N.J.’s legal weed market still too white, state cannabis board member says
signed in 2021 gives the commission the authority, “to make decisions based on market needs and what the market demands.”
To help minorities, women, veterans, come from a low-income community or have a prior marijuana arrest, the commission’s staff review their applications ahead of other competitors.
“I believe we have the power to go slower and not necessarily roll it out in a manner that creates more market but more equitable opportunity. We can be more patient until it is a more level playing field. We can propose parity, so people can start on equal footing,” Barker said. Vice Chairman Sam Delgado cautioned they needed to be “judicious in our approach.“ The commission had approved just one majority Black-owned business applicants at the meeting, he said. Delaying the vote wouldn’t have been fair to that minority applicant.
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