MJBizCon’s social fairness scholarship program returns

MJBizCon, the world’s largest hashish enterprise convention and commerce present, as soon as once more is providing scholarships for social fairness license candidates and license holders to attend the Dec. 3-6 occasion in Las Vegas.

Scholarship recipients will obtain a full convention and commerce present go, together with tickets to the Attaining Fairness in Hashish and Empowering Ladies in Hashish networking occasions.

In 2023, 35 people from a dozen states have been chosen for MJBizCon’s Social Fairness Scholarship Program, with functions evaluated by:

• BipoCann
• Minorities for Medical Marijuana
• Minority Hashish Enterprise Affiliation
• Social Fairness and Empowerment Community
• Ladies Develop

“This scholarship is a superb alternative for these seeking to elevate their information and increase their community within the hashish business,” stated Antoine Mordican, proprietor and CEO of Native Black Cultivation in Bessemer, Alabama.

“As a recipient of the 2023 Social Fairness Scholarship, I’m deeply grateful for the possibility to attach with revered people within the hashish business.”

‘Contribute positively’ to neighborhood

The 2023 scholarship winners had the chance to fulfill Martin Luther King III at MJBizCon, the place the social justice chief spoke concerning the rising pattern of unionization within the hashish business.

Kenyatta Harris, the New Mexico-based proprietor and CEO of The Folks’s Dispensary powered by Sprint For Canna supply, stated assembly MLK III was inspiring.

“I’m decided to profit from this chance to contribute positively to the neighborhood,” Harris stated.

“Your beneficiant assist has enlightened me and adjusted my perspective.”

Easy methods to apply

To be eligible for the 2024 Social Fairness Scholarship Program, candidates should be executives at plant-touching marijuana firms in one of many following classes:

• Model/manufacturing
• Cultivation
• Extraction/processing
• Retail

Candidates will likely be required to offer proof of their social fairness license or license utility; this system just isn’t open to executives of ancillary companies.

College students who’re actively enrolled in a hashish program at an accredited faculty additionally could also be thought of.

“Guaranteeing equal entry and alternatives inside this area is crucial for fostering innovation, variety and neighborhood empowerment,” stated 2023 scholarship winner Duane Harden, chief monetary officer and co-owner at BlazeXpress Weed Supply in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

BlazeXpress was awarded a provisional courier license in November 2021 and started operations in early 2023.

“The convention offered unparalleled alternatives to community, be taught, and have interaction with business leaders,” he stated.

Extra details about the 2024 Social Fairness Scholarship Program is obtainable right here.

Extra details about MJBizCon, Dec. 3-6 on the Las Vegas Conference Heart, is obtainable right here.