The cannabis industry is primed to build a corporate culture with no tolerance for harassment. As I’ve watched the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements sweep across our nation in recent months, it’s become increasingly clear that America’s burgeoning cannabis industry has a unique opportunity to set itself apart from the many mainstream industries plagued by pervasive […]
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Spotlight on Sexual Misconduct Reopens Old Wounds at Marijuana Policy Project
Nearly eight years ago, City Paper detailed a local sex scandal involving staffers at the Marijuana Policy Project, an influential advocacy group focused on promoting non-punitive marijuana laws. Certain facts are undisputed: In early August 2009, Rob Kampia left an employee happy hour at Union Pub on Capitol Hill with a female subordinate. Kampia was the organization’s co-founder and executive director; the […]
