A state agency fell short in implementing elements of Gov. JB Pritzker’s landmark climate bill, an Illinois auditor general’s ...

LA's social equity program has been plagued by mismanaged funds and failed promises. Owner of Gorilla Rx Kika Keith poses for portrait inside of Gorilla Rx on April 23, 2025, in Los Angeles.

In many states, this reinvestment included building social equity goals directly into the cannabis business licensing and ownership process. However, several years into legalization, ...

The proposed social equity program would prioritize individuals who meet specific eligibility criteria: documented cannabis arrests or convictions, household income below 80% of the Area Median ...

A city crew plants a tree along a Chicago parkway. Among other projects, the city plans to use social bond proceeds to plant 15,000 trees. (Patrick L. Pyszka/City of Chicago) The municipal bond ...

Arizona awarded 26 new marijuana shop licenses Friday to people who qualify under a "social-equity" program approved by voters in 2020. The high-stakes drawing created dozens of potential new ...

The bill, House Bill 7178, deals specifically with what are known as equity joint ventures, which are business partnerships between well-financed cannabis operators and “social equity applicants ...

Earlier this year, 205 prospective cannabis businesses were picked at random through the state’s “social equity” lottery. Now, their work begins to enter — and change — Maryland&#… ...

Port of Portland commissioners on Monday voted to revoke a social equity policy installed in 2018. The Port is the latest group to buckle under the Trump administration’s threat of cutting ...

Minority-owned cannabis businesses are eligible for up to $500,000 apiece in grants from the Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund, a state-funded pot that redistributes 15 percent of marijuana sales ...

The lottery for social equity cannabis applicants had been set for late November, but a Ramsey County court order put it on hold. Close 🤍 Donate; Search for: Search News Open dropdown menu.

The social determinants of health equity can influence people's health outcomes more than genetic influences or access to health care. Our world is an unequal one.