Calif. Offering Social Equity Grants to Cities, Counties

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California cannabis regulators have begun accepting applications for $15M in social equity grants the state plans to award to local jurisdictions in the next year.
The grants are meant to help jurisdictions promote equity and eliminate barriers to entry into the industry for communities harmed by marijuana criminalization and the War on Drugs. The grants, which are part of the state’s 2020-21 budget, are managed by the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) and the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development . . .