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Marijuana social equity: Seeds planted but will they grow? - New Delhi Times - India's Only International Newspaper


May 1, 2021
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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.
“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.” ....

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Marijuana social equity: Seeds planted, but will they grow?


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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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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Marijuana social equity: Seeds planted but will they grow?


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. ....

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