People of color are still disproportionately targeted for marijuana offenses – even in places that have legalized adult-use. “I was so surprised that this issue was hardly in the public conversation about cannabis when I first looked into this idea early last year,” said filmmaker Parisa Dunn in an email. The inequity in the industry compelled her to team up with retired NBA player Caron Butler to produce the documentary, The Green Dream.
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Caron Butler
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Born: 03/13/80
Height: 6-7 / 2.01
Weight:216 lbs. / 98.4 kg.
Earnings: $85,063,515 ($98,778,336*)
Born: 03/13/80
Height: 6-7 / 2.01
Weight:216 lbs. / 98.4 kg.
Earnings: $85,063,515 ($98,778,336*)
The issue is “close to his heart,” explains Dunn. Butler started dealing drugs by the time he was 12. At 15-years-old, he was convicted and sent to a youth correctional facility, a story he details in his autobiography. “Yes, drug dealing was wrong, very wrong,” he wrote. “But, on the other hand, the people who were successful and had money in my neighborhood were the people who sold drugs.”
Caron Butler: This what happens when you pop up on @nbatv with a @lusterscurl 😂😂 My kids was SHOCKED‼️‼️‼️
Ten years ago Sports Illustrated published a haunting feature on the dark reality of many professional athletes’ finances. Lucrative contracts consistently melted into the exhaust pipes of luxury vehicles. Hundred-thousand dollar investments in quirky inventions quickly evaporated. Full fortunes were sliced through divorce settlements. “It was f—ing trial and error with millions of dollars,” says two-time All-Star Caron Butler. Within a half decade of retirement, an estimated three out of five former NBA players were going broke.
14 Mar
Marc Stein: In the latest entry from the players (and former players) breaking news division, @Caron Butler says Nets backcourt sensation Spencer Dinwiddie is poised to miss 4-to-6 weeks with a finger injury. Still awaiting an official confirmation from the Nets …
