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Correcting Inequities

May 27, 2020 California Endowment

by Edgar Sanchez Aaron Howard obeys the rules. And now that he’s trying to get back into Sacramento’s legal cannabis sector, he has a partner in his brother Julian, a truck driver who will deliver […]

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One Woman of Color is Making History in Sacramento’s Growing Cannabis Industry

January 16, 2020 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Betty Mitchell’s uncle was a pioneer in developing medical cannabis in Arkansas. Now, Mitchell herself is being called a pioneer in Sacramento’s emerging $4-billion-a-year legal marijuana industry. Her uncle, Dr. Ulysses Hunter, […]

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Greater Sacramento Urban League Program Welcomes People of Color into Booming Cannabis Industry

January 1, 2020 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Thirteen people of color made history recently by mastering the skills to enter Sacramento’s legal cannabis industry—with the city’s blessing. The eight men and five women became the first to graduate from […]

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Sacramento Coalition Spearheads Effort to Reclassify or Reduce Cannabis Convictions

August 15, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Sherie Drawn’s life derailed after she got pulled over by Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies in 2006. According to Drawn, officers searched her car and found “maybe ½ an ounce” of medically prescribed […]

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Sacramento DHA Works to Dismiss or Reduce Cannabis-related Felonies

August 1, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ The Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance (DHA) strives to help people transition from public assistance to financial independence. More than 420,000 county residents receive services from DHA, ranging from Medi-Cal to […]

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