Monterey supes spare sputtering Cannabis Equity Grants Program, shifts to smaller scale

by Thomas Hughes, Bay City News March 21, 2024March 21, 2024

Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant. Native to Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogenic purposes and in various traditional medicines for centuries. (Photo courtesy Drug Enforcement Agency)

A Monterey County program to ensure equity in the local commercial cannabis market is sputtering but will continue on a smaller scale.

The county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to continue the Growing Equity Together program, known as GET, despite the fact that it is currently ineligible for grants from the state’s Cannabis Equity Grants Program.

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