Search results for "equity"
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Culture
Colorado Makes Cannabis Social Equity History
July 3, 2023The Color of Cannabis has acquired a massive manufacturing facility guaranteed to social equity businesses.
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Legal
Cannabis and Equity: Why Did the “Emerald New Deal” Fail?
July 26, 2022Pledges that legal cannabis would uplift communities of color aren’t being fulfilled, but fixes to the...
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Politics
New York and Montana: Contrasts in Cannabis Equity
April 25, 2022The Empire State and Big Sky Country, although seemingly on opposite sides of America’s political divide,...
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Economics
California Controversies Over ‘Social Equity’ Licenses
August 5, 2020Equity programs for the legal cannabis industry in California are supposed to address the racial and...
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In History
Sister Somayah Kambui: An Early Visionary of Cannabis Equity
February 13, 2020Sister Somayah Kambui spent her life working toward "cannabis equity" — a term not yet coined...
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Politics
Cuomo Pledges Legal Cannabis for New York in 2020, But Where’s the Equity?
January 25, 2020The new budget just released by New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo includes his promised cannabis legalization...
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Economics
Entrepreneur Will Cover Fees for Illinois Equity Applicants
November 5, 2019Equity is still a myth in cannabis, but minority applicants in Illinois can get a leg...
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Economics
Los Angeles Cannabis Equity Program Under Scrutiny
October 29, 2019Amid an outcry from the public, the city is examining whether or not non-equity-qualifying cannabis entrepreneurs...
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In The Magazine
Town Business: The Successes & Shortcomings of Oakland’s Equity Program
September 20, 2019What Oakland, California’s cannabis equity program can teach the nation.
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Legal
Illinois’ Equity-Centric Approach to Recreational Marijuana Is Worth Watching
June 4, 2019Illinois takes on adult-use cannabis legalization with an eye towards racial and social justice.
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Politics
The Cannabis Industry Lobbies on Capitol Hill for Banking & Equity
May 24, 2019The cannabis industry lit up Capitol Hill this week, as advocates lobbied their representatives, focusing on...
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Legal
Amid Equity Rhetoric, California Blocks Tribal Participation in Cannabis Industry
April 4, 2019California's Native American nations were completely overlooked in the text of Proposition 64, and its enabling...
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Politics
The Push for ‘Day One Equity’ in New York’s Legalization Effort
March 6, 2019With rival cannabis legalization bills now pending in New York, state activists are demanding "Day One...
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Q&A
Meet the Activists Leading the Charge for Cannabis Equity in New York
January 16, 2019Advocates are already working hard to ensure New York’s soon-to-legal market and existing medical marijuana industry...
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Politics
Defining Cannabis Equity at the 2018 Emerald Cup
December 20, 2018Many speakers at the premier outdoor cannabis cultivation event chose to focus on how the cannabis...
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Politics
California Passes Cannabis Equity Law to Help Those Hurt by War on Drugs
October 2, 2018California's Gov. Jerry Brown just signed a bill into law that will create an "equity" program...
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Politics
Canada’s First Nations Demand Equity in Legal Cannabis System
June 7, 2018With passage of the Canadian Cannabis Act now imminent, indigenous groups agree they want more involvement...
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In The Magazine
Can the Cannabis Industry Achieve Equity?
March 30, 2018A participant in an Oakland, California program designed to provide opportunities to community members impacted by...
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Tech
PAX Goes Green This Earth Day with Plastic Negative Certification
April 22, 2024PAX makes history as the first cannabis brand to be certified plastic negative certification across its entire product...
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Current Events
Week in Review: New Poll Reveals Overwhelming Support for Cannabis Legalization
March 30, 2024ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.