Posted on Jan 15, 2023
As Missouri rolls out legal weed, regulators create a new role: chief marijuana equity officer
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The position will oversee the equity measure that legalization campaign supporters boast to be the first of its kind in the nation — a microlicense program designed to boost opportunities in the marijuana industry for businesses in disadvantaged communities.
The constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana in Missouri won voter approval in November but created a schism among social-justice activists over the question of racial and economic equity.
Some believe the new law will empower minority marijuana business owners, while others worry it will cement an already distrusted, inequitable business licensing system in place.
Much rides on who is selected for chief equity officer by the Department of Health and Human Services, the state agency tasked with overseeing the marijuana program.
The constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana in Missouri won voter approval in November but created a schism among social-justice activists over the question of racial and economic equity.
Some believe the new law will empower minority marijuana business owners, while others worry it will cement an already distrusted, inequitable business licensing system in place.
Much rides on who is selected for chief equity officer by the Department of Health and Human Services, the state agency tasked with overseeing the marijuana program.
As Missouri rolls out legal weed, regulators create a new role: chief marijuana equity officer
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."But in order for Missouri to stave off court challenges — often by white-owned businesses — against such a move, the state must conduct a “disparity study.” Pruitt said the aggregate data would serve the same purpose as a disparity study.
“Without having data, there ain’t much we can do,” Pruitt told The Independent in November. “If the state enacts [minority participation] goals without data, they sue and we lose."...
..."But in order for Missouri to stave off court challenges — often by white-owned businesses — against such a move, the state must conduct a “disparity study.” Pruitt said the aggregate data would serve the same purpose as a disparity study.
“Without having data, there ain’t much we can do,” Pruitt told The Independent in November. “If the state enacts [minority participation] goals without data, they sue and we lose."...
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