WA Social Equity gets bumping start
https://www.ganjapreneur.com/washington-social-equity-program-off-to-a-bumpy-start/ During the 2020 legislative session, the Washington State legislature passed HB 2870 , making Washington the latest state behind Massachusetts, Illinois, and California to endeavor to create social equity provisions for the cannabis industry. The legislation was inspired by cannabis social equity movements from around the country and seeks to rectify the devastating effects that the “war on drugs” has had on communities of color, particularly African Americans. Unfortunately, like other states, Washington is finding it difficult to dismantle institutional racism with the cannabis plant. The social equity task force Under the new law, Washington must establish a “Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force” (SECTF), which will make recommendations to the governor, before the state can implement any social equity provisions. Slightly delayed by the coronavirus — Gov. Jay Inslee announced the SECTF members
