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How The People's Dispensary is Making Room For The Disadvantaged in The Cannabis Industry

February 11, 2019
Christine De La Rosa, co-founder of The People's Dispensary, joined Cheddar to discuss how marginalized groups can benefit from the money generated by legal marijuana.
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