheedle their way into a hip-hop scene sorely lacking in Latino representation. (Cypress Hill was the first Latino rap group to go platinum.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Third, they had to stay out of jail while publicly flouting anti-marijuana laws all over the world. (Much is made here of the fact that Cypress Hill were one of the first artists to openly and enthusiastically smoke weed on stage nightly, including during a now-infamous appearance on \u003cem>SNL\u003c/em> that \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/U3CJ4AO5-p4?t=169\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">earned them a lifetime ban\u003c/a> from the show.) Fourth, they needed to transcend genres. A major source of their success in the 1990s was winning over crowds at alternative rock festivals like Lollapalooza and the UK’s Reading Festival. (They warmly recall their time on the road with Nirvana and Hole here.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezoTkEIivrY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Insane in the Brain\u003c/em> explains exactly how Cypress Hill smoothly scaled all those hurdles. And the trio’s combination of savvy, tenacity, talent and plain old-fashioned good luck is fairly remarkable to behold. One particularly delightful portion features DJ Muggs admitting he’d never heard the word “concept” until Def Jam’s Bill Stephney told him Cypress Hill needed one. Muggs went home, pondered it, then told his friends: “Y’all gotta be the Cheech and Chong of this motherfucka.” (Stoners will be thrilled to hear that the weed movie legends do show up for a bizarre interview.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Certain nuggets in the documentary seem tailor-made to delight hardcore fans—particularly some early demos, recorded before B-Real had landed on the nasal delivery that gave Cypress Hill their unmistakable sound. But casual viewers will enjoy it as a story about triumphing over odds, and one that also happens to come with some hilarious anecdotes. (The night Sen Dog took too many mushrooms and got into a fight with a hat someone threw onstage is worth a viewing alone.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13906331']That’s not to say the documentary doesn’t take some liberties. The narrative that Cypress Hill were underdogs because they were from the West Coast doesn’t hold up to even casual scrutiny. And there’s an unchecked assertion by one commentator here that Cypress Hill is the biggest selling hip-hop group of all time. They’re not—the Beastie Boys are. (The story of Cypress Hill luring away the Beasties’ percussionist Eric Bobo in the ’90s is told in some depth here, so knowledge of the New York trio’s success shouldn’t be news to Oriol.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, it’s impossible to finish watching \u003cem>Insane in the Brain\u003c/em> without a heightened respect for Cypress Hill. Not just because they took Southern California Latino culture to a worldwide audience, but because they made it look easy when it patently wasn’t.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Insane in the Brain\u003c/em> is also a reminder that when Cypress Hill was calling for the legalization of cannabis 30 years ago, it wasn’t just a schtick. They constantly advocated for the proposal at a time when—nearly three decades of reggae anthems like \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6QkVTx2d88\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Tosh’s “Legalize It”\u003c/a> aside—such a prospect still felt impossible. That B-Real owns a chain of dispensaries now (see: \u003ca href=\"https://drgreenthumbsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Greenthumb’s\u003c/a> in San Francisco’s Mission District) is a major vindication.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The documentary closes with a juxtaposition that drives home the heart of the movie. Shortly after seeing Cypress Hill receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame—the first hip-hop group to do so—the credits roll with a section dedicated to the plethora of their friends who didn’t make it. That these three misfits from South Gate did defies almost all of the odds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain’ premieres Wednesday, April 20, at 8pm on Showtime. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sho.com/titles/3509312/cypress-hill-insane-in-the-brain\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Premiering on 4/20, the film shows Cypress Hill overcoming tough odds to achieve success and massive cultural impact.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006972,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":15,"wordCount":877},"headData":{"title":"New Cypress Hill Documentary 'Insane in the Brain' Chronicles a Blazing Triumph | KQED","description":"Premiering on 4/20, the film shows Cypress Hill overcoming tough odds to achieve success and massive cultural impact.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"sticky":false,"templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/arts/13911949/cypress-hill-documentary-showtime-insane-in-the-brain-estevan-oriol","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>If you come to \u003cem>Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain\u003c/em> expecting weed smoke, raucous live footage and a gritty back story—congratulations! There’s an ample amount of all three.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll also get the usual documentary staples: archival footage, personal stories, and a smattering of glowing commentary from hip-hop insiders, including Ice-T and Chuck D. What elevates Insane in the Brain—a Showtime production \u003ca href=\"https://www.sho.com/titles/3509312/cypress-hill-insane-in-the-brain\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">premiering, naturally, on 4/20\u003c/a>—is its journey through the sheer unlikelihood of Cypress Hill’s success, and the barriers they overcame to achieve it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13909610","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The film is directed by Estevan Oriol—a longtime friend and tour manager to the band, as well as a talented photographer and music video director in his own right. Across 87 minutes, Oriol effectively breaks down the great number of cultural and legal barriers that could have prevented B-Real, Sen Dog and DJ Muggs from becoming global stars with record sales exceeding 20 million. And he does it from a uniquely personal perspective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, the Los Angeles group managed to get out from being under gang affiliations, and the danger that posed. (B-Real recounts getting shot in the back by rival gang members in the 1980s.) Second, they had to wheedle their way into a hip-hop scene sorely lacking in Latino representation. (Cypress Hill was the first Latino rap group to go platinum.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Third, they had to stay out of jail while publicly flouting anti-marijuana laws all over the world. (Much is made here of the fact that Cypress Hill were one of the first artists to openly and enthusiastically smoke weed on stage nightly, including during a now-infamous appearance on \u003cem>SNL\u003c/em> that \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/U3CJ4AO5-p4?t=169\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">earned them a lifetime ban\u003c/a> from the show.) Fourth, they needed to transcend genres. A major source of their success in the 1990s was winning over crowds at alternative rock festivals like Lollapalooza and the UK’s Reading Festival. (They warmly recall their time on the road with Nirvana and Hole here.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ezoTkEIivrY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ezoTkEIivrY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Insane in the Brain\u003c/em> explains exactly how Cypress Hill smoothly scaled all those hurdles. And the trio’s combination of savvy, tenacity, talent and plain old-fashioned good luck is fairly remarkable to behold. One particularly delightful portion features DJ Muggs admitting he’d never heard the word “concept” until Def Jam’s Bill Stephney told him Cypress Hill needed one. Muggs went home, pondered it, then told his friends: “Y’all gotta be the Cheech and Chong of this motherfucka.” (Stoners will be thrilled to hear that the weed movie legends do show up for a bizarre interview.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Certain nuggets in the documentary seem tailor-made to delight hardcore fans—particularly some early demos, recorded before B-Real had landed on the nasal delivery that gave Cypress Hill their unmistakable sound. But casual viewers will enjoy it as a story about triumphing over odds, and one that also happens to come with some hilarious anecdotes. (The night Sen Dog took too many mushrooms and got into a fight with a hat someone threw onstage is worth a viewing alone.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13906331","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>That’s not to say the documentary doesn’t take some liberties. The narrative that Cypress Hill were underdogs because they were from the West Coast doesn’t hold up to even casual scrutiny. And there’s an unchecked assertion by one commentator here that Cypress Hill is the biggest selling hip-hop group of all time. They’re not—the Beastie Boys are. (The story of Cypress Hill luring away the Beasties’ percussionist Eric Bobo in the ’90s is told in some depth here, so knowledge of the New York trio’s success shouldn’t be news to Oriol.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, it’s impossible to finish watching \u003cem>Insane in the Brain\u003c/em> without a heightened respect for Cypress Hill. Not just because they took Southern California Latino culture to a worldwide audience, but because they made it look easy when it patently wasn’t.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Insane in the Brain\u003c/em> is also a reminder that when Cypress Hill was calling for the legalization of cannabis 30 years ago, it wasn’t just a schtick. They constantly advocated for the proposal at a time when—nearly three decades of reggae anthems like \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6QkVTx2d88\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Tosh’s “Legalize It”\u003c/a> aside—such a prospect still felt impossible. That B-Real owns a chain of dispensaries now (see: \u003ca href=\"https://drgreenthumbsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Greenthumb’s\u003c/a> in San Francisco’s Mission District) is a major vindication.