Equity in the cannabis industry focus of new South Park episode

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.SouthPark creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are no strangers to using cannabis as fodder for humour in the long-running series, but they got a bit more serious during last week’s episode when they took on the issue of equity -via TheGrowthOp ...

Wanting to protect what’s his, Marsh invites the town’s only Black couple, called the Blacks, to enjoy “a farm-fresh hemp salad sourced locally here at Tegridy,” Marsh says. He even takes a self-serving photo of the dinner and its guests to post, saying, “Check out our friends,” a clip of the episode shows.

The Blacks outright ask Marsh if they’ve been invited solely because they are Black, pointing out that they’ve received many dinner invitations over the last year, with hosts invariably taking photos that are then posted on Instagram.reports that Marsh manages to finagle Steve Black, a successful financial consultant, to come and consult for the farm.

But when Black sees a billboard of the two men front and centre, with Tegridy boasting that “sales are going nuts right now,” Black gets upset about being used to make money for the company with any real intent to advance equity. Marsh tries to buy Black’s participation with a wad of cash said to be from the profits of the new advertising. Black agrees to stay on, knowing he is being commodified.Article contenttap here to see other videos from our teamAs Black tries to come up with ideas to improve the business, which are promptly shot down, he realizes the money is simply not worth it, the show wrap notes.

Fed up with the charade, Black responds by opening up his own 100 per cent, Black-owned cannabis company called Credigree Weed right across the street from Tegridy Farms, to Marsh’s dismay and anger.

 

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