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Matt Hummel, chairman of Oakland's Cannabis Regulatory Commission, said it's not just about legalizing pot."When drafting these ordinances, we have to consider how pot was used as a weapon against black people," Hummel told Vice over the phone. "That's a harder job."Hummel sees the equity permits aimed to get people of color and Oakland residents with criminal convictions into ownership roles in the marijuana industry as just the tip of the iceberg."Now that we have our marching orders, we're inspired," Hummel said. The city will be hammering out what the application process looks like over the next month and part of that conversation will focus on expanding who qualifies. "I know of at least 15 police beats that should be included."
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Across the Bay, Daisy Ozim is watching Oakland's Equity Program with interest. The only person of color on the task force advising San Francisco's cannabis regulations, she plans to recommend the city implement similar priority-licensing as Oakland for communities impacted by the drug wars.For more on weed read 'A Colorado City Is Using Tax Money from Weed to Help the Homeless'
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