Browsing: Equity

As we celebrate Black History Month this February, the ever-crucial issue of social equity—programs promoting equitable ownership among marginalized groups—within the legal cannabis industry has taken…

A common way to get and retain employees is to issue them options or equity securities like corporate stock. But like with everything else, issuing securities…

Maryland has released its social equity applicant criteria, including an interactive map outlining Disproportionately Impacted Areas in the state — meaning areas that were disproportionately affected…

Phoenix-based TILT Holdings unexpectedly cut three social equity cannabis brands from its portfolio last week in addition to pausing its partnership with the New York Shinnecock…

The adult-use cannabis legalization bill proposed in Minnesota would allow adults 21 and older to purchase up to two ounces of flower, eight grams of concentrates,…

A lawsuit filed last week by New York-based military veterans claims the state Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has kept Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses…

New York Governor Kathy Hochul last week announced that the state’s cannabis social equity fund has secured a $150 million investment to support entrepreneurs licensed to…

“The solution to saving cannabis social equity programs is thus to concentrate relief to those individuals who were actually arrested, convicted and/or incarcerated (and the immediate…

Maryland’s marijuana legalization law officially takes effect on Saturday, with simple possession and personal cultivation set to become legal as the majority of existing medical cannabis…

“If there’s something we could do, and if you’re serious about pushing social equity, let’s get these things across the finish line.” By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz, New…