'White Boy Rick' Talks About the Cannabis Business

The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit

Hosts Adolph Mongo and Allan Lengel talk to Richard Wershe Jr., aka, "White Boy Rick," about his cannabis distribution business, "The 8th by White Boy Rick," more than three years after he launched it.

Wershe, 55, started the business after he was released from prison in July 2020.

The hosts also talk with Brianna Simpson, who runs a Detroit nonprofit, The Mothercraft Institute, which trains 'doulas," birth professional who help families have safe, healthy and positive birth experiences. It also helps women with the birth process and care for their babies.