The Dixie Elixirs brand was founded over 10 years ago as a pioneer in the cannabis industry. Recently, the national conversation about racism and injustice has focused our attention to the pain the Dixie name can cause due to the historical context of the word. We stand shoulder to shoulder with the Black community, and […]
Social Equity
The Hopes of Illinois Social Equity Applicants
Editor’s Note: CBE was touched by the following essay that was sent to us the other day. We wanted to do our small part in helping those severely effected by the War on Drugs by sharing it with our readers, many of whom are working hard to right the ship by employing or working with […]
California Cannabis Equity Grants Program Provides $30 Million in Grant Funding for Local Jurisdictions
PRESS RELEASE Today, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), in partnership with the Bureau of Cannabis Control, announced $30 million in grant funding through the Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local Jurisdictions. The program focuses on the inclusion and support of individuals in California’s legal cannabis marketplace who are from communities negatively […]
Social Justice and Cannabis, Moving Beyond Lip Service
As cannabis emerges from the shadows of its illicit past, the socio-economic inequality created by decades of the “War on Drugs” stands in stark contrast to the substantial wealth being created by cannabis legalization. While no other business has been as disruptive as cannabis in terms of breaking social norms, it still struggles with along […]
Cresco Labs Launches First Industry-Defining Incubator Program for Illinois Adult-Use Market Dispensary Applicants
Program provides actionable, expert guidance to bring inclusivity to Cannabis Industry CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cresco Labs Inc. (“Cresco Labs” or the “Company”) (CSE:CL) (OTCQX:CRLBF), one of the largest vertically integrated multistate cannabis operators in the United States, announced the official kickoff of its community impact incubator program, part of its SEED (Social Equity and Educational Development) initiative, […]
ICYMI: California Cannabis Provisional Licenses Are Given New Life
By Hilary Bricken, Founder, Harris Bricken On July 1, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 97 and SB 97, which combined, extend the life and power of provisional cannabis licenses, giving much needed relief to licensees sitting on temporary licenses that were about to expire and/or that are awaiting their provisional licenses to issue in […]
Cresco Labs Launches Cannabis Industry’s First Comprehensive National Social Equity & Education Initiative
PRESS RELEASE CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cresco Labs Inc. (“Cresco Labs” or the “Company”) (CSE: CL) (OTCQX: CRLBF), one of the largest vertically integrated multistate cannabis operators in the United States, today announced the launch of its Social Equity & Educational Development (SEED) program, the cannabis industry’s first national social equity initiative promoting inclusion, expungement, equality, access and community […]
Oakland’s groundbreaking cannabis equity program showing modest results so far
Alphonso Blunt stood outside a warehouse near 66th Avenue and San Leandro Street in Oakland and gazed with satisfaction at the Coliseum across the street. Behind him, a steady stream of customers walked through the glass doors of the warehouse and into his marijuana dispensary. Nearly a year earlier, he had received his license to […]
Mass. marijuana industry is mostly corporate and white. Inside one Boston battle to change that
Second in a series As dozens of black residents packed the Mildred Avenue Community Center one night in January, it looked like an ordinary — if conspicuously well-attended — neighborhood forum. Except there was nothing ordinary about it. In attendance were three businessmen, each vying for the right to open a store in the heart […]
