As we celebrate Black History Month this February, the ever-crucial issue of social equity—programs promoting equitable ownership among marginalized groups—within the legal cannabis industry has taken ...

In the United States, less than 20 percent of legal cannabis business owners and founders are minorities. This reality, combined with the negative consequences of cannabis prohibition on minority ...

Social equity in cannabis is having a resurgent moment, with recently legalized states like New York learning from the mistakes of earlier programs and finally giving social equity its proper due.

Madison Shockley III thought opening a pot shop in Los Angeles would be a generational ticket to building wealth in his community. The city gave Shockley, who is Black, a special social equity license ...