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The Ultimate Irony: The Winner of a Social Equity Cannabis Business License Advocates for Her Father to be Released from Prison for Cannabis-Related Charges

“Cannabis, our family’s biggest burden, has now become our family’s biggest blessing,” Says Phoenix-based cannabis entrepreneur Alicia Deals, who is fighting the justice system to bring her father home on May 30, 2023.   PHOENIX, Ariz. (May 11, 2023) — Alicia Deals, the first Black woman to operate a cannabis dispensary stemming from a license awarded …

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Arizona gives out 26 social equity marijuana licenses

PHOENIX — The wait is over for more than 1,300 hoping for one of the 26 social equity marijuana licenses.  The Arizona Department of Health Services randomly selected through SmartPlay Internationalsoftware which is used by state lottery systems to choose applicants meeting the requirements set by the state to “promote the ownership and operation of marijuana …

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What is the Status of Social Equity Licenses in Arizona?

As of Dec 15, 2021, AZDHS announced there are approximately 1,500 social equity applications that were submitted. We as a team congratulate those who were able to apply and wish you guys the best of luck! MITA-AZ.Org would thank all of our sponsors for allowing us to provide education and be a resource to all …

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Copperstate Farms Announces, “Your Bright Horizon” Social Equity Scholarship Program To Enable Cannabis Entrepreneurs

PHOENIX, Ariz. (October 22, 2021)– Copperstate Farms Management, LLC,  a vertically integrated cannabis company based in Arizona, today announced the launch of Your Bright Horizon, a new scholarship program to enable cannabis dispensary ownership for social equity license applicants. With the recent passage of Proposition 207, an additional 26 cannabis dispensary licenses were allocated for Arizona’s …

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AZDHS Launches Required Course for Social Equity Licensing

Preparing Applicants to Succeed in Running a Marijuana Business in Arizona Registration is now available for the required course designed by Arizona’s Department of Health Services to promote the ownership and operation of licensed marijuana establishments by those from communities disproportionately impacted by the enforcement of previous marijuana laws. Click below to register: https://azdhs.gov/licensing/marijuana/social-equity/index.php#training Those …

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Arizona Social Equity & Expungement Program

SOCIAL EQUITY SUMMARIZED BY Gary Smith The final Proposition 207 Social Equity Rules were released last week by the Arizona Department of Health Services (“ADHS”). You can read the rules here. The following is not meant to cover all the requirements and considerations for those interested in applying, but provides a summary of some of the most pertinent items to …

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The 411 on the Social Equity Rules

The 411 on the Social Equity Rules By: Proven Media ,  Dena Roche What you need to know before applying for a social equity license Since Arizona legalized recreational marijuana with a social equity component, MITA has been instrumental in providing social equity educational programming and helping the cannabis community understand the social equity licensing …

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Arizona Department Of Health Services First Draft of Social Equity Rules For Licensing

LEGAL ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY MAY 2021 DRAFT OF REGULATIONS ONARIZONA’S ADULT USE MARIJUANA SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM By Janet E. Jackim On May 6, 2021, the Arizona Department of Health Services published its first draft of regulations on an adult-use marijuana social equity program created by Prop 207, the Smart and Safe Arizona Act passed by an initiative …

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