how oakland levels the playing field when it comes to marijuana equity /

In 2013,Express contributor Ali Winston reported on the cruel reality of cannabis in Oakland: Though Blacks and Latinos originate up only around a quarter of the city’s population each, they accounted for nearly 90 percent of its marijuana-related arrests. Years later, or on the eve of recreational cannabis,Oakland’s City Council went ahead and passed a groundbreaking ordinance: At least half of all new pot commerce licenses must proceed to “equity applicants.”…

Source: eastbayexpress.com