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United CORE Alliance is developed by Social Equity advocates for the advancement of Social Equity.
President: @khaliljferguson

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It has been an honor to work along side you as the Chair of the UCA Board. Thank you @jimmy_fremgen for your astute leadership and for keeping the board operating through our inception. On behalf of the incoming board leadership, we express our deepest gratitude for your service. taken in California State Capitol by @the_uca

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Thank you Ed Brooks, Stephen Duvernay, and the Sacramento County Bar Foundation Board for selecting the United CORE Alliance as a recipient of the Access to Justice Award. We look forward to expanding our expungement work in region. taken in Sacramento, California by @the_uca

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Proud to be part of the 2025 class of 30 Under 30 Honorees from @sacobserver ! It’s a privilege to stand alongside so many talented young Black leaders who are shaping the future of Sacramento. I’m truly humbled by this honor and excited for what’s next. Check out my feature and my fellow awardees by checking out The OBSERVER’s website.
#Sacramento30Under30 #TheSacObserver #YoungLeaders #Sacramento taken in Sacramento, California by @the_uca

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📣 Help Document California’s Legacy Cannabis Genetics

What cultivars helped define your region?

The Legacy Cannabis Genetics project is inviting cultivators, breeders, hashmakers, researchers, patients, historians, and members of California’s cannabis community to participate in our Cultivar Registration Selection Survey.

Through this survey, you’ll help identify cultivars of regional significance from our 2025–2026 field collections for Cultivar Registration—publicly accessible scientific records that combine botanical documentation, herbarium vouchers, provenance information, chemical analysis, and genetic sequencing to document California’s legacy cannabis genetic resources.

Your knowledge matters.

This survey is an opportunity to help preserve the histories, breeding traditions, and community knowledge that have shaped California’s cannabis heritage. Survey responses will be considered alongside research data and input from the project’s Community Advisory Board, to help guide the selection of cultivars for registration.

🌿 Anonymous survey
🌿 Complete only the regions you know best
🌿 Open through August 14

🔗 Take the survey at the link in our bio.

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with cultivators, breeders, and others who know the legacy genetics of their region.

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#cultivar #genetics #canna #herb #weed taken in California USA by @the_uca

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3 months ago

The recording from the LCG: People and Their Plants, a Community-Driven Study Research Dissemination Event is now available.

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On June 26, researchers, cultivators, breeders, policymakers, regulators, students, advocates, and community members gathered in Sacramento to begin sharing preliminary findings emerging from more than two years of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR).

The program featured presentations from the interdisciplinary research team, community personnel, and the project’s Community Advisory Board, exploring the project’s CBPR methodology, community engagement, preliminary findings across five research tracks, and emerging public policy recommendations.

Whether you missed the event or would like to revisit the presentations, you can now watch the full recording on the Legacy Cannabis Genetics website.

Thank you to everyone who contributed their time, knowledge, and lived experience to this community-driven effort.

🔗 Watch the full event recording at the link in our bio. taken in California USA by @the_uca

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What Will Be Presented at the Research Dissemination Event?

After two years of community-driven research, we’re preparing to share preliminary findings from the Legacy Cannabis Genetics: People and Their Plants project.

This public event will bring together researchers, Community Advisory Board members, cultivators, breeders, historians, advocates, policymakers, and community leaders to explore what we’ve learned about legacy cannabis genetics, the communities that steward them, and the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Presentations will highlight findings from five interdisciplinary research tracks:

🌱 Community-Based Participatory Research
🌱 Ethnography & Political Geography
🌱 Oral Histories
🌱 Herbarium Science
🌱 Plant Genetics

Community Advisory Board members will reflect on emerging themes from the research and discuss what those findings mean for legacy cannabis communities across California.

The event will also explore how research findings may help inform future conversations around:

• Genetic preservation and innovation
• Community stewardship
• Cultural knowledge and memory
• Research and education
• Long-term community participation

Together, we’ll examine questions such as:

❓ What happens when cultivation knowledge is lost?
❓ How do policies influence genetic diversity?
❓ What conditions help communities continue stewarding legacy genetics?
❓ What opportunities exist to support future generations?

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📅 June 26, 2026
📍 Capital Events Center, Sacramento, CA
🎟 Free and open to the public (pre-registration requested)

We hope you’ll join us for an afternoon of presentations, dialogue, and community reflection! taken in Sacramento, California by @the_uca

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After two years of community-based participatory research across California’s legacy c@nn@b!s producing regions, the multidisciplinary Legacy C@nn@b!s Genetics (LCG) research project is preparing to publicly share findings, reflections, and policy recommendations shaped through this work.

Join us for the Legacy C@nn@b!s Genetics Research Dissemination Event — a public gathering bringing together researchers, Community Advisory Board members, legacy cultivators & breeders, policymakers, advocates, and community members for an afternoon focused on the history & preservation of California’s c@nn@bis genetics and the communities that steward them.

🌿The program will feature:

• Research findings from the LCG study
• Community-informed policy recommendations
• Reflections from the Community Advisory Board
• Discussion on genetics preservation, cultural history, intellectual property, and regional identity
• Opportunities to connect directly with the research team and project collaborators

🗓 Friday, June 26, 2026
⏰ 1:30-4:30 pm (doors open at 1 pm)
📍 Capital Events Center — Sacramento, CA
🎟 Free & open to the public. Pre-registration is requested, as seating is limited. Register via the link in our bio.

