Marijuana social equity: Seeds planted, but will they grow?
As marijuana legalization proliferates in the U.S., social equity has been a selling point By Thomas Peipert and Michael R. Blood, Associated Press
Published: May 1, 2021, 7:55pm
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8 Photos Sarah Woodson poses for a portrait in Denver on Saturday, April 3, 2021. Woodson, the executive director of the advocacy group The Color of Cannabis, runs a 10-week business course to help students navigate Colorado s social equity application process and to connect them with marijuana industry leaders. Colorado s social equity program is aimed at correcting past wrongs from the war on drugs, which disproportionately affected minorities. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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On April 28, over 50 home healthcare workers and their supporters gathered outside of the Lower Manhattan offices of the Chinese-American Planning Committee in New York City to protest a long history of wage theft and poor working conditions, including a 24-hour workday with little rest.
The protest was primarily organized by CPC workers and the Chinese Staff and Workers Association and attended by the National Mobilization Against Sweatshops, the Democratic Socialists of America, the Workers Assembly Against Racism, the Asian American Feminist Collective, and the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
The action communicated the threefold demands of the workers: to immediately pay back stolen wages, institute 12-hour split shifts for home health workers, and to apologize to the women who have been exploited by these unfair labor practices.
Marijuana social equity: Seeds planted but will they grow?
Social equity has been a selling point for marijuana legalization in many states, but so far the goals have far outstripped realities
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Terrence Hewing was working for a package delivery company in 2007 when police approached his cargo van in suburban Denver. He was early for a pickup, and someone out for a walk called authorities after seeing him napping in the driver’s seat.
Officers found about a pound of marijuana inside the vehicle. That led to a couple of days in jail, thousands of dollars in legal fees and a felony conviction for drug possession. Hewing lost his job and, because of his criminal record, for years struggled to find housing and a stable, well-paying career.
Social equity in marijuana industry still largely pipe dream
THOMAS PEIPERT and MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press
April 29, 2021
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1of12Sarah Woodson poses for a portrait in Denver on Saturday, April 3, 2021. Woodson, the executive director of the advocacy group The Color of Cannabis, runs a 10-week business course to help students navigate Colorado s social equity application process and to connect them with marijuana industry leaders. Colorado s social equity program is aimed at correcting past wrongs from the war on drugs, which disproportionately affected minorities.Thomas Peipert/APShow MoreShow Less
2of12Michael Diaz-Rivera plays with his 2-year-old daughter Aria at a Denver park on Friday, April 23, 2021. Diaz-Rivera was pulled over in Colorado Springs, Colo. in 2006, and officers found two bags of marijuana in his car. After he was convicted of felony drug possession, he struggled to find housing, ran into hurdles while applying for f
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