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6 October 2021

From The Editor

Bill Cromwell , Publisher , Editor-in-Chief

FACEBOOK JAIL

For those within the cannabis industry , it ’ s no secret that Facebook is not a fan and continuously bans dispensaries , cultivators , manufactures , and yes , even magazines for no apparent reason . We ’ ve always known about this , and thus , have made every attempted to tread lightly when it comes to images and posts . Then one day in mid-August , the dreaded message from Facebook ( FB ) popped up — “ you have violated our community guideline ; therefore , your page has been unpublished .” Ouch ! A published magazine being unpublished — the horror !

Here ’ s the thing . Facebook jail is normally reserved for those who post inappropriate content , whether it be in the form of a published text post , image , video , or comment . The offending content is usually removed , and you get a week ’ s vacation from Facebook .
Unfortunately , despite attempting to contact a real live human to review our page , and this being the third offending post over the past year , we never got the opportunity for a “ human ” review . Apparently , they didn ’ t like something so much this time . The problem is , we have no idea what was making the FB algorithm so bleeping angry .
We have reviewed countless other FB pages within the industry , and frankly , our page was tame in comparison . We avoided posting photos of leaves , product images , foul language , and so on to appease the FB algorithm gods . Nevertheless , execution by the death of our page was our sentence . Banned forever and almost 7,000 avid followers sent to the Abyss right along with us — seemingly banned for no apparent reason . So much for a free market ! Instead , FB has perfected censoring free thought with an algorithm not sophisticated enough to read actual context .
So , we start again — the only option left . Our brand new FB page is www . facebook . com / TheEvolutionMidWest . We hope many of our almost 7,000 avid followers will rejoin us as we rebuild “ Relevant ” content that will both educate and inform you of all that ’ s available within the Medical Cannabis industry . We can ’ t let an algorithm censor free thought about something that is helping transform the lives of so many deserving patients .
Thank you for reading our magazine .
See you soon on our new FB page address below .
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Missouri ’ s First Educational Medical Cannabis Magazine Published Monthly by Native Kansas City , MO , Advocates , Publishers and Writers . A True Missouri Born Grassroots Effort to Educate and Inform Patients , and to Provide Businesses within The Missouri Cannabis Industry an Economical Forum to Tell Their Story . We hope you join and enjoy “ The Evolution .”
PUBLISHER , EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Bill Cromwell News , Articles and Advertisement Requests should email to : Bill . C @ TheEvolutionMag . com Corporate Office : 816.878.4509 Kansas City , MO
Mail to : P . O . Box 2196 , Independence , MO 64055 MANAGING EDITOR , VP OF OPERATIONS : Victoria Cromwell DIRECTOR MARKETING and EDITORIAL DEVELOPMENT : Clayton Stallings CREATIVE DESIGNER , GRAPHIC ARTS : Bill Cromwell PHOTOGRAPHY : Chris Smith and Clayton Stallings
Our Team of Expert Writers and Cannabis Industry Leaders
● Karla Deel — Cannabis Culture and History
● Dana Howard — Cooking with CBD and THC
● Dolores Halbin , RN — Patient Advocate and Awareness
● April Hatch , RN ― Patient Education Columnist
● Sean Keast ― Product Profiles and Dispensary News
● Peter Kershaw — Health and Safety Columnist
● Leah Maurer — Health , Awareness , Ask Leah Columnist
● Jason Mispagel , — Home Growers Education Columnist
● Andrew Park — Cannabiz News
● Dr . Michael J . Poppa , D . O ., M . B . A . ― Medical Health News
● Monthly Guest Writers — Cannabis News & Patient Advocates
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