Chicago’s First ‘Social Equity’ Cannabis Manufacturer Opens As Industry Diversity Lags

Cannabis Culture
By CHARLIE DE MAR, CBS NewsApr 29, 2023, 1:42 am246 pts
When marijuana was legalized more than three years ago in Illinois, state leaders sold it as a chance to repair the harm done to communities of color hit hardest by the War on Drugs. On Friday, a cannabis company became the first social equity manufacturer in the city to open its doors, but they acknowledge…

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