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Massachusetts marijuana board eyes improvements in social equity, mentorship


James Paleologopoulos
Boston University Statehouse Program
BOSTON While lawmakers in Connecticut and Rhode Island explore ways to legalize adult-use cannabis and also ensure social equity, regulators in Massachusetts are pushing further with their own programs to enable people disadvantaged by previous marijuana laws to benefit from the economic possibilities offered by legalization.
One bill in Connecticut would create a “social equity council,” as well as a “Cannabis Equity and Innovation Account,” which would fund workforce development programs and offer grants with cash from potential cannabis excise tax revenue.
Meanwhile, a bill in Rhode Island would create a “social equity assistance fund” to provide no-interest loans to business owners affected by past cannabis prohibition laws. ....

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GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. It s Senate budget-unveiling day.
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DOWNING FOCUSES ON POLICY Ben Downing
knocked doors for Elizabeth Warren in Iowa and New Hampshire. Now he’s emulating her policy-heavy campaign in his gubernatorial bid.
Downing will unveil his second of roughly a dozen proposals today a sweeping plan to reduce poverty by overhauling the state’s approach to combating hunger and homelessness, and by growing job opportunities in 20 communities with the highest poverty rates. ....

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