Connecticut cannabis alliance formed to help minorities participate in the legal pot business

WSHU Public Radio Nov 24 2021 A Connecticut business incubator and the state’s largest workforce development agency have joined forces to help Black and Brown entrepreneurs join the state’s legal cannabis business. The state law that legalizes adult recreational use...

New group aims to help Black, Hispanic business owners get marijuana licenses

CT News 12 Nov 23, 2021 The state will soon begin handing out licenses for new marijuana businesses and one group wants to make sure Black and Hispanic owners are not left behind. The Alliance for Cannabis Equity aims to keep cannabis local and help inner-city...

ConnCORP, WorkPlace Team Up To Help Black And Brown Entrepreneurs “Seize” The Cannabis “Moment”

New Haven Independent. NORA GRACE-FLOOD, Nov 23, 2021 Black and Brown entrepreneurs will learn about “joint ventures” — and perhaps enter into one — with the help of a marijuana “manifesto” that’s in the works. That manifesto — a practical translation of and guide to...

ConnCORP, The WorkPlace Announce the Alliance for Cannabis Equity (ACE)

Hamden, CT [November 23, 2021] – The Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program (ConnCORP) and The WorkPlace, announced today the creation of the Alliance for Cannabis Equity (ACE) between the two organizations. ACE is being created in recognition of the...

New group aims to help Black, Hispanic business owners get marijuana licenses

News12-The Bronx Nov 23 2021 The state will soon begin handing out licenses for new marijuana businesses and one group wants to make sure Black and Hispanic owners are not left behind. The Alliance for Cannabis Equity aims to keep cannabis local and help inner-city...