Op-ed: Illinois’ booming cannabis business is leaving people of color behind

Instead, the original medical cannabis companies, many of which have grown into multibillion dollar, predominantly white owned, multistate cannabis businesses are the big winners. They are exclusively reaping the benefits of Illinois’ record-breaking pot sales. Each day the licensing delays continue, the social equity opportunity becomes less valuable as the large, established companies continue to expand their monopolistic stranglehold on the Illinois cannabis industry, creating a growing competitive advantage.

Author: CSN