Tag: social equity
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73% Of Americans Want Legalization To Benefit Cannabis Workers
The Parabola Center has released the results of a recently conducted survey which found that 73% of poll participants want cannabis legalization to benefit employees that work in the emerging legal cannabis industry. According to its website, the Parabola Center is “a nonpartisan think tank of legal professionals and drug policy experts coming together to…
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How Many Cannabis Dispensaries Are Located In Illinois?
Illinois became the 11th state to adopt a statewide adult-use cannabis legalization measure on June 25, 2019, when Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 1438. The legislation provided for the eventual legal sales of adult-use cannabis products through licensed dispensaries. On January 1, 2020, the first legal adult-use cannabis purchase was made in Illinois,…
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How Much Money Has The Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund Awarded?
The Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund was established in 2022 by the State of Massachusetts to “provide financial assistance to eligible applicants for the purpose of encouraging the full participation in the state’s regulated marijuana industry of entrepreneurs from communities that have been disproportionately harmed by marijuana prohibition and enforcement.” The Cannabis Social Equity…