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Los Angeles’ cannabis equity program has failed to meet its target

Los Angeles’ cannabis equity program has failed to meet its target

The goal of Los Angeles' Cannabis Social Equity Program is "to promote equitable ownership and employment opportunities in the cannabis industry in order to decrease disparities in life outcomes for marginalized communities, and to address the disproportionate impacts of the War on Drugs in those communities.”
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 13, 2019

When California legalized recreational cannabis under the terms of Proposition 64 back in 2016, nobody would have anticipated that it would take so long for former cannabis convicts and financially restrained...

http://medicalsecrets.com/blog/bernie-sanders-petition-will-help-legalize-weed-end-war-drugs/

The Marijuana Justice Act is co-sponsored by Bernie Sanders

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 1, 2018

Bernie Sanders has announced that he will co-sponsor the Marijuana Justice Act. This is one of many pro-cannabis moves made by the Vermont senator, who went down in history when he supported legalization...

https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/bernard-noble-serving-13-years-for-two-joints-granted-parole

Cannabis convict Bernard Noble released from prison after being sentenced to 13 years for 3 grams

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 24, 2018

A man from New Orleans has been released from prison after being sentenced to 13 years for possession of just 2.8 grams of cannabis. The story has gained nationwide media attention, just like it did...

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