By Skyler Frazer on Hartford Business With the first provisional license already approved, the state is continuing to see a flurry of appeals from hopeful cannabis cultivators that were denied social equity status in July. At least eight prospective social equity cultivators have filed suits against the state alleging they were wrongfully denied … [Read more...] about With eight appeals already filed from denied cannabis cultivators, state could see more before Friday deadline
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New Haven cannabis business sues Connecticut over social equity rejection
By, WSHU | By Michael Lyle Jr.CannaHealth, a medical cannabis certification company in New Haven, filed a lawsuit last week against the state Department of Consumer Protection and its Social Equity Council that oversees the rollout of Connecticut's legalized adult-use recreational cannabis industry. The company offers disadvantaged communities education about medical marijuana … [Read more...] about New Haven cannabis business sues Connecticut over social equity rejection
Social Equity Council advances 16 hopeful cannabis growers in Connecticut application process
By Brenda León On www.ctpublic.org Connecticut state regulators have been working to help residents disproportionately affected by the war on drugs gain a foothold in Connecticut’s adult-use cannabis industry. The state Department of Consumer Protection announced this week it advanced 16 out of 41 social equity applications for cultivator licenses, which were reviewed for … [Read more...] about Social Equity Council advances 16 hopeful cannabis growers in Connecticut application process
Connecticut Social Equity Council awards first commercial cannabis licenses
By: News 12 Staff on www.longisland.news12.com Connecticut's budding marijuana industry is taking a big step forward. The state provisionally awarded the first commercial cannabis licenses Tuesday. The Connecticut Social Equity Council selected 16 applicants to start large-scale growing operations. Winners haven't been publicly identified yet, but one is from Stamford and two … [Read more...] about Connecticut Social Equity Council awards first commercial cannabis licenses
Connecticut Social Equity Council to give first review to cannabis businesses hoping to serve communities of color.
By Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant On www.news.yahoo.com Connecticut officials are about to take their first look at business owners who hope to benefit Black and other underrepresented communities by setting up shop in the lucrative cannabis industry. The Social Equity Council, established to make sure the adult-use cannabis program is grown equitably and that money earned … [Read more...] about Connecticut Social Equity Council to give first review to cannabis businesses hoping to serve communities of color.
So… Who are they helping again? How a push for equity turned Detroit into a dead zone for legal weed
DETROIT — When Michigan legalized recreational marijuana, Detroit’s leaders set out to ensure that the city’s residents could share in the profits. They passed one of the nation’s most ambitious “social equity” laws, intended to help the Black and Hispanic communities that paid the steepest price from the war on drugs participate in the lucrative industry. But more than two … [Read more...] about So… Who are they helping again? How a push for equity turned Detroit into a dead zone for legal weed
