We’re Pennsylvania and Philadelphia’s first, Black-owned nonprofit of entrepreneurs
who seek to R.E.P.A.I.R the damage done by cannabis prohibition.
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REPAIR CALLS FOR:
Reparations - Recognition and undoing of unequal, discriminatory, and/or preferential practices and treatments through direct repayment of what Indigenous, Black, and brown communities are owed.
Expungement - Automatic removal of all related cannabis conviction(s) from state or federal records.
Policy & Political Mobilization - Be the rule-makers, and create or change, the rules and framework the cannabis industry adheres to. Ensuring it’s equitable and accessible to impacted communities and individuals.
Abolition - Abolish all systems of suppression, oppression, and modern-day enslavement.
Inclusion - Center those most impacted by drug prohibition and ensure they can participate in the cannabis industry and its ancillary markets.
Reinvestment - Prioritize investing money and tax revenue generated from the legal industry back into the communities most impacted by over-policing and the criminal legal system leading to poverty, high rates of crime, homelessness, & divestment.
PCBA WILL:
Teach Philadelphia communities about the medicinal, agricultural, political, and industrial properties of cannabis.
Organize & Mobilize impacted communities to ensure there is restorative & reparative justice and reinvestment language in any cannabis-related rules or laws.
Provide relevant training, mentoring, and technical support for communities and individuals disproportionately harmed by drug prohibition.
Build a diverse cannabis workforce to own or create their own cannabis business(es), or work within the cannabis and related ancillary industries.
Generate & Produce better industry standards that create an equitable and inclusive cannabis market within Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.