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As the cannabis legalization movement continues to gain traction and create policy change, it is essential that equity and social justice be placed at the front of the conversation, not as an afterthought. The work that is happening in Oregon is on par to be used as a model in other legalized states, and hopefully someday on the federal level.
Most recently, the Portland City Council unanimously approved the Office of Community & Civic Life’s Social Equity and Educational Development (SEED) Initiatives, and will award 17 local nonprofit organizations and businesses a total of $1.8 million dollars. This is the largest city-led grant initiative in the U.S. that prioritizes racial and social equity.
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Sofia Nilsson/@goodcleanfundtla Magdalena O Neal – May 12, 2021 | Updated May 21, 2021
Over the last few months, as my friends and I drank our way through more than a dozen bottles of natural wine, I began to think: Maybe I should write about this? Natural wine seemed simple, fresh, exciting, and popularâI could put together a beginnerâs guide, with sommelier-approved bottle recommendations! That was a month ago. Today, I know, natural wine may be fresh, exciting, and popularâbut simple? I need a drink.
What Is Natural Wine, Anyway?
âThe basic framework is that natural wine should involve minimal inputs: mainly fruit and hard work, with perhaps a small amount of sulfur added,â Andrew Lardy, one of the winemakers behind Wonderwerk House of Fermentation in Los Angeles, told me. âThe golden rule is no added yeast or bacteria are allowed. Natural wine is fermented with native floraââi.e., the wild yeas