As we celebrate Black History Month this February, the ever-crucial issue of social equity—programs promoting equitable ownership among marginalized groups—within the legal cannabis industry has taken ...

Professor Ella L.J. Bell Smith of Dartmouth says companies must bring people of color into their executive pipelines and develop their abilities. The private sector has made various pledges regarding ...

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management Wednesday announced it was canceling the special license lottery for social equity applicants and will instead move toward a lottery next year for both ...

Ohio voters made their priorities clear when they legalized marijuana: they want a well-regulated industry that includes social equity provisions to ensure fair and broad participation. Now lawmakers ...

July 22, 2021 - We previously wrote about the federal-state divide on cannabis legalization, and the special challenges it creates for businesses trying to operate in the burgeoning state-legal ...

Over the past few years, social equity has become a critical priority for the cannabis industry. With the proliferation of cannabis legalization across the United States, there has been a concerted ...

Broken promises. Constant funding delays. Nonsensical regulations. Ask Kika Keith, owner of Gorilla Rx Wellness Co. in Leimert Park, about the many ways that California’s cannabis industry is broken ...

The Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund, designed to aid entrepreneurs from communities most affected by prohibition, now boasts over $27 million. By February 2024, the fund had received ...

The first of L.A.’s social equity dispensaries — legal weed shops whose majority owners were unduly affected by the war on drugs — started opening around the city a year ago this month. According to L ...

For those of us working to make social, economic, and environmental change in cities, it’s not hard to see the importance of disciplines like urban planning, economic development and public policy.

For years, sustainability in real estate has focused on the environment. We’ve prioritized lower emissions, better resource conservation and energy-efficient design. But the story is evolving, and the ...