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Land Access and Opportunity Board urges lawmakers to direct cannabis revenues to community reinvestment
Summary
The Land Access and Opportunity Board told the Agriculture Committee it is prepared to administer community reinvestment from cannabis excise tax revenue, proposing down‑payment assistance, grants and programs connecting affordable housing and farmland.
Officials from the Land Access and Opportunity Board (LAOB) presented the board’s mission and a funding proposal to the Agriculture Committee on Feb. 11, 2025, asking for a role in administering community reinvestment tied to cannabis excise tax revenue.
Ornella Mata Sierra, director of advocacy and community engagement for LAOB, and a colleague identified as Jess, director of program development, described the board’s origin, mission and enabling statute: LAOB was…
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