Minorities and people with drug arrests are supposed to have "economic empowerment" priority when it comes to getting licenses to sell recreational marijuana under the new Massachusetts state law, but local officials often ignore that, say applicants.
One woman told her sad experiences to the Massachusetts Cannabis Commission on Wednesday, explaining that she "plans to employ people who have been disproportionately impacted by marijuana enforcement," but how a town manager recently told her he doesn't care, according to MassLive.com.
A 46-year-old woman looking for a man at a campsite in the woods in Fall River while bearing what looked like a handgun told two women she came across that she was a Boston parole officer, police said.
