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Minority-owned businesses push for Illinois cannabis equity
More than a year into the legal recreational marijuana industry in Illinois, a glaring omission remains among minority-owned businesses.
When Governor Pritzker and Springfield legislators pushed for recreational use of cannabis, they said they were doing so with an eye towards equity. Dispensaries opened statewide on Jan. 1, 2020. Yet, 15 months later, no minority-owned cannabis businesses operate in the state.
Illinois’ cannabis business accounted for $1 billion in sales in its first year of legality. However, social equity remains a work in progress.
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