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exposing the truth behind THE LACK OF DIVERSITY IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY:

POP CULTURE, PAST ISSUES AND POLITICS

brands in developing stories and curating content for their digital channels. Within the first four years of existence, IMM produced a documentary, Crown Royalty: The History of Charlotte Hip-Hop, and two independent news blogs. Under this moniker the Boston native would work with brands including the Atlanta Entertainment Basketball League, BallerMindFrame.com, Al Capone Cigarillo, Complex Media, and Backwoods Tobacco creating new media and original content.

Two thousand sixteen (2016) has put King back in the director's chair as he prepares his sophomore documentary project, The Color Green, scheduled for a Spring 2017 release. The Color Green examines the declassification of Cannabis in the United States, and

where minorities, who bore the brunt of the destructive drug laws, fit in the new multi-billion dollar industry.

As his interests continue to evolve, Mehka never strays too far from his first love, storytelling. Marching to the conscious of his own pen, this writer is out to understand the world.

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Mehka King

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