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The documentary closes with a juxtaposition that drives home the heart of the movie. Shortly after seeing Cypress Hill receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame—the first hip-hop group to do so—the credits roll with a section dedicated to the plethora of their friends who didn’t make it. That these three misfits from South Gate did defies almost all of the odds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain’ premieres Wednesday, April 20, at 8pm on Showtime. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sho.com/titles/3509312/cypress-hill-insane-in-the-brain\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13911949/cypress-hill-documentary-showtime-insane-in-the-brain-estevan-oriol","authors":["11242"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_69","arts_75","arts_990"],"tags":["arts_8054","arts_5665","arts_3077","arts_13672","arts_10342","arts_10278","arts_831","arts_3078","arts_8404","arts_585"],"featImg":"arts_13911959","label":"arts"},"arts_13910331":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13910331","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13910331","score":null,"sort":[1646996404000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"rightnowish-chaney-turner-cannabis-commission-oakland","title":"Up In Smoke: Cannabis, Crime and Creating Equity","publishDate":1646996404,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Up In Smoke: Cannabis, Crime and Creating Equity | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC5960840567\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A storm’s been brewing over legal cannabis in Oakland. And Chaney Turner thinks it has the potential to wash away small business owners– especially People of Color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/social_life/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turner, \u003c/a>current Chair of the\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/boards-commissions/cannabis-regulatory-commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> City of Oakland Cannabis Regulatory Commission\u003c/a>, has seen robberies reach new heights as organized heists hit cannabis supply chains, from grow operations to retailers. It was especially intense \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2020/12/23/roaming-in-caravans-swarms-of-burglars-overwhelmed-oaklands-cannabis-industry-in-2020/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">during the summer of 2020\u003c/a>, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/armed-robbers-take-millions-cannabis-mayhem-in-oakland/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this past fall\u003c/a>, another string of caravan burglaries shook the industry, and resulted in distressed workers and millions in lost inventory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turner says the Oakland Police Department’s response to the burglaries was disappointing and frustrating to business owners. Turner heard retailers experienced slow response times and poor communication from OPD. Some operators were also\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2022/01/10/caravans-of-burglars-keep-striking-oaklands-cannabis-industry/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> told to take matters into their own hands by arming themselves. \u003c/a>While they have seen some improvement from OPD in communicating potential threats, for cannabis operators in Oakland paying sky high\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101887431/five-years-since-prop-64-californias-legal-cannabis-industry-is-in-disarray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> taxes\u003c/a>, the approach still leaves something to be desired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On this week’s show Turner talks about the state of legalized cannabis and how it intersects with these robberies, banking, equity, and community safety.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nBelow are some lightly edited excerpts of our conversation the conversation we recorded in January.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen: Just bring us into the fold, what’s been happening as of late?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: It’s been a kind of a rough two years in general. Our industry has experienced massive burglaries since 2020. During the summer of 2020, there were actions happening across the country in regards to George Floyd and the continued police violence against Black people and Black bodies. Some people used that opportunity to target cannabis operations: dispensaries, cultivation sites, delivery services, warehouses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: The way that these burglaries happen is you have caravans of people that will roll up to a spot stealing whatever they can get their hands on: product, cash, electronics, whatever they could take, they took. Some have been more organized with people who actually have weapons. Some of these cannabis operations were targeted multiple times, and it hasn’t stopped. People don’t feel safe!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen: And with your position as the chair of the Oakland Cannabis Regulatory Commission, what have you seen as a response both from stakeholders and from the police?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: The cannabis community is really frustrated. And so a lot of the frustration is the response time and also the lack of communication from OPD and the city when there is a violent burglary that has happened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: … The police response should not be hours. If my home or my business has been burglarized I expect their response to be immediate, and the frustration is also because cannabis operators pay some of the highest taxes to the city of Oakland. It further harms equity and small operators who are trying to build a life and some type of wealth for them and their families. I’m specifically talking about women and POC and locally owned businesses. Those are the ones that we have to protect because they’re really hemorrhaging and people are desperate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen: Ok so, the folks working in the cannabis industry are historically anti-establishment, I mean they’ve been criminalized by the police, but now as people are strategizing on how to increase safety, and one of the option is to work with police… which is a major shift. How have you seen this play out?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: As someone who is a lifetime resident of Oakland and also someone who advocates against police violence…when we’re talking about keeping our communities safe, we have to take into account that we need more affordable housing, real affordable housing. We need jobs that pay above minimum wage. You know, people are trying to find ways to survive. And does that mean that people need to go and rob folks? No, but I can’t speak for people in certain situations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: … One of the responses from OPD to operators was for them to hire armed security and to have them on the roof and shoot at people who are attempting to ya know burglarize their spaces. That’s not what we want. Ya know, the cannabis community is not calling for violence. I want to see better solutions around public safety other than just adding more police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen: As someone who has historically advocated against over policing and police violence you’re now in a position where you are working with police to deal with the issues the cannabis industry is facing. I’m just wondering, how do you hold that tension?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: Morally, it’s challenging [laughs] you know? But I also make sure that I use my position to get as much transparency and accountability when possible… During our November meeting, you know, we had OPD Chief Armstrong speak on the robberies and I’m also very grateful to have Commissioner Corder, Tracey Corder, who does abolitionist work… And it’s important to have a body of people who are not going to have all the same views, but we can respect each other’s views. And when it comes to police accountability, I feel that in general, we do a good job diverting any unnecessary funds… At the same time with this position, I just can’t make it about myself, and so during the last meeting, when there was a proposal of possibly of adding extra officers? Well, Chaney, the Oakland resident, I’m like, no, but there’s also business owners who are looking for them to do their work. And so if that does pass, if that does happen, we still need to make sure that they’re held accountable to the actual police work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen: What role does the issues around banking and having money on hand, how does that play a part into this discussion or does it?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: It does somewhat… So for people to understand… Cannabis businesses have no access to banking like your traditional type businesses, and so usually there’s a lot of cash on hand and or you might have to use an ATM machine, get your cash and then pay for your medicine. And for years, ya know, advocates have been pushing for safe banking so that cannabis businesses can have less barriers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen (narration): To be clear: marijuana is still federally illegal. So in order to follow federal law, many banks don’t work with cannabis businesses… In California, this leads many small businesses to only work in cash. And there can be A LOT of cash on hand. Sometimes millions of dollars. Making them targets for theft or worse. \u003c/em>\u003cem>So it makes sense why folks are pushing for cannabis businesses to get access to banking. Recently federal legislators have been working on the SAFE Banking act and even though it’s got bipartisan support, it’s been unsuccessful in getting signed into law. But Chaney thinks Safe Banking won’t solve everything…\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: Robberies are happening with businesses in general. Louis Vuitton has access to banking. Nordstrom’s has access to banking and they’re still being robbed… And so I want people to understand that banking won’t stop robberies. Banking hasn’t stopped robberies for any industry… Do we need [banking]? Yes. But we also need to make sure that whatever passes through the Senate with SAFE Banking, that it’s still equitable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: Small businesses and Black people in general, I don’t care what business you’re in, already face discrimination when we’re going for small business loans and we need to make sure that when the safe banking does passed that it’s inclusive and equitable and not just catering to large corporate multi-state operators. They’re the ones that’s trying to go around the country and pretty much be the Walgreen’s of cannabis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen: What is the remedy to this perfect storm that you’ve laid out of issues that small cannabis retail spots are facing right now?