Cannabis industry trailblazer Wanda James is running for Congress.
The CEO of Denver marijuana retail shop Simply Pure and the first Black woman in Colorado to own a licensed cannabis dispensary, James could also be the first entrepreneur from the $32 billion industry in Washington.
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James, 61, who currently sits on the University of Colorado’s Board of Regents, will challenge longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, who has represented Colorado’s First Congressional District for nearly three decades.
Earlier this year, CU’s Board of Regents censored James for prioritizing her personal interests over the university’s mission.
However, James’s supporters argue she faced punishment for speaking out against racist imagery of Black babies and teens used in a campaign highlighting the risks of high-potency cannabis.
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