Growing Cannabis Equity in Seattle
Current State of Cannabis in Seattle
+ An Economic Boom
+ A Legacy of Racism
+ Poor Working Conditions
Proposed Policy Solutions
Back at the end of 2020, we began working with a broad group of community stakeholders on ways to ensure there was equity built into the cannabis industry. We met 1:1 with dozens of individuals and organizations who have a stake in ensuring equity for community in cannabis policy to address the disproportionate impact that the War on Drugs wrought on BIPOC members of our community.
We convened outside facilitation to help that broad set of stakeholders come up with a list of policy solutions to address the inherent inequity in the industry, and here are the proposed policy solutions that came out of those conversations. We have offered to the city these proposals and as the process moves forward, we will continue to engage to advocate that the policy that is passed by council is consistent with the proposals that came from community.
+ Cannabis Equity Fund and Cannabis Equity Commission
+ Expand and Automate Cannabis Felony Conviction Expungement
+ Cannabis Workforce Professionalization
+ Employment Opportunity
+ Protects Cannabis Workers
+ Funding