All the while, cannabis storefronts flourished elsewhere in a state where medical marijuana was authorized in 1996. Now Oakland and other cities and states with legal pot are trying to make up for the toll marijuana enforcement took on minorities by giving them a better shot at joining the growing marijuana industry. Recreational pot is legal in eight states and the nation's capital. Twenty-nine states permit medical marijuana. In Ohio, a 2016 medical pot law included setting aside 15 percent of marijuana-related licenses for minority businesses.

Source: The China Post May 31, 2017 08:15 UTC