Just over two years into the state’s social equity initiative, a bill proposing to overhaul the program was introduced on January 9, the first day of the 2023 legislative session Approved by lawmakers ...

When Colorado became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012, it didn’t have a playbook. While the state worked out the early rules regarding sales and taxation, it didn’t initially ...

Ohio voters made their priorities clear when they legalized marijuana: they want a well-regulated industry that includes social equity provisions to ensure fair and broad participation. Now lawmakers ...

With less than two weeks remaining before the state of Arizona plans to issue 26 “social equity” cannabis licenses, a new lawsuit over the program could delay the drawing. The lawsuit was filed last ...

On June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon launched the War on Drugs, a policy initiative that has destroyed and continues to destroy millions of lives. Polling from the ACLU shows that 65 percent of ...

Connecticut’s Social Equity Council, the body charged with ensuring that revenues from legal cannabis sales benefit marginalized communities, has announced the relaunch of its community reinvestment ...

CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that applications for Round 3 of the Cannabis Social Equity Loan Program will open ...

Thanks to The Plain Dealer for calling out lawmakers’ recent efforts to undercut the will of Ohio voters by altering Ohio’s existing marijuana laws (“Don’t take marijuana revenue from cities, towns ...

Did you have a low-income year in 2019? Did you ever get busted for a small amount of marijuana in Arizona? If you can answer yes to both of these questions, you just qualified to enter a drawing for ...

SOUTH LOS ANGELES – Wally Knot is a South Central native, currently in training to become a cannabis dispensary owner. The preparation is being provided by 4th MVMT, a social equity program ...

Connecticut’s Social Equity Council, the body charged with ensuring that revenues from legal cannabis sales benefit marginalized communities, has adopted recommendations for a strategic plan, and ...

The state has launched its official process for identifying qualified “social equity” individuals and businesses disproportionately hurt by past cannabis prohibition now looking for a chance to enter ...