Maryland Firm Sues Cannabis Commission Over Proposed License Expansion
Thu / Mar 28th
Maryland licensed producer Curio Wellness has filed a lawsuit in an effort to prevent the state Medical Cannabis Commission from… Read More
Social Equity
The concept of social equity deals with justice and fairness within social policy. In the cannabis industry, social equity programs work to supply business aide to those who have been previously incarcerated for doing cannabis business. Learn about social equity in cannabis in the articles and stories below:
Connecticut Committee Advances Cannabis Legalization
Wed / Mar 27th
The Connecticut Legislature’s General Law Committee voted across party lines, 10-8, in favor of a cannabis legalization bill that would… Read More
Sacramento Launches Cannabis Equity Program to Help Drug War Victims
Wed / Aug 15th
The city of Sacramento, California voted in favor of a cannabis equity program that helps the communities and people most… Read More
California’s Adult-Use Cannabis Market Experiences Growing Pains
Fri / Aug 3rd
On January 1, California opened the largest legal adult-use cannabis market in the world. The marketplace, however, has experienced a… Read More
Massachusetts Plans Nation’s First Social Equity Cannabis Work Program
Wed / Jun 27th
Massachusetts is in the early stages of launching the first social equity cannabis work program in the nation, according to a MassLive report.… Read More
Maryland Legislature Passes MMJ Expansion Bill to Address Lack of Minority-Owned Firms
Tue / Apr 10th
Maryland’s Senate and House of Delegates passed a bill over the weekend to issue seven additional medical cannabis cultivation and… Read More
Massachusetts Regulators Receive 200+ Applications in First 24 hours
Wed / Apr 4th
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has received more than 200 adult-use cannabis industry applications since they began accepting some applications… Read More
Is Ohio’s Medical Cannabis Program Constitutional?
Tue / Mar 6th
On June 8, 2016, the Ohio General Assembly passed the state’s medical cannabis program via § 3796. The bill originally did not… Read More
Massachusetts Cannabis Regulators Reject Social-Use Proposal
Tue / Feb 27th
Massachusetts will not be the first state to allow social cannabis use as the Cannabis Control Commission voted 4-1 against… Read More
Cannabis Tech Company Partners with Nonprofit to Increase Social Equity in Cannabis
Fri / Jan 19th
Eaze is partnering with Oakland, California-based nonprofit The Hood Incubator in their efforts to bring social equity to the cannabis space.… Read More
Maryland Gov. Orders MMJ Industry Diversity Study
Fri / Apr 28th
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered a study of whether minorities are at a disadvantage in trying to obtain operating… Read More
Oakland, Calif., Makes Changes to Cannabis Industry Equity Rules
Thu / Mar 9th
Under new cannabis industry rules in Oakland, California potential equity canna-business operators must be city residents for at least 10… Read More
National Indian Cannabis Coalition Aims to Help Native Ganjapreneurs
Tue / Mar 17th
Native American tribes that want to get into the cultivation and sale of marijuana have a new resource for business guidance:… Read More
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