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Cannabis about seven, eight years ago. The Equity Program was designed to serve people like my partner mike, individuals persecuted and punished for whats now legal. A Program Designed to give those from the city a chance to stay and give back to the community, because this is our home and no one else will take care of the city the way someone who truly loves San Francisco can. I believe im a good candidate for the cannabis Oversight Committee, being a chinese american san franciscan, i can see the split within the community. I hope to educate and do the outreach necessary to introduce the com...

Commissions at the local and state level. Most recently i was appointed by Governor Newsom to his commission on the future of work, which im very honored to serve on. Were looking at a lot of issues that are very relevant to this discussion, including income inequality and how that cuts deeper into immigrant communities and communities of color. Were looking at retail and small business, versus ever consolidating capital. The internet, apps, what we call the Amazon Effect. And were looking at the role of unions and public agencies and education institutions in addressing all of these issues. I...

The idea of Retail Cannabis in their neighborhoods. I mean, everything is education. But the other most important thing is neighborhood outreach, right. My partner angel and are now on 11 different neighborhood associations in hayes valley, castro, and now in the dog patch, now on petro hill. You have to go and its one thing to say youre going to be part of the community. Its another thing to actually go, go to every meeting and hear everybody out. And, you know, i think that eases a lot of the stigma around it. I think also, you know, making places a little bit nicer, you know, not just the p...

However, our employees have always been paid with checks. We have 401 k , which is matched. Our Health Benefits are fully covered. We have vision, dental, medical. They are paid a living wage. And we also have a great deal of education that comes before they come on the floor. One thing im really proud of, because people dont stay with you forever, is when my staff leaves, having apothecary on their resume is a sign that theyve had a good Work Experience and they are ready for the professional world of cannabis. We have a very diverse staff, including people of color, lgbtq, many women that ar...

Delivery and the brick and Mortar Retailers working together. Is it possible for them not to work in opposition to each other . Youre talking about delivery versus retail . Supervisor fewer yeah. I think part of the problem right now is that even though theres regulations for delivery businesses no the to deliver into San Francisco, they still do. I think this, you know, i think thats where a large part of the problem comes between the delivery and the retail. Retail actually is given a delivery license, but a lot of them dont operate it. I think that because of the Bigger Companies that come ...