Hyde Park native to open Illinois' first Black-owned cannabis company

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The artist is launching '93 Boyz' this weekend.

CBS 2 asked Mensa what's he's most excited for.

"Being able to represent my people in this space," he said."I think it's just absolutely necessary that my community is involved and has not only a seat at the table but a piece of the pie and, like, actual representation." Mensa is both proud and disappointed to bill his brand as the first Black-owned cannabis company in Illinois."It's a mixture of emotions for sure because I'm excited and you know, elated to be stepping into this role," he said, adding,"It's an absolute travesty that this industry exists and it's a billion dollar industry that nationally there's under 4% black ownership and locally in Illinois is zero.

 

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