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When Massachusetts voters legalized adult-use cannabis in 2018, the language of the ballot initiative explicitly said the benefits of the industry should go toward communities disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs. This made Massachusetts the first state to mandate equity and inclusion into the legal cannabis framework. Yet, that didn't happen in the first few years, as the overwhelming majority of marijuana business licenses went to companies with wealthy investors, some of them quite large. People of color hold 10.8% of cannabis business licenses, in a state where they comprise 29% of the population, and less than 6% of licensees meet the defintion of those impacted by the War on Drugs. The Massachusetts legislature passed a cannabis industry reform bill in May, including providing more funding for economic empowerment applicants, in order to increase diversity among business licensees.

Should the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission do more to increase equity and inclusion in the marijuana industry?
Yes (53%, 65 VOTES)
No (47%, 57 VOTES)
Poll Description

When Massachusetts voters legalized adult-use cannabis in 2018, the language of the ballot initiative explicitly said the benefits of the industry should go toward communities disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs. This made Massachusetts the first state to mandate equity and inclusion into the legal cannabis framework. Yet, that didn't happen in the first few years, as the overwhelming majority of marijuana business licenses went to companies with wealthy investors, some of them quite large. People of color hold 10.8% of cannabis business licenses, in a state where they comprise 29% of the population, and less than 6% of licensees meet the defintion of those impacted by the War on Drugs. The Massachusetts legislature passed a cannabis industry reform bill in May, including providing more funding for economic empowerment applicants, in order to increase diversity among business licensees.

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  • June 1, 2022
    49 people think 10.8% POC-owned businesses are sufficient. Atrocious.