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: One of the things that we would like and we’ve seen a little bit since the Thanksgiving weekend robberies, there was communication that came from OPD. They had received information that there was possibly going to be an attempted robberies on New Year’s Eve. There was video footage of these caravans that was scoping out some potential spots, and so operators who caught that footage got on it, sent it over to OPD. OPD posted it on their social media. Emails went out…Those types of things are preventative. To my knowledge, there were no robberies that happened over the weekend of New Year’s Eve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: In regards to security, during our last commission meeting, there was a proposal of some funds because we do get funds from the state each year to strengthen our cannabis programs, asking for additional funds for some operations to have some security. Also, the funds to better fortified spaces. In my opinion You can only have so much security and police overtime, that’s not a long term solution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen: We’ve been talking about robberies of cannabis businesses in Oakland… but it’s more than that, what do you see as the bigger equity issue here?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: You know, if the robberies continue to happen, I think we’ll lose more equity businesses. You can only be robbed so many times like, you know, Blunts and Moore has been robbed multiple times. And for one, it’s not fair. It’s not fair for people, coming from these experiences and backgrounds, whether it’s being formerly incarcerated, you know, or just being poor, right, and working your way up to having an actual, you know, cannabis operation only for it to be burglarized and vandalized so many times… We need to find ways to keep these people hopeful. Because people are losing hope and if they lose hope, we’re going to lose businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: If I’m somebody that’s still is on the unlicensed market witnessing all this happening to people who made it, I’m like, Hell, nah. I’m not like, Nah, I’m stay over here trapping, doing my own thing and stay in my lane right here. We need to get rid of all of these barriers and find out ways to keep our community safe so that people can be encouraged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Rightnowish is an arts and culture podcast produced at KQED. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or click the play button at the top of this page and subscribe to the show on \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/721590300/rightnowish\">NPR One\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/7kEJuafTzTVan7B78ttz1I\">Spotify\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rightnowish/id1482187648\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Rightnowish-p1258245/\">TuneIn\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/rightnowish\">Stitcher\u003c/a> or wherever you get your podcasts. \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"An Oakland Cannabis Commissioner Reflects on Weed Heists","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705007104,"stats":{"hasAudio":true,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":31,"wordCount":1862},"headData":{"title":"Up In Smoke: Cannabis, Crime and Creating Equity | KQED","description":"An Oakland Cannabis Commissioner Reflects on Weed Heists","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"source":"Rightnowish","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/rightnowish","audioUrl":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC5960840567.mp3?updated=1646959692","sticky":false,"subhead":"An Oakland Cannabis Commissioner Reflects on Weed Heists","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/arts/13910331/rightnowish-chaney-turner-cannabis-commission-oakland","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC5960840567\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A storm’s been brewing over legal cannabis in Oakland. And Chaney Turner thinks it has the potential to wash away small business owners– especially People of Color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/social_life/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turner, \u003c/a>current Chair of the\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/boards-commissions/cannabis-regulatory-commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> City of Oakland Cannabis Regulatory Commission\u003c/a>, has seen robberies reach new heights as organized heists hit cannabis supply chains, from grow operations to retailers. It was especially intense \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2020/12/23/roaming-in-caravans-swarms-of-burglars-overwhelmed-oaklands-cannabis-industry-in-2020/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">during the summer of 2020\u003c/a>, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/armed-robbers-take-millions-cannabis-mayhem-in-oakland/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this past fall\u003c/a>, another string of caravan burglaries shook the industry, and resulted in distressed workers and millions in lost inventory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turner says the Oakland Police Department’s response to the burglaries was disappointing and frustrating to business owners. Turner heard retailers experienced slow response times and poor communication from OPD. Some operators were also\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2022/01/10/caravans-of-burglars-keep-striking-oaklands-cannabis-industry/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> told to take matters into their own hands by arming themselves. \u003c/a>While they have seen some improvement from OPD in communicating potential threats, for cannabis operators in Oakland paying sky high\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101887431/five-years-since-prop-64-californias-legal-cannabis-industry-is-in-disarray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> taxes\u003c/a>, the approach still leaves something to be desired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On this week’s show Turner talks about the state of legalized cannabis and how it intersects with these robberies, banking, equity, and community safety.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nBelow are some lightly edited excerpts of our conversation the conversation we recorded in January.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen: Just bring us into the fold, what’s been happening as of late?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: It’s been a kind of a rough two years in general. Our industry has experienced massive burglaries since 2020. During the summer of 2020, there were actions happening across the country in regards to George Floyd and the continued police violence against Black people and Black bodies. Some people used that opportunity to target cannabis operations: dispensaries, cultivation sites, delivery services, warehouses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: The way that these burglaries happen is you have caravans of people that will roll up to a spot stealing whatever they can get their hands on: product, cash, electronics, whatever they could take, they took. Some have been more organized with people who actually have weapons. Some of these cannabis operations were targeted multiple times, and it hasn’t stopped. People don’t feel safe!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen: And with your position as the chair of the Oakland Cannabis Regulatory Commission, what have you seen as a response both from stakeholders and from the police?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: The cannabis community is really frustrated. And so a lot of the frustration is the response time and also the lack of communication from OPD and the city when there is a violent burglary that has happened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: … The police response should not be hours. If my home or my business has been burglarized I expect their response to be immediate, and the frustration is also because cannabis operators pay some of the highest taxes to the city of Oakland. It further harms equity and small operators who are trying to build a life and some type of wealth for them and their families. I’m specifically talking about women and POC and locally owned businesses. Those are the ones that we have to protect because they’re really hemorrhaging and people are desperate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen: Ok so, the folks working in the cannabis industry are historically anti-establishment, I mean they’ve been criminalized by the police, but now as people are strategizing on how to increase safety, and one of the option is to work with police… which is a major shift. How have you seen this play out?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: As someone who is a lifetime resident of Oakland and also someone who advocates against police violence…when we’re talking about keeping our communities safe, we have to take into account that we need more affordable housing, real affordable housing. We need jobs that pay above minimum wage. You know, people are trying to find ways to survive. And does that mean that people need to go and rob folks? No, but I can’t speak for people in certain situations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: … One of the responses from OPD to operators was for them to hire armed security and to have them on the roof and shoot at people who are attempting to ya know burglarize their spaces. That’s not what we want. Ya know, the cannabis community is not calling for violence. I want to see better solutions around public safety other than just adding more police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen: As someone who has historically advocated against over policing and police violence you’re now in a position where you are working with police to deal with the issues the cannabis industry is facing. I’m just wondering, how do you hold that tension?