As someone from SoCal, and from as a PoC from a rough neighborhood affected by the war on drugs. I remember when legalization began, the law said they would have a place for for those affected by the war on drugs to get into the cannabis market. It has been the exact opposite it's still inaccessible!
In order to get the license which is like a liquor license, you have to front over $10K then if you qualify for the waiver the state will reimburse you. No one from these hoods has $10K+ lying around yo do this. Hence why the cannabis market is so white and bourgeois.
And then to read this, it just angers me.
:maybe-later-honey: "What? 10k isn't that much sweaty. That's totally affordable. Who doesn't have at least 10k saved up? Maybe you should cut down on the avocado toast, sweaty."
"we give these people food stamps and healthcare why can't they save up 10k?!"