Tea Pad: A 501(c)(3) committed to equity in the cannabis industry
Our mission is to break down barriers to entry and advancement in the cannabis industry via education.
Our mission is to break down barriers to entry and advancement in the cannabis industry via education.
The "tea pad" is part of a very rich history of cannabis (marijuana) in the Black community of
New York City and the jazz scene of the 1920s and '30s.
It was a dynamic time in American history.
During this time the United States government launched an aggressive campaign of
marijuana prohibition, which had a 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.
"It isn't where you came from; it's where
you're going that counts."
- Ella Fitzgerald
The Queen of Jazz
1917 - 1996
With gratitude for the history and impact of tea pads, it's live music, plentiful libations, good eats, and provocative
conversation at every Tea Pad!
Tea Pad is a platform for provocative conversation on how we can ensure inclusion, restoration, and rehabilitation for individuals and communities most harmed by the 50-year old War on Drugs.
American jazz was born in tea pads. The music and lyrics of American jazz legends are the foundations of the Civil Rights Movement. The moment you enter a Tea Pad, you'll be embraced by that same
convivial spirit of the legendary tea pads.
Tea Pad was launched as a social enterprise in February 2019.
Tea Foundation LTD is a public charity and a 501(c)(3) under IRS rules.
Learn more about the impact of the jazz legends and social justice in cannabis on our Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn pages.
Join us as a change-maker:
Sponsor, individual donor, partner & more!
Email our Founder Jacquie Cohen Roth, MS
June 16 at 5 pm, we're hosting at Boston Seaport. We're delighted to have Helen Gomez Andrews as our guest speaker. She is the Co-founder/CEO of The High End, a medical cannabis advocate, and was appointed to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Cannabis Advisory Board by then AG now Governor Maura Healy.
Live music is an integral part of every Tea Pad with our history rooted in American Jazz. Joining us in Boston is the Robbie Pate Trio.
Robbie is from Baltimore, now living in Boston. We're thri have him perform with his trio in Boston where he now resides on June 16 from 5 pm - 8 pm. Check out their sound here!
A Capital Access Program will be created under the Maryland Depart of Commerce to promote opportunities for women-owned businesses and social equity applicants in Maryland’s newest and fastest growing industry. JOin us July 13th when we're back in Maryland!
Tea Pad is a nonprofit focused on advancing women and people of color in cannabis STEM (science, technology, engineering, and medicine) via the Tea Pad Fellowship Program. Our Tea Pads are lively networking and fundraising events for learning more about cannabis policy and making connections in the cannabis industry while we work hard to ensure equity in the cannabis industry.
Dyra and her band performed at Tea Pad in September and blew us away so we invited them back for Tea Pad in Annapolis. She’s a versatile vocalist covering a wide range of jazz, blues, R & B, pop & gospel. She’s become a good friend of Tea Pad and we can’t wait to host her and her band again.
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