When recreational marijuana was legalized in Arizona in 2020, part of the measure was aimed at helping people from communities that were disproportionately impacted by harsh marijuana laws, that is to say, often communities of color.
Two years since 26 social equity applicants were awarded to benefit communities affected by previous marijuana laws, existing dispensaries have have equity in more than half of them.
A judge and mother, a beloved bar owner, a neighborhood activist, artists, an advocate for the unhoused, a Holocaust survivor, and so many more. Here's our by no means comprehensive list of notable Arizonans we lost in 2022.