All posts tagged "social equity"
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In The Magazine
Fab 5 Freddy: This Joint Is Jumpin’
June 12, 2024After decades of connecting pop culture dots, hip-hop icon Fab 5 Freddy’s cannabis moves are about...
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Culture
EXCLUSIVE: Xzibit’s Dream Sesh Is With Cheech & Chong and Willie Nelson (Together)
May 1, 2024Rapper Xzibit launches XWCC, Bel-Air’s first-ever cannabis store and delivery service.
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In The Magazine
Ben Cohen: Ice Cream Icon Turns to Cannabis
December 18, 2023Ben Cohen—of Ben & Jerry’s fame—launched a new low-THC cannabis brand to help fight injustice. Of...
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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
New York Initiates Clampdown on Unlicensed Cannabis
May 3, 2023In a paradox, New York authorities are finally unleashing the long-anticipated crackdown on the state’s legion...
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In The Magazine
The Color of Money
March 27, 2023Kingston Royal Founder Ron Brandon demands shelf space for social equity brands.
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In History
Black History Month: Meet the Cannabis Changemakers
February 23, 2023These five Black executives are working to make the cannabis industry more equitable from within.
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In The Magazine
40 Under 40: Mary Pryor
December 7, 2022Pryor is a powerhouse and a leading voice in the cannabis social equity arena.
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In The Magazine
40 Under 40: Shaleen Title
November 11, 2022The attorney and longtime drug policy advocate is determined to make the cannabis space more inclusive.
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Industry Events
Benzinga Chicago Cannabis Capital Conference Highlights Women, Minorities
September 21, 2022The industry's top investment conference offered attendees exclusive access to CEOs, celebrities and thought leaders building...
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Politics
New York: The Taming of the ‘Wild East’?
September 19, 2022New York state is just now accepting applications for retail cannabis licenses. But the Big Apple...
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Economics
Who’s Funding Your Favorite Cannabis Company?
August 31, 2022Lost in the controversy over equity and minority participation in cannabis are questions over where Big...
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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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Industry Events
NYC’s Mayor Tells People to “Light Up” at the Cannabis World Congress & Business Expo
June 8, 2022New York City Mayor Eric Adams vowed to get the cannabis industry right, starting with social...
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Politics
Nevada Gives Green Light to Cannabis Consumption Lounges
June 18, 2021Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed legislation allowing cannabis consumption clubs to open in the state.
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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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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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