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Alderman raises equity concerns about cannabis grants, proposes 'Race Riot Repair Commission' to review barriers
Summary
Alderman Gregory urged the council to remove felony-based barriers from local cannabis-grant contracts, saying the language excludes people the program intends to help, and proposed creating a '19 o 8 Race Riot Repair Commission' to review and reform systems. Mayor Buscher said staff would follow up with the economic development director.
Alderman Gregory used the Jan. 6 meeting's unfinished-business period to press city staff and colleagues to remove language in cannabis-grant contracts that he said disqualifies applicants with felony records, discouraging participation from the communities the grants were intended to help.
"To have that language in there ... it does scare others off when they see those agreements," Alderman Gregory said, urging the council to…
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