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: Morally, it’s challenging [laughs] you know? But I also make sure that I use my position to get as much transparency and accountability when possible… During our November meeting, you know, we had OPD Chief Armstrong speak on the robberies and I’m also very grateful to have Commissioner Corder, Tracey Corder, who does abolitionist work… And it’s important to have a body of people who are not going to have all the same views, but we can respect each other’s views. And when it comes to police accountability, I feel that in general, we do a good job diverting any unnecessary funds… At the same time with this position, I just can’t make it about myself, and so during the last meeting, when there was a proposal of possibly of adding extra officers? Well, Chaney, the Oakland resident, I’m like, no, but there’s also business owners who are looking for them to do their work. And so if that does pass, if that does happen, we still need to make sure that they’re held accountable to the actual police work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen: What role does the issues around banking and having money on hand, how does that play a part into this discussion or does it?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: It does somewhat… So for people to understand… Cannabis businesses have no access to banking like your traditional type businesses, and so usually there’s a lot of cash on hand and or you might have to use an ATM machine, get your cash and then pay for your medicine. And for years, ya know, advocates have been pushing for safe banking so that cannabis businesses can have less barriers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen (narration): To be clear: marijuana is still federally illegal. So in order to follow federal law, many banks don’t work with cannabis businesses… In California, this leads many small businesses to only work in cash. And there can be A LOT of cash on hand. Sometimes millions of dollars. Making them targets for theft or worse. \u003c/em>\u003cem>So it makes sense why folks are pushing for cannabis businesses to get access to banking. Recently federal legislators have been working on the SAFE Banking act and even though it’s got bipartisan support, it’s been unsuccessful in getting signed into law. But Chaney thinks Safe Banking won’t solve everything…\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: Robberies are happening with businesses in general. Louis Vuitton has access to banking. Nordstrom’s has access to banking and they’re still being robbed… And so I want people to understand that banking won’t stop robberies. Banking hasn’t stopped robberies for any industry… Do we need [banking]? Yes. But we also need to make sure that whatever passes through the Senate with SAFE Banking, that it’s still equitable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: Small businesses and Black people in general, I don’t care what business you’re in, already face discrimination when we’re going for small business loans and we need to make sure that when the safe banking does passed that it’s inclusive and equitable and not just catering to large corporate multi-state operators. They’re the ones that’s trying to go around the country and pretty much be the Walgreen’s of cannabis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen: What is the remedy to this perfect storm that you’ve laid out of issues that small cannabis retail spots are facing right now?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: One of the things that we would like and we’ve seen a little bit since the Thanksgiving weekend robberies, there was communication that came from OPD. They had received information that there was possibly going to be an attempted robberies on New Year’s Eve. There was video footage of these caravans that was scoping out some potential spots, and so operators who caught that footage got on it, sent it over to OPD. OPD posted it on their social media. Emails went out…Those types of things are preventative. To my knowledge, there were no robberies that happened over the weekend of New Year’s Eve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: In regards to security, during our last commission meeting, there was a proposal of some funds because we do get funds from the state each year to strengthen our cannabis programs, asking for additional funds for some operations to have some security. Also, the funds to better fortified spaces. In my opinion You can only have so much security and police overtime, that’s not a long term solution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pen: We’ve been talking about robberies of cannabis businesses in Oakland… but it’s more than that, what do you see as the bigger equity issue here?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: You know, if the robberies continue to happen, I think we’ll lose more equity businesses. You can only be robbed so many times like, you know, Blunts and Moore has been robbed multiple times. And for one, it’s not fair. It’s not fair for people, coming from these experiences and backgrounds, whether it’s being formerly incarcerated, you know, or just being poor, right, and working your way up to having an actual, you know, cannabis operation only for it to be burglarized and vandalized so many times… We need to find ways to keep these people hopeful. Because people are losing hope and if they lose hope, we’re going to lose businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney: If I’m somebody that’s still is on the unlicensed market witnessing all this happening to people who made it, I’m like, Hell, nah. I’m not like, Nah, I’m stay over here trapping, doing my own thing and stay in my lane right here. We need to get rid of all of these barriers and find out ways to keep our community safe so that people can be encouraged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Rightnowish is an arts and culture podcast produced at KQED. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or click the play button at the top of this page and subscribe to the show on \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/721590300/rightnowish\">NPR One\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/7kEJuafTzTVan7B78ttz1I\">Spotify\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rightnowish/id1482187648\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Rightnowish-p1258245/\">TuneIn\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/rightnowish\">Stitcher\u003c/a> or wherever you get your podcasts. \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13910331/rightnowish-chaney-turner-cannabis-commission-oakland","authors":["11491","11528"],"programs":["arts_8720"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_21759"],"tags":["arts_3077","arts_1118","arts_1143","arts_6764"],"featImg":"arts_13910373","label":"source_arts_13910331"},"arts_13909460":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13909460","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13909460","score":null,"sort":[1644958087000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"shacarri-richardson-sees-a-double-standard-in-allowing-kamila-valieva-to-compete","title":"Sha'Carri Richardson Sees a Double Standard in Allowing Kamila Valieva to Compete","publishDate":1644958087,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Sha’Carri Richardson Sees a Double Standard in Allowing Kamila Valieva to Compete | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":137,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson is calling out Olympic and anti-doping officials, after Russian skater Kamila Valieva was \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/02/14/1080501383/russian-figure-skater-kamila-valieva-olympics-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allowed to compete\u003c/a> despite testing positive for a banned drug.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13909205']“Can we get a solid answer on the difference” between their situations? Richardson \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/itskerrii/status/1493209274457153536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asked on Twitter\u003c/a>, after mediators ruled that Valieva should be allowed to skate in the women’s individual competition in Beijing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only difference I see is I’m a Black young lady,” Richardson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s all in the skin,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/itskerrii/status/1493209274457153536\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richardson won the 100-meter race at the U.S. Olympic trials early last summer, but after it was revealed that she had tested positive for THC, the intoxicant in marijuana, she was denied a chance to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>THC is on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.wada-ama.org/en/prohibited-list?q=cannabis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">list of prohibited substances\u003c/a>—but so is trimetazidine, the drug that was found in Valieva’s test sample. The heart drug is believed to be able to boost athletes’ endurance and blood efficiency. In other words, it can boost athletic performance, while THC does not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richardson pointed out that difference \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/itskerrii/status/1493243694266396674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in her tweets\u003c/a> responding to the ruling on Valieva’s eligibility at the Winter Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13899840']Richardson, who like Valieva was favored to win a medal in her sport, also noted a stark difference in how their positive tests were handled. While the Russian star failed a test that was submitted in December, she somehow avoided a suspension.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>News of the positive test only began to trickle out after Valieva helped her team win a gold medal in Beijing. In contrast, Richardson said, her drug test result quickly became public knowledge. “My name & talent was slaughtered to the people,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valieva is being allowed to compete in Beijing under a cloud of suspicion—and in an extraordinary move, the International Olympic Committee\u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-eb-decides-no-medal-ceremonies-following-cas-decision-on-the-case-of-roc-skater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> says that \u003c/a>if the Russian star wins, a medal ceremony won’t take place until a doping investigation is completed. That could thrust the singles competition into the same limbo that has \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/02/10/1079829894/doping-scandal-olympics-russian-skater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">held up medals for the team event\u003c/a>, in which Russia took gold and the U.S. silver.