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May 1, 2021 Share 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. “I felt like I was in a certain box in society,” he said. “There’s people that don’t have felonies and people that do. It makes you almost feel kind of outcast.” ....
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 Share: 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) ....
Social equity in marijuana industry still largely pipe dream THOMAS PEIPERT and MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press April 29, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 12 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 ....
1 month ago in Lifestyle, Trending 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) Photo: Associated Press By THOMAS PEIPERT and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press DENVER (AP) 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 pick up, and someone out for a walk called authorities after seeing him napping in the driver’s seat. ....