420 with CNW — California Kickstarts $20M Grant Initiative to Boost Marijuana Retail Sales
California’s Cannabis Control Department (DCC) launched a $20 million grant program to help local governments increase consumer access to legal marijuana products. The Local Jurisdiction Retail Access Grant, which is being hailed as the first program of its kind in the country, aims to give local governments the tools they need to increase access to cannabis products in marginalized areas. According to the department, the grant program will make use of current licensing and permitting procedures to create and implement marijuana retail licensing programs in regions of California where cannabis use is prevalent, but consumers have little to no access…