{"id":22902,"date":"2021-07-01T22:40:52","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T02:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/?p=22902"},"modified":"2021-07-01T22:41:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T02:41:01","slug":"seun-adedeji-talks-how-an-arrest-led-to-a-business-elev8-social-equity-black-man-in-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/2021\/07\/01\/seun-adedeji-talks-how-an-arrest-led-to-a-business-elev8-social-equity-black-man-in-cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"Seun Adedeji Talks How An Arrest Led To A Business, Elev8, Social Equity, Black Man in Cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot_20210701-223210_YouTube-1024x291.jpg\" alt=\"Seun Adediji\" class=\"wp-image-22905\"\/><figcaption>Seun Adedeji Talks How An Arrest Led To A Business, Elev8, Social Equity, Black Man in Cannabis<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From selling bud in middle school to running a multimillion dollar business Seun Aedeji is an entire vibe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Seun Adedeji Talks How An Arrest Led To A Business, Elev8, Social Equity, Black Man in Cannabis\" 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\/2cfwWs105wj0hcFVhYojaC?si=KMhvfNAORNW2oFBIOiUMRg&#038;dl_branch=1&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For season 2 for our web-series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/2021\/03\/12\/cashcolorcannabis-presents-ep-3-cost-of-influence-featuring-tyler-rae\/\">CashColorCannabis Presents<\/a>, we kick it off by speaking with Seun about moving to Chicago from Nigeria at age 5, how he got into selling weed and being arrested at 13, finding the confidence to launch Elev8 and what is means to be a Black man in cannabis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stream our full episode here. 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