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richardson’s suspension just before the Tokyo Olympics triggered an outpouring of support for her and criticism for anti-doping rules, particularly because cannabis has shed much of the stigma it once carried. Dozens of U.S. states have legalized its use to some degree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Michael Joyner, a physician and researcher on exercise physiology at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/07/03/1012907963/what-to-know-about-olympic-marijuana-bans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told NPR last July\u003c/a> that he was surprised at how weak the scientific evidence is for banning cannabis in athletes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='pop_97017']“I think this is a legacy of just kind of poor regulation in terms of not specifically saying what drug is banned for which event,” he said, “and also this sort of reefer madness sort of holdover.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cannabis remains on the list of banned substances that the World Anti-Doping Agency released shortly after the Tokyo Olympics. But the agency \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/09/15/1037286650/wada-world-anti-doping-review-ban-cannabis-shacarri-richardson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said in September\u003c/a> that it will review the ban, citing “requests from a number of stakeholders” in international athletics.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This story originally appeared in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/live-updates/russia-troops-ukraine-border#shacarri-richardson-would-like-a-word-after-valieva-is-allowed-to-compete-at-the-olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Morning Edition\u003c/em> live blog\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Sha%27Carri+Richardson+sees+a+double+standard+in+allowing+Kamila+Valieva+to+compete&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Valieva is still competing in Beijing despite testing positive for trimetazidine. THC got Richardson excluded.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705007189,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":17,"wordCount":580},"headData":{"title":"Sha'Carri Richardson Sees a Double Standard in Allowing Kamila Valieva to Compete | KQED","description":"Valieva is still competing in Beijing despite testing positive for trimetazidine. THC got Richardson excluded.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"sticky":false,"nprByline":"Bill Chappell","nprImageAgency":"Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images; Matthew Stockman/Getty Images","nprStoryId":"1080694770","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1080694770&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/2022/02/15/1080694770/shacarri-richardson-kamila-valieva-doping?ft=nprml&f=1080694770","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:02:00 -0500","nprStoryDate":"Tue, 15 Feb 2022 08:44:10 -0500","nprLastModifiedDate":"Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:11:35 -0500","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/arts/13909460/shacarri-richardson-sees-a-double-standard-in-allowing-kamila-valieva-to-compete","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson is calling out Olympic and anti-doping officials, after Russian skater Kamila Valieva was \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/02/14/1080501383/russian-figure-skater-kamila-valieva-olympics-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allowed to compete\u003c/a> despite testing positive for a banned drug.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13909205","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Can we get a solid answer on the difference” between their situations? Richardson \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/itskerrii/status/1493209274457153536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asked on Twitter\u003c/a>, after mediators ruled that Valieva should be allowed to skate in the women’s individual competition in Beijing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only difference I see is I’m a Black young lady,” Richardson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s all in the skin,” she added.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1493209274457153536"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richardson won the 100-meter race at the U.S. Olympic trials early last summer, but after it was revealed that she had tested positive for THC, the intoxicant in marijuana, she was denied a chance to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>THC is on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.wada-ama.org/en/prohibited-list?q=cannabis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">list of prohibited substances\u003c/a>—but so is trimetazidine, the drug that was found in Valieva’s test sample. The heart drug is believed to be able to boost athletes’ endurance and blood efficiency. In other words, it can boost athletic performance, while THC does not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richardson pointed out that difference \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/itskerrii/status/1493243694266396674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in her tweets\u003c/a> responding to the ruling on Valieva’s eligibility at the Winter Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13899840","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Richardson, who like Valieva was favored to win a medal in her sport, also noted a stark difference in how their positive tests were handled. While the Russian star failed a test that was submitted in December, she somehow avoided a suspension.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>News of the positive test only began to trickle out after Valieva helped her team win a gold medal in Beijing. In contrast, Richardson said, her drug test result quickly became public knowledge. “My name & talent was slaughtered to the people,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valieva is being allowed to compete in Beijing under a cloud of suspicion—and in an extraordinary move, the International Olympic Committee\u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-eb-decides-no-medal-ceremonies-following-cas-decision-on-the-case-of-roc-skater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> says that \u003c/a>if the Russian star wins, a medal ceremony won’t take place until a doping investigation is completed. That could thrust the singles competition into the same limbo that has \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/02/10/1079829894/doping-scandal-olympics-russian-skater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">held up medals for the team event\u003c/a>, in which Russia took gold and the U.S. silver.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richardson’s suspension just before the Tokyo Olympics triggered an outpouring of support for her and criticism for anti-doping rules, particularly because cannabis has shed much of the stigma it once carried. Dozens of U.S. states have legalized its use to some degree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Michael Joyner, a physician and researcher on exercise physiology at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/07/03/1012907963/what-to-know-about-olympic-marijuana-bans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told NPR last July\u003c/a> that he was surprised at how weak the scientific evidence is for banning cannabis in athletes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"pop_97017","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I think this is a legacy of just kind of poor regulation in terms of not specifically saying what drug is banned for which event,” he said, “and also this sort of reefer madness sort of holdover.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cannabis remains on the list of banned substances that the World Anti-Doping Agency released shortly after the Tokyo Olympics. But the agency \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/09/15/1037286650/wada-world-anti-doping-review-ban-cannabis-shacarri-richardson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said in September\u003c/a> that it will review the ban, citing “requests from a number of stakeholders” in international athletics.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This story originally appeared in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/live-updates/russia-troops-ukraine-border#shacarri-richardson-would-like-a-word-after-valieva-is-allowed-to-compete-at-the-olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Morning Edition\u003c/em> live blog\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Sha%27Carri+Richardson+sees+a+double+standard+in+allowing+Kamila+Valieva+to+compete&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13909460/shacarri-richardson-sees-a-double-standard-in-allowing-kamila-valieva-to-compete","authors":["byline_arts_13909460"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_13238"],"tags":["arts_3077","arts_3920","arts_4506"],"affiliates":["arts_137"],"featImg":"arts_13909461","label":"arts_137"},"arts_13854904":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13854904","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13854904","score":null,"sort":[1555102169000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"rightnowish-nina-parks-marijuana-equity-advocate","title":"Rightnowish: Nina Parks, Marijuana Equity Advocate","publishDate":1555102169,"format":"audio","headTitle":"Rightnowish: Nina Parks, Marijuana Equity Advocate | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":8720,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>This coming weekend is 4/20, and all around the nation, people will toke up in celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In California, where recreational marijuana has been legal for just over a year, there’s a strong push from advocates to see that marijuana dispensary ownership is rolled out in an equitable fashion. Along with this push is the effort to help people adversely impacted by the “War On Drugs” to not only get their records expunged, but have some sort of agency in this burgeoning industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That push for equity is where Nina Parks comes in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13854907\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13854907\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Image-from-iOS-1-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Nina Parks and the Equity Sessions motto\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Image-from-iOS-1-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Image-from-iOS-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Image-from-iOS-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Image-from-iOS-1-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Image-from-iOS-1-1200x802.