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Study: Denver cannabis companies mostly white-owned, lacking social equity

A study by Denver regulators highlighted that marijuana company ownership in the city and county is predominantly white,…

News June 10
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Cannabis industry assets for minority business opportunities, social equity

A sampling of organizations and efforts that support, foster and enhance social equity in the cannabis industry, opportunities…

News June 3
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Michigan expands parameters of marijuana social equity program

Michigan is again revamping its marijuana social equity program in an attempt to draw more entrepreneurs impacted by…

News May 20
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Denver cannabis advisory group to examine social equity, diversity issues

Marijuana regulators in Denver have formed an advisory group that includes industry officials to recommend licensing and policy…

News April 29
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Week in Review: Federal cannabis aid, California social equity, Brazil medical marijuana & more

Marijuana lobbyists and a group of lawmakers are continuing their fight to include cannabis-related businesses in coronavirus relief packages.…

News April 25
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California provides another $30 million for marijuana social equity programs

California awarded an additional $30 million to 16 different cities and counties to bolster social equity programs, which…

News April 21
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Lawsuit seeks to overturn Los Angeles’ cannabis social equity licensing process

A lawsuit filed last week aims to have the results of Los Angeles’ social equity retail licensing round last fall thrown out…

News April 20
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Advocates say cannabis multistate operators lag on social equity leadership, but opportunity remains

The U.S. cannabis industry's record on social equity is patchy at best, and it is the large multistate…

News April 7
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Washington state to allow social equity applicants exclusive access to revoked cannabis licenses

Social equity applicants for marijuana businesses in Washington state will be able to apply exclusively for a number…

News March 11
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Which California city might show the way forward for cannabis social equity in the state?

Some marijuana industry watchers are keeping a close eye on Sacramento, California, as a possible example that other…

News February 4
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