Virgil Grant III

Founder

Co-Founder of the California Minority Alliance, a group that seeks to educate African Americans about cannabis opportunities

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Not everyone attending the 2016 Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo is stoked about Proposition 64 – the ballot measure to legalize recreational pot.

Prop 64 could pit mom-and-pop pot shops against big business

Not everyone attending the 2016 Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo is stoked about Proposition 64 – the ballot measure to legalize recreational pot.

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