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Image-from-iOS-1.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nina Parks and the Equity Sessions motto. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As a San Francisco native, Nina grew up watching people close to her criminalized for their involvement with marijuana. After her brother was incarcerated for a weed-related charge, Nina got involved in the industry. Now, she’s the force behind \u003ca href=\"http://www.equitysessions.com/\">Equity Sessions\u003c/a>, a series of workshops that offers guidance on thriving in the legal marijuana sector to those historically disenfranchised from it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For this week’s \u003cem>Rightnowish\u003c/em>, I caught up with Nina right before one of her workshops—and, coincidentally, right before her birthday. It’s almost too perfect: Nina was born on 4/20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click the link above to hear about the great work she’s doing.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Meet the woman who offers guidance on legal marijuana to those historically disenfranchised from the industry.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705026335,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":8,"wordCount":222},"headData":{"title":"Rightnowish: Nina Parks, Marijuana Equity Advocate | KQED","description":"Meet the woman who offers guidance on legal marijuana to those historically disenfranchised from the industry.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/rightnowish/2019/06/RightnowishEp8NinaParksWeb.mp3","sticky":false,"audioTrackLength":230,"templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","path":"/arts/13854904/rightnowish-nina-parks-marijuana-equity-advocate","audioDuration":230000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>This coming weekend is 4/20, and all around the nation, people will toke up in celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In California, where recreational marijuana has been legal for just over a year, there’s a strong push from advocates to see that marijuana dispensary ownership is rolled out in an equitable fashion. Along with this push is the effort to help people adversely impacted by the “War On Drugs” to not only get their records expunged, but have some sort of agency in this burgeoning industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That push for equity is where Nina Parks comes in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13854907\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13854907\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Image-from-iOS-1-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Nina Parks and the Equity Sessions motto\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Image-from-iOS-1-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Image-from-iOS-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Image-from-iOS-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Image-from-iOS-1-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Image-from-iOS-1-1200x802.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Image-from-iOS-1.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nina Parks and the Equity Sessions motto. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As a San Francisco native, Nina grew up watching people close to her criminalized for their involvement with marijuana. After her brother was incarcerated for a weed-related charge, Nina got involved in the industry. Now, she’s the force behind \u003ca href=\"http://www.equitysessions.com/\">Equity Sessions\u003c/a>, a series of workshops that offers guidance on thriving in the legal marijuana sector to those historically disenfranchised from it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For this week’s \u003cem>Rightnowish\u003c/em>, I caught up with Nina right before one of her workshops—and, coincidentally, right before her birthday. It’s almost too perfect: Nina was born on 4/20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click the link above to hear about the great work she’s doing.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13854904/rightnowish-nina-parks-marijuana-equity-advocate","authors":["11491"],"programs":["arts_8720"],"categories":["arts_835","arts_21759"],"tags":["arts_7158","arts_3077","arts_1118","arts_7160","arts_3078","arts_6764","arts_1146"],"featImg":"arts_13854906","label":"arts_8720"},"arts_13827785":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13827785","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13827785","score":null,"sort":[1521810020000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"oakland-artists-still-worried-despite-new-housing-protections","title":"Oakland Artists Still Worried, Despite New Housing Protections","publishDate":1521810020,"format":"audio","headTitle":"Oakland Artists Still Worried, Despite New Housing Protections | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>Oakland’s city council passed an ordinance this week that bars marijuana companies from getting permits to operate at a facility if they are evicting tenants to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was broad support for this,” says Kelley Kahn, the City of Oakland’s policy director for arts and development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure was inspired in part by tenants in Oakland’s live-work warehouses. One example is The Cannery, an industrial building that’s home to around 30 artists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Colorado pot company, Green Sage, recently purchased the building and threatened the tenants with eviction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Longtime Cannery resident Alistair Monroe welcomes the city’s support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is a step in the right direction to be heard,” Monroe says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Monroe says the new law doesn’t prevent Green Sage from selling the building to a partner company. That company could then potentially use state law (e.g. the Ellis Act) to get residents out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So we’re not fully protected,” Monroe says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kahn says although the city cannot prevent a landlord from using the Ellis Act to evict tenants, the amendments to the city’s cannabis ordinance have been put in place to make doing so an unappealing commercial prospect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If another operation bought a building, they would not be able to pull a cannabis permit for a space that has live-work residents,” Kahn says. “What we’ve done is taken away the economic incentive to do that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monroe says he hopes to know more about The Cannery’s fate within the next two weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A new city ordinance aimed at keeping cannabis operations from displacing warehouse residents leaves some advocates still concerned. \r\n","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705028208,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":14,"wordCount":279},"headData":{"title":"Oakland Artists Still Worried, Despite New Housing Protections | KQED","description":"A new city ordinance aimed at keeping cannabis operations from displacing warehouse residents leaves some advocates still concerned. \r\n","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/2018/03/VeltmanOaklandPotEvict.mp3","sticky":false,"path":"/arts/13827785/oakland-artists-still-worried-despite-new-housing-protections","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Oakland’s city council passed an ordinance this week that bars marijuana companies from getting permits to operate at a facility if they are evicting tenants to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was broad support for this,” says Kelley Kahn, the City of Oakland’s policy director for arts and development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure was inspired in part by tenants in Oakland’s live-work warehouses. One example is The Cannery, an industrial building that’s home to around 30 artists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Colorado pot company, Green Sage, recently purchased the building and threatened the tenants with eviction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Longtime Cannery resident Alistair Monroe welcomes the city’s support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is a step in the right direction to be heard,” Monroe says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Monroe says the new law doesn’t prevent Green Sage from selling the building to a partner company. That company could then potentially use state law (e.g. the Ellis Act) to get residents out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So we’re not fully protected,” Monroe says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kahn says although the city cannot prevent a landlord from using the Ellis Act to evict tenants, the amendments to the city’s cannabis ordinance have been put in place to make doing so an unappealing commercial prospect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If another operation bought a building, they would not be able to pull a cannabis permit for a space that has live-work residents,” Kahn says. “What we’ve done is taken away the economic incentive to do that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monroe says he hopes to know more about The Cannery’s fate within the next two weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13827785/oakland-artists-still-worried-despite-new-housing-protections","authors":["8608"],"categories":["arts_835","arts_235"],"tags":["arts_1037","arts_3077","arts_1118","arts_3078","arts_596","arts_1143"],"featImg":"arts_13826458","label":"arts"},"arts_13826417":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13826417","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13826417","score":null,"sort":[1520524810000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"new-oakland-law-could-prevent-cannabis-companies-from-evicting-tenants","title":"New Oakland Law Could Prevent Cannabis Companies From Evicting Tenants","publishDate":1520524810,"format":"audio","headTitle":"New Oakland Law Could Prevent Cannabis Companies From Evicting Tenants | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/government/o/CityCouncil/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oakland City Council\u003c/a> will hold a \u003ca href=\"https://oakland.