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Join EON’s March Career & Opportunities Session!

Sign up for the upcoming Career and Opportunities Session featuring Massachusetts Cannabis leaders about jobs, entrepreneurial resources in the city of Boston, and navigating the growing cannabis industry. This virtual […]

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Join EON’s Virtual Career & Opportunity Session on Jan. 31

Sign up for this virtual session for information about open job positions and more ways to get involved in the industry!

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

Help launch the new frontier of cannabis equity in Massachusetts

After more than four years and two legislative sessions, you helped make history last year when Massachusetts legislators passed a comprehensive cannabis equity bill.

Are you ready to do it again?

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Statement from Equitable Opportunities Now! Co-Founder Shanel Lindsay regarding Cannabis Social Equity Advisory Board appointments

“Black and Brown entrepreneurs have waited far too long for an opportunity to participate in this new industry after years of criminalization have decimated their communities. We look forward to partnering with these impressive new Advisory Board members, Gov. Healey, Secretary Hao, and the Administration to ensure this new grant and loan fund program is created and administered equitably.”

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

Survey: What’s next for cannabis equity in Massachusetts?

What policy changes would make Massachusetts’ cannabis industry more accessible to people from communities most harmed by the war on drugs?

Please take a few minutes right now to fill out our 2023-2024 Legislative Agenda Policy Survey and help shape the future of our advocacy for years to come.

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Let’s Give Black this #GivingTuesday

Dear Friends, Equitable Opportunities Now! is a proudly Black- and woman-run nonprofit organization that’s been at the forefront of ensuring Black and Brown communities have a seat at the table […]

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Thinking about value this #CyberMonday

Friends, Cyber Monday is that special time of year when we open our inboxes with love in our hearts and deals on our mind — a time when we joyously […]

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Vote TODAY!

You matter — your life, your experiences, your knowledge, your opinions, and your vote! So please, if you haven’t yet: GET OUT AND VOTE today before 8 p.m. to decide […]

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Cannabis Control Commission Cannabis Social Equity Fund Policy What's Happening

Preview and join EON’s “Binder Full of Cannabis Equity Experts” (beta)

EON is compiling a “Binder Full of Cannabis Experts” that will offer appointing authorities like the Governor, Attorney General, & Treasurer a resource for a diverse range of experts on the cannabis industry and equity.

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Cannabis Social Equity Fund Policy What's Happening

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Apply to the Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund Advisory Board!

The Equity Advisory Board will consult with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (“EOHED”) as EOHED administers the Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”). A first of its kind, the Trust Fund was established to encourage the full participation in the state’s regulated marijuana industry of entrepreneurs from communities that have been disproportionately harmed by marijuana prohibition and enforcement (“ADI Communities”).