Chicago NORML: Social Equity Licenses Just the Start

August 31, 2020 00:13:43
Chicago NORML: Social Equity Licenses Just the Start
The Botanicals Podcast
Chicago NORML: Social Equity Licenses Just the Start

Aug 31 2020 | 00:13:43

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Show Notes

Stephen Simpson, executive secretary of the cannabis advocacy group Chicago NORML, spoke with John Lothian News about the group's social equity agenda and why the imminent awarding of 75 new dispensary licenses is just one item on a long checklist.

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