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=597787&GUID=AF0CC090-CE3E-4B30-B4A2-F7D09DA30968&Search=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special meeting on Thursday\u003c/a> to discuss new legislation that, if passed, could prevent cannabis companies who own real estate from displacing existing tenants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposed amendments to the city’s cannabis ordinances, Oakland Municipal Code Chapters 5.80 and 5.81, prohibit the issuance of any approvals for cannabis businesses seeking to operate in spaces currently occupied by work-live or residential uses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland councilmember \u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/government/o/CityCouncil/o/AtLarge/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rebecca Kaplan\u003c/a>, the co-author of the proposed legislation, says the amendments balance the city’s support of the cannabis industry with protections for work-live spaces, thus supporting a diverse industrial sector in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13826454\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13826454\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-800x452.jpg\" alt=\"Oakland councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan is the co-author of the new legislation.\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-800x452.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-768x434.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-1020x576.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-1180x667.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-960x542.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-240x136.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-375x212.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-520x294.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610.jpg 1848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan is the co-author of the new legislation. \u003ccite>(Photo: Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“As we’re now moving into this new phase as adult recreational use has been legalized in California and there’s a lot of growth in the industry, I think it’s important that we continue to have responsible regulation that both brings the cannabis industry into effective legal use while also protecting community needs,” Kaplan says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legislation would cover all Oakland renters, but Kaplan says it was inspired by eviction fears of tenants in Oakland’s live-work warehouses, many of whom are artists and creatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So it’s both about preserving the affordability and vitality of the housing range as well as specifically fostering the arts and creative community,” Kaplan says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13826456\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13826456\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur Monroe’s studio at The Cannery. \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-520x390.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Monroe’s studio at The Cannery. \u003ccite>(Photo: Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kaplan says tenants in around 25 permitted live-work spaces in Oakland’s so-called “Green Zone” might be at risk from wealthy cannabis companies snapping up their buildings and then kicking them out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One such building is The Cannery. Founded as an arts warehouse by abstract expressionist painter Arthur Monroe in the 1970s, the industrial building in Oakland’s Green Zone is home to around 30 creatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13826458\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13826458\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-800x452.jpg\" alt=\"Alistair Monroe poses at The Cannery in front of one of his father Arthur Monroe's abstract canvases.\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-800x452.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-768x434.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-1020x576.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-1180x666.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-960x542.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-240x136.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-375x212.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-520x294.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216.jpg 1822w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alistair Monroe poses at The Cannery in front of one of his father Arthur Monroe’s abstract canvases. \u003ccite>(Photo: Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Artist and longtime resident of The Cannery Alistair Monroe (the founder’s son) says the new owner of his building, Denver marijuana company \u003ca href=\"http://greensagemb.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Sage\u003c/a>, has threatened eviction. But they haven’t said when.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like we’re on a walking plank,” he says of the climate of uncertainty in his building.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It really caused us a lot of sleepless nights,” says artist Rebecca Firestone, who has been a Cannery resident for the past eight years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alistair Monroe says his father has fallen critically ill as a result of the stress caused by a potential eviction and is now\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> staying at a nursing home in Oakland. “This building means everything to him,” Alistair Monroe says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Green Sage did not respond to requests for comment for this story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kaplan points out that the ordinance amendment does not control eviction law; it only controls cannabis permitting. So if it takes effect, cannabis companies that evict tenants won’t be given a permit to operate in the building. This could save The Cannery’s tenants from being forced out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13826460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13826460\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Artist Rebecca Firestone poses in her studio at The Cannery.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-520x293.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256.jpg 1838w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist Rebecca Firestone poses in her studio at The Cannery. \u003ccite>(Photo: Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Anything that slows Green Sage down is a good thing,” says Firestone of the proposed legislation. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But she doesn’t think staying at The Cannery is a given, even if the legislation is passed. “We have to think that this is a bigger battle than just us,” Firestone says. “Sometimes even people who lose their battle make it easier for the next people to stay and survive.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cannabis industry attorney Josh Kappel, a partner with the nationwide cannabis law firm \u003ca href=\"http://vicentesederberg.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vicente Sederberg\u003c/a>, says Oakland’s renters wouldn’t feel so threatened if the city were to allow the companies to spread out beyond designated areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13826476\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 415px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13826476\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Poster-Design.jpg\" alt=\"Poster design for The Cannery's campaign to stop the building's new owners from evicting the tenants from their long-standing live-work spaces.\" width=\"415\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Poster-Design.jpg 415w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Poster-Design-160x249.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Poster-Design-240x374.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Poster-Design-375x584.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poster design for The Cannery’s campaign to stop the building’s new owners from evicting the tenants from their long-standing live-work spaces. \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of Alistair Monroe)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Rather, treat them like a lot of other businesses in this city and allow them to operate in more places,” Kappel says. “Then you wouldn’t see the same land grab.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet Kappel says he welcomes the city’s proposed measure — which he says might be the first of its kind in the United States — as a way to help balance the rights of individuals with those of the marketplace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“That might be a solution in terms of protecting those who are less advantaged and can’t compete financially with the economic exuberance of this new cannabis industry,” Kappel says. “Especially in light of recent events like the Oakland Warehouse Fire that negatively impacted these artist communities already.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan says if the proposed legislation passes, residents of live-work and other buildings in Oakland's designated cannabis business areas will be protected.