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Cannabis equity end-of-session priorities: Expand medical access & equity and reject changes to license caps & CCC receivership

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Equitable Opportunities Now submitted the following letter to Massachusetts legislators expressing our deep appreciation for their support, highlighting widely-supported bills, opposing changes to license caps, and opposing putting the Cannabis Control Commission into receivership…

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Guest Opinion: Black And Brown Cannabis Entrepreneurs Can’t Afford To Keep Waiting | Talking Joints Memo

Picture of Equitable Opportunities Now team at 2022 Celebration of Equity Champions at Black Market in Roxbury. Image includes: - EON Lead Trainer Laury Lucien, - EON Programming Co-Chair Eve Marie Santana, - Cannabis Control Commissioner Nurys Camargo, - Rep. Chynah Tyler, - EON Co-Founder Shanel Lindsay, - Director of Business Strategy for the Mayor's Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Alia Hamada Forrest, - EON Co-Founder and former Commissioner Shanel Lindsay, - Former Sen. Sonia Chang Diaz, - BECMA Policy and Advocacy Lead Darien Johnson, - EON Policy Co-Chair Armani Whitr - EON Media Director Ian Powell

The investments and policy decisions we make now will have a lasting impact on whether we create a truly equitable industry.