Is Massachusetts Living Up to Its Cannabis Equity Promises?
Belatedly, recreational cannabis dispensaries are getting licensed in population hubs like Boston and Cambridge – some stores are even opening – bu...
Belatedly, recreational cannabis dispensaries are getting licensed in population hubs like Boston and Cambridge – some stores are even opening – but the journey to this moment took more than five years. Most of that time was spent implementing an equitable application process to meet the state's promise that communities disproportionately harmed by the criminalization of cannabis would have the first opportunity to benefit economically from its legalization. File photo In Boston, 52% of approved recreational dispensary licenses went to equity applicants.