Reeling from an estimated $5 million in losses from recent burglaries, East Bay cannabis activists and business leaders rallied outside Oakland City Hall November 29, demanding additional police protection and a two-year tax break.
The news conference was organized by two queer industry leaders, Amber E. Senter, founder of Supernova Women, a group promoting Black and Brown women in cannabis, and Nara Dahlbacka, a partner in the LGBTQ cannabis consulting firm the Milo Group.
Senter, a lesbian who owns and operates cannabis businesses in manufacturing, distribution and cultivation, said she called for the news conference after more than 25 cannabis businesses lost over $5 million in a spate of targeted robberies the weekend of November 15,