Brothers. In Arms. And Out

A Different Coming Out Story

Changing Hearts & Minds

Cannabis has always been wherever outsiders are. As a result, the cannabis legalization movement and the LGBTQ rights movement share some history. Both started in earnest around the same time. The first cannabis dispensary in the United States was founded by a gay man, Dennis Peron, in a gay neighborhood, San Fransisco’s Castro District, specifically for the predominately gay men suffering the debilitating side effects of AIDS medications during the first years of the pandemic.

“Both the LGBTQ rights movement and the cannabis legalization movement use the powerful act of “coming out” as a tool to change hearts and minds.”

The Ups and Downs. The Ins and Outs.

For individuals from both communities, coming out reveals to the world their whole and complete self, not a heap of compartmentalized parts.

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