March and Ash stores might be known in Southern California for feeling more like Nordstroms than a smoke shop. But as the only retailer that has partnered with the YMCA to provide childcare for workers, employs its delivery drivers with unionized wages and benefits, and with its unmatched commitment to bring a storied industry above-board.

So it may not be a surprise why Dr. Leroy hit it off with Roberto and Araceli Mareno of Mexico’s Red Thread Project, who have been instrumental in providing incarcerated female prisoners in Mexico with sewing skills and entrepreneurial opportunities. 

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The key moments in this episode are:

00:00:00 - Introducing the Red Thread Project
00:04:27 - Impact and Versatility of Skills
00:09:13 - Life-changing Stories
00:11:59 - Collaboration with March and Ash
00:16:25 - Empowerment and Skill Development
00:19:44 - Extending Reach and Selection Process
00:21:31 - Age Range and Juveniles in Prison
00:27:51 - From Sewing to Red Thread Project
00:29:45 - The Meaning of Red Thread Project
00:35:17 - Providing Second Chances and Understanding 

March and Ash stores might be known in Southern California for feeling more like Nordstroms than a smoke shop. But as the only retailer that has <a href="https://www.ymcasd.org/about-y/news-center/general/celebrating-successful-employer-supported-child-care-forum">partnered with the YMCA</a> to provide childcare for workers, <a href="https://ufcw135.com/march-and-ash-ratify-new-contract/">employs its delivery drivers with unionized wages and benefits</a>, and with its <a href="https://voiceofsandiego.org/2021/08/19/morning-report-lawsuit-pits-legal-dispensaries-against-the-black-market/">unmatched commitment to bring a storied industry above-board</a>.
So it may not be a surprise why Dr. Leroy hit it off with Roberto and Araceli Mareno of Mexico’s Red Thread Project, who have been instrumental in providing incarcerated female prisoners in Mexico with sewing skills and entrepreneurial opportunities. 
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The key moments in this episode are:
00:00:00 - Introducing the Red Thread Project 00:04:27 - Impact and Versatility of Skills 00:09:13 - Life-changing Stories 00:11:59 - Collaboration with March and Ash 00:16:25 - Empowerment and Skill Development 00:19:44 - Extending Reach and Selection Process 00:21:31 - Age Range and Juveniles in Prison 00:27:51 - From Sewing to Red Thread Project 00:29:45 - The Meaning of Red Thread Project 00:35:17 - Providing Second Chances and Understanding 
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Dr. Leroy Brady shares enlightening and educational information around the subject of Cannabis. As a San Diego professor of The Business of Cannabis, he seeks to introduce a different point of view.

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