Bay Area man who said 'white people will stand up' receives social equity grant Image Cannabis News August 6, 2024 Sonoma County Awards $40,000 to Critic of Cannabis Social Equity Program. A California county recently gave nearly $40,000 in social equity grant funding to a local business owner after he publicly attacked the county’s equity grant programs as “racist” and warned officials during a fall meeting Medical Cannabis News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs SF Gate