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Arizona’s cannabis equity program promised opportunity. Five years later, some winners say they got burned.
Arizona’s cannabis equity program promised opportunity. Five years later, some winners say they got burned.
As recently as a few years ago, people regarded marijuana as a dangerous “gateway drug.” Today, the stigma has subsided and it is being recognized for its healing properties, and even being implemented in chef-driven, multi-course meals. “Elevations” is an educational culinary experience dreamed up by chefs Derek Upton and Jordan Savell. The intimate cannabis-infused dining experience allows guests to microdose, or ingest small doses at a time, and control their portions. “Cannabis-infused foods are...
Proposition 207 will legalize marijuana in Arizona, but without sound policy, its aspirations of empowering minority communities will go up in smoke.