4 articles tagged with "social equity"
Rhode Island cannabis regulators are under pressure to finalize their lottery system for 20 new dispensary licenses by May, as applicants who've invested time and money demand clarity on the selection process.
LegislationVirginia Senate committee approved bills to create legal marijuana sales and allow resentencing for cannabis convictions, though both face uncertain prospects in the full legislature.
LegislationVirginia regulators propose charging MSOs $10 million to convert medical licenses for adult-use sales, while reserving half of new retail licenses for social equity applicants in the state's delayed recreational market.
CultureRapper Vic Mensa warns the cannabis industry risks losing its cultural foundation as corporations dominate a market built by communities still largely excluded from ownership.
