"As San Diego recovers from the pandemic and our economy builds back, we're doing everything we can to ensure that it happens equitably -- and that includes promoting equity and eliminating barriers for entry into the regulated cannabis industry,'' said Mayor Todd Gloria. "This survey will help assess how effective our current efforts are and help us design a regulatory program that creates social equity in the growing local legal cannabis sector."
The cannabis equity assessment is intended to provide a data-informed look at the historical impacts of cannabis criminalization on San Diego; evaluate potential opportunities and constraints in the current regulatory framework; and provide policy recommendations to assure equity and diversity in the emerging cannabis industry.