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Cannabis Social Equity Initiatives Among U.S. States With Legal Nonmedical Cannabis Retail: A Review and Recommendations.
| Τίτλος: | Cannabis Social Equity Initiatives Among U.S. States With Legal Nonmedical Cannabis Retail: A Review and Recommendations. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | LoParco CR; Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia. Electronic address: Cassidy.LoParco@gwu.edu., Speer M; Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia., Chakraborty R; Department of Health Policy and Media Engagement, School of Nursing, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia., Yang YT; Department of Health Policy and Media Engagement, School of Nursing, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia., Berg CJ; Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia; George Washington Cancer Center, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia. |
| Πηγή: | American journal of preventive medicine [Am J Prev Med] 2026 Jun; Vol. 70 (6), pp. 108218. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Dec 13. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Review |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Elsevier Science Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 8704773 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-2607 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 07493797 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Prev Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Amsterdam : Elsevier Science Original Publication: [New York, NY] : Oxford University Press, [c1985- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Commerce*/legislation & jurisprudence , Social Justice*/legislation & jurisprudence , Cannabis* , Legislation, Drug*, Licensure/legislation & jurisprudence ; Humans ; United States ; Entrepreneurship |
| Περίληψη: | Introduction: With expanding cannabis legalization, sometimes motivated by an interest in improving social justice, some states have enacted different initiatives to support social equity goals. This study described state social equity initiatives related to equitable industry entrepreneurship opportunities among disproportionately impacted communities and areas, community reinvestment, and criminal justice reform. Methods: Two coders independently identified these 3 state-level cannabis-related initiatives among the 22 states with legal and active nonmedical (recreational) cannabis retail as of December 2024 using NexisUni and state-specific legislative websites. Themes were synthesized using iterative content and thematic analysis. Results: Social equity initiatives related to cannabis licensure were present in 17 of 22 states; of these, 13 reserved a number/percentage of licenses for social equity entrepreneurs. Regarding social equity licensure eligibility, all states required majority business ownership and had criteria considering cannabis-related arrests/convictions of applicants and/or family members (n=14 of 17), residence in disproportionately impacted communities and areas (n=15 of 17), and/or applicants' income/wealth (n=9 of 17). Most states with social equity entrepreneurship initiatives provided social equity entrepreneurs with technical assistance/training (n=14 of 17) and opportunities for reduced application/licensing fees (n=10 of 17). Most states imposed cannabis sales taxes (n=15 of 22) and/or excise taxes (n=20 of 22). Ten states (n=10 of 22) distributed cannabis program revenues to substance use education/prevention/treatment; approximately one fifth (n=4 of 22) distributed funds to social equity entrepreneurship initiatives. Over two thirds of states (n=15 of 22) had cannabis-related expungements. Conclusions: Most states had cannabis-related social equity initiatives (e.g., equitable entrepreneurship support, allocation of tax revenue, expungements), which varied in terms of their licensure, resources, and participation. Future research is needed to monitor and evaluate these social equity initiatives. (Copyright © 2025 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Grant Information: | R01 DA054751 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251215 Date Completed: 20260521 Latest Revision: 20260521 |
| Update Code: | 20260522 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13113536 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.amepre.2025.108218 |
| PMID: | 41397535 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1873-2607 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.amepre.2025.108218 |