WHAT’S HAPPENING

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  Tell your legislators: No more equity fund delays!November 17, 2023
  Communities harmed by the war on drugs can’t afford to wait any longer! Ask your legislator to pass the cannabis equity fund technical fix today!
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  Equitable Opportunities Now Applauds New Cannabis Equity RegulationsSeptember 23, 2023
  New HCA and municipal equity rules will create new opportunities for communities harmed by the war on drugs…
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  Urgent CCC Regulatory Review Action AlertSeptember 23, 2023
  Speak out ASAP to protect municipal equity!
• Equitable Opportunities Now urges Cannabis Control Commission to take bold action to support disadvantaged businessesSeptember 8, 2023
  Advocates call for expanded local and state equitable licensing ratios & removal of medical dispensary prioritization

News & Releases

• Equitable Opportunities Now Applauds New Cannabis Equity Regulations
• Equitable Opportunities Now urges Cannabis Control Commission to take bold action to support disadvantaged businesses
• Advisory: EON to host Virtual CCC Regulatory Review Listening Session on Thurs. 7/6 at 1 p.m.
• Guest Opinion: Black And Brown Cannabis Entrepreneurs Can’t Afford To Keep Waiting | Talking Joints Memo
• Guest Opinion: Where Is Mass Cannabis Tax Revenue Going? | Talking Joints Memo
• Regulators agree to new approach on cannabis cafés | State House News Service via The Boston Globe
• Cannabis Control Commission adopts new approach to licensing social consumption sites | GBH News
• Mass. Regulators Vote To Scrap Social Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program | Talking Joints Memo
• Statement from EON Policy Co-Chair Armani White regarding CCC vote to remove social consumption pilot from regs
• Equity-Focused Nonprofit Publishes Open Letter To CCC About Social Consumption | Talking Joints Memo
• Social Consumption Pilot Program Public Comments
• Statement from Equitable Opportunities Now! Co-Founder Shanel Lindsay regarding Cannabis Social Equity Advisory Board appointments