{"id":16542,"date":"2019-06-20T12:15:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T16:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/?p=16542"},"modified":"2019-06-20T01:53:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T05:53:18","slug":"legalization-the-black-market-and-more-with-stanley-atkins-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/2019\/06\/20\/legalization-the-black-market-and-more-with-stanley-atkins-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Legalization, The Black Market and More with Stanley Atkins II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190619_120040_517.jpg\" alt=\"Legalization, The Black Market and More with Stanley Atkins II\" class=\"wp-image-16545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190619_120040_517.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190619_120040_517-1024x683-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190619_120040_517-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190619_120040_517-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190619_120040_517-1024x683-240x160.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption>Legalization, The Black Market and More with Stanley Atkins II (Photo Credit: Nicole Scarlett)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ups and downs of legalization, the &#8220;future&#8221; of the Black Market &amp; More. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As our country moves in the direction of legalizing cannabis, questions about social equity and prison reform cloud the room. How can a legal cannabis market thrive in a country that incarcerated many people for the sale or possession of the plant? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/marijuana-black-market\">Legalization<\/a>, as promised would eradicate the Black market. But is that a good thing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-spotify wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Legalization, The Black Market and More with Stanley Atkins II\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3ESJMQWWN544StS4MxIkAb?si=skMlqykHTXGQUWj5Pm3amA&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8859-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Stanley Atkins II\" class=\"wp-image-16546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8859-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8859-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8859-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Cannabis activist and MMJ patient Stanley Atkins II (Photo Credit: Nicole Scarlett)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cannabis activist and MMJ patient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/2019\/03\/07\/in-georgia-stanley-atkins-gives-us-his-feelings-on-hb324-more\/\">Stanley Atkins II<\/a> was a guest on the podcast recently to discuss legalization, the Black market and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stanley Atkins II Discusses The Pro&#039;s and Con&#039;s of Legalization, The Black Market &amp; More\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OrBNk3DYNro?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ups and downs of legalization, the &#8220;future&#8221; of the Black Market &amp; More. 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