Tag: social equity
Most US Voters Back Cannabis Equity Measures, as Well as Legalization
A strong majority of American voters—including most Republicans, Democrats and independents—support legalizing marijuana and ...
Advocates Fear Chilling Effect of Lawsuits on Cannabis Equity Programs
A Los Angeles federal judge has chosen not to allow a lawsuit to stop ...
People Harmed by Drug War Get NY’s First Cannabis Retail Licenses
New York regulators have approved the state’s first-ever licenses for recreational marijuana retailers. Most ...
NY Cannabis Dispensary Rules Block Corporations, Leave Funding Gap
On October 28, the New York Office of Cannabis Management released a set of ...
Maryland Campaign to Make Marijuana Legalization Mean Social Justice
A Maryland political group is campaiging for voters to approve the marijuana legalization initiative ...
Illinois Social Equity Program Near “Collapse,” Say Cannabis Advocates
A group of cannabis advocates led by Chicago NORML demonstrated outside the offices of ...
Bronx Cannabis Hub Fosters Opportunity in Communities Hit Hard by Arrests
On July 24, New York City advocates launched the Bronx Cannabis Hub, a community ...
New York’s Gray-Market Cannabis Businesses Face Hard Choices
One cold Thursday evening in late January, my roommates and I decided to stop ...
Oregon County Considers Banning Legalized Psilocybin Therapy
Linn County, a mostly rural area of Oregon, is considering banning psilocybin services. In ...
Biden’s Asylum Program Deporting People With No Lawyer, No Hearing
A report by the Immigrants’ Rights Policy Clinic at the UCLA School of Law ...
