Friday July 24, 2020
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Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioner Shaleen Title said in a Boston Public Radio interview that she is starting to become “embarrassed” by the state’s cannabis industry inequities along with a plan by the House to use cannabis-derived revenues for police training.
Cannabis Control Commissioner: 'I'm Starting To Become Embarrassed' By Inequities In Mass. Marijuana Industry
One other area of contention, Title noted, is a provision in the House's police reform bill that would use tax revenue from the marijuana industry to fund police training. This touched a nerve with many marijuana equity advocates.
"It struck a chord with a lot of people. I know I had a visceral reaction to it, to see an equity bill funding police before equity has been funded in many ways [in the marijuana industry]," said Title. "The chairman said earlier he was proud other states are following in our lead, and I was proud, but at this point, four years later, I'm started to becoming embarrassed, to be honest.”
https://www.siranaturals.org/cannabis-business-accelerator-program-overview-faq
https://www.ganjapreneur.com/massachusetts-cannabis-commissioner-embarrassed-by-industry-inequities/
https://filtermag.org/massachusetts-cannabis-equity-protests/
steve hoffman and shaleen title
"we need safe banking act, federal problems"
"equity bill funding police before equity was achieved
pressure needs to say on"
Shaleen Title is embarrassed by the (failure)success rate of the EE program.
" we need folks to reach out to state reps"
New York Senate Votes To Expunge Marijuana Convictions For More People
The New York Senate approved a bill that broadens the pool of people eligible to have their low-level marijuana convictions automatically expunged.
Even Anti-Weed White House Officials Admit Legalization Leads to Less Teen Pot Use.
Rates of cannabis use among children and teens have steadily declined in adult-use states. In fact, the decrease has been so significant that even the federal government has taken notice.