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Chicago’s First ‘Social Equity’ Cannabis Manufacturer Opens As Industry Diversity Lags

When marijuana was legalized more than three years ago in Illinois, state leaders sold it as a chance to repair the harm done to communities of color hit hardest by the War on Drugs. On Friday, a cannabis company became the first social equity manufact…

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Locked Up For Cannabis, Locked Out Of Work

Recreational use is legal in Illinois, but the state still has prisoners incarcerated for cannabis-related offenses, and those convictions prevent future work in the cannabis industry. raig Cesal was sentenced to life in prison for a cannabis offense b…