Rhode Island cannabis regulators announced last week that just 38% of the state’s social equity pre-applicants for new cannabis retail licenses have qualified to apply, the Rhode Island Current reports. State officials are set to issue 24 new adult-use cannabis retail licenses under the state’s 2022 cannabis legalization law, with six licenses reserved for social […]
The concept of social equity deals with justice and fairness within social policy. In the cannabis industry, social equity programs work to supply business aide to those who have been previously incarcerated for doing cannabis business. Learn about social equity in cannabis in the articles and stories below: