From the Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development:
Boston — On Monday, March 16, the Healey-Driscoll administration announced 194 grants totaling $28.8 million through the Cannabis Social Equity Grant Program, funded by the state’s Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund and administered by the Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED). The program supports Massachusetts cannabis entrepreneurs from communities that have been disproportionately harmed by marijuana prohibition and enforcement and is designed to expand equitable participation in the Commonwealth’s regulated cannabis industry.
“The Cannabis Social Equity Grant Program is about turning policy into real economic opportunity,” said Economic Development Secretary Eric Paley. “These investments support small businesses at critical stages of growth while helping communities across the Commonwealth benefit from a rapidly evolving industry.”…