New York will be the first state to offer its initial dispensary licenses solely to entrepreneurs with marijuana convictions, in a move aimed at offering an advantage to people, disproportionately in Black and brown communities, harmed by the war on drugs. What do you think?
![Diya Isaacs, Freelance Customer](/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/aamdmcvlpa0bvaqxsdlq.jpg)
“Now I’m mad the j
Diya Isaacs, Freelance Customer
![Ruben Jacobs, Unemployed](/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/a3jhkohafh8vi1oocggl.jpg)
“The five years I spent in prison for one joint were all part of my business plan.”
Ruben Jacobs, Unemployed
![Irene Mecher, Art Forger](/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/a8lejyawjyuybo66ysrp.jpg)
“So I guess people convicted for public urination will have to fend for themselves yet again.”
Irene Mecher, Art Forger