All posts tagged "social equity"

Industry Events

Benzinga Chicago Cannabis Capital Conference Highlights Women, Minorities

The industry's top investment conference offered attendees exclusive access to CEOs, celebrities and thought leaders building...

Politics

New York: The Taming of the ‘Wild East’?

New York state is just now accepting applications for retail cannabis licenses. But the Big Apple...

Economics

Who’s Funding Your Favorite Cannabis Company?

Lost in the controversy over equity and minority participation in cannabis are questions over where Big...

Legal

Cannabis and Equity: Why Did the “Emerald New Deal” Fail?

Pledges that legal cannabis would uplift communities of color aren’t being fulfilled, but fixes to the...

Industry Events

NYC’s Mayor Tells People to “Light Up” at the Cannabis World Congress & Business Expo

New York City Mayor Eric Adams vowed to get the cannabis industry right, starting with social...

Politics

Nevada Gives Green Light to Cannabis Consumption Lounges

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed legislation allowing cannabis consumption clubs to open in the state.

Economics

California Controversies Over ‘Social Equity’ Licenses

Equity programs for the legal cannabis industry in California are supposed to address the racial and...

Economics

Los Angeles Cannabis Equity Program Under Scrutiny

Amid an outcry from the public, the city is examining whether or not non-equity-qualifying cannabis entrepreneurs...

In The Magazine

Town Business: The Successes & Shortcomings of Oakland’s Equity Program

What Oakland, California’s cannabis equity program can teach the nation.

Legal

Illinois’ Equity-Centric Approach to Recreational Marijuana Is Worth Watching

Illinois takes on adult-use cannabis legalization with an eye towards racial and social justice.