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A HAND UP: MICHIGAN RELEASES EQUITY PLAN

As part of its equity plan, Michigan will give discounts on licenses and application fees to qualified residents of 19 cities, including Detroit with above average poverty rates.
MLive

  • The state hopes half of the REC businesses in those cities will be owned by equity businesses, a wildly optimistic projection based on results in other jurisdictions.

More than 100 businesses and organizations urged Congress to include social equity provisions in national cannabis reform.
Marijuana Moment

  • See the full list here. By my count, multi-state plant touching businesses amount to fewer than five of the signers.