The Legacy Cannabis Genetics project is a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) initiative led by academic researchers and community partners working to identify, document, and help preserve the diversity, history, and cultural significance of California’s legacy cannabis genetics and the communities connected to them.

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#legacygenetics #cannabisresearch #californiacannabis #cannabispolicy #cannaculture by @the_uca

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After two years of community-based participatory research across California’s legacy c@nn@b!s producing regions, the multidisciplinary Legacy C@nn@b!s Genetics (LCG) research project is preparing to publicly share findings, reflections, and policy recommendations shaped through this work.

Join us for the Legacy C@nn@b!s Genetics Research Dissemination Event — a public gathering bringing together researchers, Community Advisory Board members, legacy cultivators & breeders, policymakers, advocates, and community members for an afternoon focused on the history & preservation of California’s c@nn@bis genetics and the communities that steward them.

🌿The program will feature:

• Research findings from the LCG study
• Community-informed policy recommendations
• Reflections from the Community Advisory Board
• Discussion on genetics preservation, cultural history, intellectual property, and regional identity
• Opportunities to connect directly with the research team and project collaborators

🗓 Friday, June 26, 2026
⏰ 1:30-4:30 pm (doors open at 1 pm)
📍 Capital Events Center — Sacramento, CA
🎟 Free & open to the public. Pre-registration is requested, as seating is limited. Register via the link in our bio.

The Legacy Cannabis Genetics project is a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) initiative led by academic researchers and community partners working to identify, document, and help preserve the diversity, history, and cultural significance of California’s legacy cannabis genetics and the communities connected to them.

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#legacygenetics #cannabisresearch #californiacannabis #cannabispolicy #cannaculture taken in California USA by @the_uca

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We’re honored to introduce the Community Advisory Board (CAB) for the Legacy Cannabis Genetics research project.

We received an overwhelming number of applications for the CAB. The depth of experience, perspective, and commitment reflected across applicants made the selection process incredibly thoughtful and challenging. We’re grateful to everyone who took the time to apply and share their work.

The CAB is a group of 13 advisors from California’s legacy producing regions, with representation across rural, urban, and BIPOC communities.

Together, they bring decades of lived experience across cultivation, breeding, genetics preservation, policy and advocacy, cultural stewardship, education, and community organizing. Their work spans the legacy, medical, and regulated eras of cannabis, with deep roots in the regions and communities that have shaped this plant over time.

Grounded in Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), the CAB has been meeting regularly to work alongside the research team—helping to synthesize findings, interpret community input, and ensure the research reflects the complexity and nuance of lived experience.

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Community Advisory Board:

Bryant Anderson
Jamal Baker
Oliver Bates
A.C. Moon Cameron
Mike Corral
Jesse Dodd
Richard Jergenson
Adrien Keys
Lindsey Renner
Nina Parks
Wade Olsen
Salvador Robles
Trevor Wittke

This work will be shared publicly at our dissemination event on June 26 at the Capital Events Center, where the CAB and research team will present together. taken in California USA by @the_uca

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California is considering new restrictions on cannabis marketing through AB 2249, aimed at preventing products that are attractive to children.

Ensuring that cannabis products are not marketed to youth is a critical part of a responsible legal market. At the same time, questions remain about how broadly these restrictions should be applied.

As currently proposed, AB 2249 would significantly expand limitations on imagery used in packaging, branding, and advertising—including the use of people, fruits, and other common elements.

In response, Origins Council, alongside @equitytradenetwork and @the_uca submitted a letter raising concerns about the scope of these restrictions and their potential impact on small and equity operators.

For many small producers, branding is one of the only ways to communicate quality, origin, and differentiation in a market shaped by scale and pricing pressures.

🌿Read our full letter via the link in bio.

↳ Do these proposed restrictions protect consumers—or risk limiting small and equity operators? taken in California by @the_uca

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Legacy Cannabis Genetics: People and Their Plants is a DCC-funded, community-driven research project—and we’re proud to be doing this work in partnership with @originscouncil and @the_uca — our lead community-based organizations collaborating with researchers to keep this study rooted in legacy-producing communities across California.

Last month, we opened applications for the project’s Community Advisory Board (CAB), a 13-member group of legacy-producing community members with representation from rural, urban, and BIPOC communities. We received 60+ strong applications from stakeholders across California.

The research team is currently reviewing submissions using the LCG Focus Group guidelines and the project’s established selection process, and we anticipate announcing the final 13 CAB members in the coming weeks.

🌲 We’re honored by the response and looking forward to building this next phase together.

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#legacy #genetics #cannabis #culturalheritage #californiacannabis #plantpeople #weedsociety taken in California by @the_uca

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🔔 Community Advisory Board (CAB): Last Call to Apply!

We are seeking community members to serve on the project’s Community Advisory Board. CAB applications are open through December 31, 2025

CAB members serve as advisors to the project and will receive a minimum annual honorarium of $7,500 for their contributions of time and expertise

🌿Apply to serve on the CAB by December 31, 2025
🌿Links to guidelines & application are in bio

Thank you for being part of this community-driven study and helping carry the work into its final year. taken in California by @the_uca

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