Arizona’s social equity program created a path to entrepreneurship for individuals harmed by previous marijuana laws when the state legalized adult-use cannabis in 2021. But nearly two years since 26 social equity applicants were drawn from a lottery, existing corporate dispensaries have wielded their power to get a stake in at least half of the lucrative licenses, owning 11 of them outright.
Author Archives: Natasha Yee
Natasha Yee is a Fund for Investigative Journalism Fellow for AZCIR as part of a six month investigative reporting fellowship.