A cannabis industry networking group committed to social justice.
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Live jazz, libations, good eats & a convivial atmosphere are always enjoyed by all!
Support The Tea Pad Scholarship for Black Entrepreneurship
Tea Pad is a networking group for the cannabis industry and cannabis industry curious. Its mission is to break down barriers to entry into the cannabis industry and to empower folks to gain access - no matter race or gender - via education.
Proceeds of all Tea Pad events fund the Tea Pad Scholarship for Black Entrepreneurship. Scholarship funds will be distributed twice a year to student providing her opportunity to learn skills necessary to become a leader, an innovator and an entrepreneur. The first scholarship will be awarded to a student enrolled at Morgan State University School of Business.
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the Tea Pad story
The "tea pad" is part of a very rich history of cannabis (marijuana) in the African-American community in New York City and the jazz scene of the 1920's and 30's . It was a dynamic time in American history.
Women of all color got the right to vote in 1920.
And, during this time the United States government launched an aggressive campaign of
marijuana prohibition, which had catastrophic impact on black and brown communities for decades to come. Tea pads were convivial speakeasy style spaces where people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds could
come together free from the violence of prohibition.
Join Us:
October 3, 2019
Tea Pad
6 pm - 9 pm
Hotel Revival, Baltimore City
Keynote Speaker: Natalie D. Eddington, PhD, FAAPS, FCP, professor and dean of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and executive director of university regional partnerships at the
University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMSOP)
UMSOP recently launched the first medical cannabis graduate study program in the country, the MS in Medical Cannabis and Therapeutics. Attend Tea Pad to learn more about the professional experiences of Dean Eddington as a woman of color in science, the graduate program and the program's focus on workforce development for
the medical cannabis industry.
We'll also be celebrating Maryland's newly diverse medical cannabis industry
with new cultivators and processors!
Stage One Award for New Licences: September 26, 2016
Live jazz , libations, good eats & a convivial atmosphere are always enjoyed by all!
"It isn't where you came from; it's where you're going that counts."
- Ella Fitzgerald
#WeAreBaltimore
#IgniteChange
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Your support will help provide the tools for a student to learn the skills necessary for her to become a leader, an innovator and an entrepreneur in the cannabis industry.