San Diego Receives Cannabis Equity Grant To Boost Local Weed Industry

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Under the initiative, California provided millions of dollars to cities throughout the state with their own cannabis equity grant programs. Last spring, officials in San Francisco announced that they had received $4.5 million from the state of California to fund its cannabis equity grant program. At long last, San Diego is receiving grant money from the state as part of a program designed to help cities bolster their local cannabis industries. But the $880,000 gift last month was the first such grant money to be awarded to San Diego. The assessment also found that nearly 70% of cannabis business license holders are white.

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At long last, San Diego is receiving grant money from the state as part of a program designed to help cities bolster their local cannabis industries.

The southern California city announced last month that it is receiving $880,000 from the Governor of California’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) as part of a statewide grant program aimed at promoting equity in the regulated marijuana market.

Under the initiative, California provided millions of dollars to cities throughout the state with their own cannabis equity grant programs.

Major cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland all got in on the grant program....

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