Social equity programs have created 240,000 jobs for individuals throughout the U.S., and accumulated about $369 million in tax revenue so far, reports JD Supra. Based on Green Entrepreneur's analysis, experts predict jobs and cannabis business ownerships will grow to approximately one million in the next decade. Due to the increase of the business landscape, JD Supra reports … [Read more...] about The Importance of Social Equity and How one City Initiated a National Movement
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How Cannabis is Used to Discriminate Against and Disenfranchise People of Color
Cannabis has historically been used as a tool to discriminate against people of color — and the discrimination is still ongoing. Back in the 19th century, cannabis started to appear as a recreational substance that was overwhelmingly concentrated in some parts of Mexico, including prisons and soldiers’ barracks, historian Isaac Campos told Time Magazine. As a result, … [Read more...] about How Cannabis is Used to Discriminate Against and Disenfranchise People of Color
