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Pressure Co . Collaborates with Organic Remedies to Correct Social Inequities in the Missouri Cannabis Industry
Minority-owned cannabis brand Pressure Co . recently announced a new trailblazing collaboration with Organic Remedies , a premiere medical marijuana company , to help fulfill its mission of breaking down the barriers minorities have faced when attempting to enter the Missouri medical cannabis space .
With this new collaboration , every purchase of Organic Remedies and
Pressure Co . collaborative products will help fund a new scholarship program called Equity-Now that will provide minorities with the tools they need to access the fastest growing business in the U . S . The new products are expected to be available in the second quarter of 2022 .
“ Organic Remedies shares our values of correcting the injustice of minorities being shut out of the medical cannabis industry in Missouri ,” said Mohamed Yusuf , Pressure- Co . co-founder . “ Now everyone who purchases our product will have the added value of knowing they are participating in our purpose-driven approach to help create a new generation of minority-owned cannabis businesses . We imagine our full line up of products to be in store sometime late July .”
“ We are incredibly excited to partner with
Pressure Co .,” said Cody Boyer , Organic Remedies Account Executive . “ The
Pressure Co . team is a driven group of individuals with a clear mission and vision that align with everything Organic Remedies stands for . We rely heavily on our core values of trust , respect , integrity , diversity , and collaboration , and
Pressure Co . checks all of those boxes . We believe this collaboration will allow us to break down the stigma around cannabis . We look forward to bringing patients quality medicine while supporting a great cause .”
Pressure Co . has partnered with St . Louis University to create the Equity-Now scholarship program to advance the cannabis industry with greater diversity in ownership , including a new generation of minority-owned businesses .
Pressure Co . Co-Founders Mohamed Yusuf and Demarco Moorehead are on a mission to create equal access for all canna entrepreneurs and promote economic empowerment for communities of color by creating policy considerations , social programming , and outreach initiatives to achieve equity for the communities most affected by the war on drugs .
( Photo courtesy Pressure Co .)
“ It is a poorly kept secret in Missouri that minorities were largely shut out of the contract process for licenses to grow , distribute , and sell medical marijuana ,” said Demarco Moorehead ,
Pressure Co . co-founder . “ We created PC to help bring a new generation of minority owners into the cannabis industry .
“ Now that legalization is here , companies have built successful businesses in Missouri , while minority populations have been shut out of the industry . It ’ s double the injustice ,” said Dr . Brittany Conners with St . Louis University . “ In response to the glaring inequities in the cannabis industry , PC will be using a portion of its profits to help ensure minority communities have fair access to the cannabis industry .”
“ As a minority-owned business , social equity and economic empowerment are in our DNA ,” said Mohamed Yusuf . “ Pressure Co . will be helping communities in our state that have been most affected by the failures of the war on drugs and help minorities develop and master the skills to compete and succeed in the fastest growing industry in the United States .”
Once a student is accepted into the Equity-Now program , the organization will document and follow the student ’ s journey through the completion of the program . Equity-Now will then work with cannabis companies in Missouri to identify job placement opportunities to ensure scholarship recipients achieve fair access to industry opportunities .
Organic Remedies is a vertical medical marijuana company comprised of cultivation , manufacturing , and dispensing businesses based in Missouri . It grows and manufactures premium medical marijuana products that are available in dispensaries across Missouri . Its dispensaries are located in Cape Girardeau , Sedalia , and St . Louis . For more information , visit
www . OrganicRemediesMo . com .