“I want to give a major shout-out to Padre Mu. They’re an equity delivery service in Oakland,” Airone said. “Now when COVID hit, we had been working with Spark and we were doing giveaways at their dispensary. We realized we could not be asking our patients to leave their homes and go into public spaces ... I’m not aware of any of our patients that have passed due to COVID, but thank the universe for Padre Mu, because they delivered to our patients, and they did it safely.”

“Aren Ash of Padre Mu Delivery is personally delivering this medicine to Sweetleaf’s low-income, terminally ill patients, and veterans in the Bay Area. He loves seeing the happy faces of the patients as they get this free, life-saving medicine.

All of our partners in this project have been in the industry a long time and believe in giving back.

Humboldt Legacy Compassion is an inspiring story of the cannabis industry coming together to help those most in need. We hope that our story inspires others to do the right thing and to be of service to the plant.”

“That money has been taken out of our community because of the effects of the War on Drugs. Any money coming in is going to make a difference,” said Ramon Garcia, who founded Original Equity Group to support equity businesses. He also runs Padre Mu, a cannabis delivery company.”

“Even dispensaries that weren’t robbed have faced economic losses as a result of the recent looting. With so many retailers boarded up or destroyed, distributors like Padre Mu don’t have anywhere to sell their cannabis. With more time on his hands than usual, Garcia spent the last two weeks writing a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom on behalf of cannabis companies requesting state relief. Their recommendations include suspending or reducing state taxes, removing dispensary licensing fees, and releasing additional equity funds.”

“We want to teach more folks how to take this fight on within their own communities, because I’ve got a feeling that this model of inclusivity and equity is something that can go beyond Cannabis.”

“For cannabis entrepreneurs, recovery is not a level playing field, Garcia said. Cannabis business owners are often shut out of credit and loan opportunities because what they sell is still considered illegal under federal law.”

“We encourage all cannabis consumers to support brands and businesses that support compassion. We are proud to be working with ... Padre Mu ...”

“Most recently, Sweetleaf has partnered with Padre Mu, one of the state’s most prolific cannabis delivery companies, to put Joe’s blueprint to work utilizing all the tools afforded to them through Prop 64 and SB 34.”

“We are committed to helping create an ecosystem of legacy producers, equity businesses, enlightened consumers and local sourcing. With the regulated cannabis industry in its infancy and the deep roots of the cannabis culture ever-present, we have the opportunity to create a model of compassionate business practices that questions the status quo of America’s predatory capitalism. I believe that as a cannabis community if we practice collaboration and cooperation rather than competition, we can sustain small businesses, continue to grow compassion, and build a stronger community overall.”

“Making sure that there’s still inclusion in this industry for the people of color and the small farmers and people that have been doing this for almost a hundred years in California”

“Cannabis is something that we can actually educate people on as attorneys, as law students, and we could actually have a good impact on the community”