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Sen. Liz Miranda urges larger automatic transfers from cannabis fund to social equity programs
Summary
Sen. Liz Miranda asked the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy to report S.87 favorably, a bill that would reallocate a larger share of cannabis regulatory revenue to the Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund and related equity programs without raising taxes.
Sen. Liz Miranda asked the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy to report S.87 favorably, saying the bill would direct more of Massachusetts’ existing cannabis licensing and tax revenue toward communities harmed by the war on drugs.
Miranda, who represents nine Boston neighborhoods and said she is “home to the first Black‑owned dispensary in the entire state,” described S.87 as a way to ensure legalization “uplifts social equity businesses, and fulfills the promises we made to communities that were harmed by the war on drugs.”
The bill would reallocate existing revenue…
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