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A unanimous vote by the City Council on Tuesday initiates an analysis by the city to determine what a permitting process would like if the council officially creates more licenses for dispensaries. A voter-approved ordinance in 2016 capped the number of dispensaries at 32, all of which have opened or are in the permitting process.
The city hopes to attract more “equity” owners those who have lower incomes, live in underserved parts of town or have prior criminal records tied to cannabis who qualify for assistance under the city’s cannabis equity program to attain ownership in the city’s burgeoning industry.
By Sasha Margulies, iHeart Media
Jan 14, 2021
A Sacramento cannabis equity group is calling on the city to be more transparent in awarding pot licenses.
United Core Alliance member Brandon Bolton said out of the 30 cannabis shops in the city, zero of them are Black-owned. Sacramento is currently in the process of approving ten additional licenses, which Bolton says could give Black or brown individuals the chance to set up legal cannabis shops. Officials say the process is open and fair, noting it s led by evaluators from the city manager s office who review anonymous applications as a way to avoid conflicts of interest.