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Take our community outreach survey!

Your input is critical to ensuring that EON can continue to prioritize the programming and advocacy that our community values most! Please take a few minutes to share your insights […]

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Cannabis Social Equity Fund Career & Opportunity Session Event Policy State Legislation What's Happening

Cannabis equity call to action & career fair opportunity

Today’s Boston Globe article highlights the urgent need for action amongst our elected officials with a deadline just 6 days away.

Read the article below and make your calls this week- step by step guide included.

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Cannabis Social Equity Fund Policy State Legislation What's Happening

Time is running out to ensure cannabis equity is fully funded!

While the House funded the cannabis equity grant and loan fund with 20% of excess cannabis revenue, the Senate only included 10% in their bill – putting tens of millions of dollars that could support Black and brown entrepreneurs at risk!

We need your help now to make sure this vital program is fully funded by emailing and calling your state senator and representative before it’s too late!

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Cannabis Social Equity Fund Policy State Legislation What's Happening

URGENT: Ask your Local House Rep to Support Cannabis Equity

An all-white Conference Committee will negotiate key differences between House and Senate cannabis reform bills, including whether the social equity trust fund should receive the full 20% of cannabis revenues envisioned by the law and included in the House, or just the 10% allocated by the Senate.

Please take a moment right now to urge your state legislators to ask the Conference Committee to strengthen the equity provisions of the final omnibus cannabis reform bill! Here’s how to take action:

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Cannabis Social Equity Fund Municipal Licensing Equity Policy State Legislation What's Happening

URGENT: Ask your Local House Rep to Support Cannabis Equity

We need your support in contacting YOUR Massachusetts State House Representative to ask them to support the Cannabis Omnibus Bill, including Amendment 1 to H4791 that increases the % allocated to the Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund from the current proposed 15% to 20%.

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Cannabis Social Equity Fund Event Municipal Licensing Equity Policy State Legislation What's Happening

TOMORROW: Join our Rally for Cannabis Equity and Be Heard!

Please join us Thursday (4/28) at 12 p.m. for EON’s virtual Rally for Cannabis Equity!

Come hear and amplify the stories of the entrepreneurs who will be most impacted by social equity cannabis reforms and hear from our partners in government Sen. Sonia Chang Diaz, Rep. Chynah Tyler, and Cannabis Control Commissioner Nurys Camargo.

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Cannabis Social Equity Fund Municipal Licensing Equity Policy State Legislation What's Happening

Take Action in Support of Cannabis Social Equity 🍃

Good morning community, urgent action is needed this week! Please take a moment today to contact Massachusetts local Senators asking them to VOTE YES on Senate Bill 2801 this week. […]

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Career & Opportunity Session Event What's Happening

Career & Opportunities Resource Guide

It was so great to see so many folks at the EON Career & Opportunities Session this weekend at NECANN. We look forward to staying connected and creating pathways to positive impact, equitable ownership and meaningful employment in the cannabis industry. Here are some links for follow up:

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Cannabis Control Commission Policy What's Happening

Send your feedback to the Cannabis Control Commission & Other Opportunities

Today is a great day to send your input to the Cannabis Control Commission regarding updates to the designated areas of disproportionate impact. OUR COMMUNITY INPUT IS CRUCIAL FOR OUR […]

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Career & Opportunity Session Event What's Happening

Attend our first Career & Opportunities session of the year!

We are excited to share about an exclusive program for canna-preneurs, and the first Career & Opportunities session of the year !