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705028308,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":23,"wordCount":840},"headData":{"title":"New Oakland Law Could Prevent Cannabis Companies From Evicting Tenants | KQED","description":"Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan says if the proposed legislation passes, residents of live-work and other buildings in Oakland's designated cannabis business areas will be protected.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/2018/03/VeltmanPotEvict.mp3","sticky":false,"path":"/arts/13826417/new-oakland-law-could-prevent-cannabis-companies-from-evicting-tenants","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/government/o/CityCouncil/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oakland City Council\u003c/a> will hold a \u003ca href=\"https://oakland.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=597787&GUID=AF0CC090-CE3E-4B30-B4A2-F7D09DA30968&Search=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special meeting on Thursday\u003c/a> to discuss new legislation that, if passed, could prevent cannabis companies who own real estate from displacing existing tenants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposed amendments to the city’s cannabis ordinances, Oakland Municipal Code Chapters 5.80 and 5.81, prohibit the issuance of any approvals for cannabis businesses seeking to operate in spaces currently occupied by work-live or residential uses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland councilmember \u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/government/o/CityCouncil/o/AtLarge/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rebecca Kaplan\u003c/a>, the co-author of the proposed legislation, says the amendments balance the city’s support of the cannabis industry with protections for work-live spaces, thus supporting a diverse industrial sector in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13826454\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13826454\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-800x452.jpg\" alt=\"Oakland councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan is the co-author of the new legislation.\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-800x452.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-768x434.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-1020x576.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-1180x667.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-960x542.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-240x136.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-375x212.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610-520x294.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Rebecca-Kaplan-e1520384362610.jpg 1848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan is the co-author of the new legislation. \u003ccite>(Photo: Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“As we’re now moving into this new phase as adult recreational use has been legalized in California and there’s a lot of growth in the industry, I think it’s important that we continue to have responsible regulation that both brings the cannabis industry into effective legal use while also protecting community needs,” Kaplan says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legislation would cover all Oakland renters, but Kaplan says it was inspired by eviction fears of tenants in Oakland’s live-work warehouses, many of whom are artists and creatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So it’s both about preserving the affordability and vitality of the housing range as well as specifically fostering the arts and creative community,” Kaplan says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13826456\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13826456\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur Monroe’s studio at The Cannery. \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053-520x390.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0053.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Monroe’s studio at The Cannery. \u003ccite>(Photo: Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kaplan says tenants in around 25 permitted live-work spaces in Oakland’s so-called “Green Zone” might be at risk from wealthy cannabis companies snapping up their buildings and then kicking them out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One such building is The Cannery. Founded as an arts warehouse by abstract expressionist painter Arthur Monroe in the 1970s, the industrial building in Oakland’s Green Zone is home to around 30 creatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13826458\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13826458\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-800x452.jpg\" alt=\"Alistair Monroe poses at The Cannery in front of one of his father Arthur Monroe's abstract canvases.\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-800x452.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-768x434.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-1020x576.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-1180x666.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-960x542.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-240x136.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-375x212.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216-520x294.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0051-e1520385028216.jpg 1822w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alistair Monroe poses at The Cannery in front of one of his father Arthur Monroe’s abstract canvases. \u003ccite>(Photo: Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Artist and longtime resident of The Cannery Alistair Monroe (the founder’s son) says the new owner of his building, Denver marijuana company \u003ca href=\"http://greensagemb.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Sage\u003c/a>, has threatened eviction. But they haven’t said when.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like we’re on a walking plank,” he says of the climate of uncertainty in his building.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It really caused us a lot of sleepless nights,” says artist Rebecca Firestone, who has been a Cannery resident for the past eight years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alistair Monroe says his father has fallen critically ill as a result of the stress caused by a potential eviction and is now\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> staying at a nursing home in Oakland. “This building means everything to him,” Alistair Monroe says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Green Sage did not respond to requests for comment for this story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kaplan points out that the ordinance amendment does not control eviction law; it only controls cannabis permitting. So if it takes effect, cannabis companies that evict tenants won’t be given a permit to operate in the building. This could save The Cannery’s tenants from being forced out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13826460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13826460\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Artist Rebecca Firestone poses in her studio at The Cannery.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256-520x293.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/IMG_0055-e1520385212256.jpg 1838w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist Rebecca Firestone poses in her studio at The Cannery. \u003ccite>(Photo: Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Anything that slows Green Sage down is a good thing,” says Firestone of the proposed legislation. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But she doesn’t think staying at The Cannery is a given, even if the legislation is passed. “We have to think that this is a bigger battle than just us,” Firestone says. “Sometimes even people who lose their battle make it easier for the next people to stay and survive.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cannabis industry attorney Josh Kappel, a partner with the nationwide cannabis law firm \u003ca href=\"http://vicentesederberg.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vicente Sederberg\u003c/a>, says Oakland’s renters wouldn’t feel so threatened if the city were to allow the companies to spread out beyond designated areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13826476\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 415px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13826476\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Poster-Design.jpg\" alt=\"Poster design for The Cannery's campaign to stop the building's new owners from evicting the tenants from their long-standing live-work spaces.\" width=\"415\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Poster-Design.jpg 415w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Poster-Design-160x249.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Poster-Design-240x374.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/Poster-Design-375x584.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poster design for The Cannery’s campaign to stop the building’s new owners from evicting the tenants from their long-standing live-work spaces. \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of Alistair Monroe)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Rather, treat them like a lot of other businesses in this city and allow them to operate in more places,” Kappel says. “Then you wouldn’t see the same land grab.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet Kappel says he welcomes the city’s proposed measure — which he says might be the first of its kind in the United States — as a way to help balance the rights of individuals with those of the marketplace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“That might be a solution in terms of protecting those who are less advantaged and can’t compete financially with the economic exuberance of this new cannabis industry,” Kappel says. “Especially in light of recent events like the Oakland Warehouse Fire that negatively impacted these artist communities already.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13826417/new-oakland-law-could-prevent-cannabis-companies-from-evicting-tenants","authors":["8608"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_835","arts_235"],"tags":["arts_3077","arts_1118","arts_596","arts_1143"],"featImg":"arts_13826418","label":"arts"}},"programsReducer":{"possible":{"id":"possible","title":"Possible","info":"Possible is hosted by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman and writer Aria Finger. 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