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This article by Robert Hoban was originally published on Forbes and appears here with permission. What happens when a movement becomes an industry? That’s precisely what’s playing out every day in the commercial regulated cannabis market. It’s important to consider how the cannabis industry has a more profound burden and responsibility to social equity than other industries. meaningfully, in this burgeoning industry. Take the requirement in most early legal marijuana states that commercial cannabis growers get “married” to cannabis retailers. It’s often said that “plant people” (growers) and “people people” (sellers) do not mix. This led to tremendous disagreements and lawsuits. California’s marijuana social equity program have shown similar traits, including the “use” of people of color to obtain a license, but then have no meaningful participation. This is fertile ground for corruption and unequal treatment of individuals. Can it work? Onl ....
Image from: Twitter / @SenGianaris Just hours after New York s state lawmakers passed landmark legislation that not only legalizes recreational adult use of marijuana but also includes key equity and justice provisions, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law early Wednesday, paving the way for cannabis storefronts to start opening as early as next year. This law is the new gold standard for reform efforts nationwide. Melissa Moore, DPA A new era for marijuana justice is here. After years of hard work against long odds, New York has enacted one of the most ambitious marijuana legalization programs in the country, said Melissa Moore, New York state director of the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), in a statement late Tuesday. ....