Sophisticated Ignorance

On this week's episode we were joined by Tori (@toriuptown) in the studio to discuss the growing world of cannabis. We get into her first experience with weed and why, her perception of people who smoke weed, the misconceptions of weed smokers, the social shift of weed, the roles social media and mainstream media play, white weed culture vs black/hispanic weed culture, whether weed is a gateway drug, the benefits of cannabis, how weed affects her, edibles, weed in politics, how crimes involving weed affect people of color, how legalization impacts the job market, her entrepreneurial background and what led her to including hemp oil in her business, the mission statement for Gleam NYC & the importance of being a female entrepreneur of color in the cannabis industry. Be sure to check out Tori on Instagram: @toriuptown And her beauty brand www.gleamnyc.com Hosted by Steven & Nieema Simone w/ Vixon John Executive Produced by Steven, Nieema Simone & Bianca Bey Engineered by Grant Furton at Dubway Stu