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Chima Enyia, executive vice president of SEED, points to the four pillars of this Cresco Labs initiative: education, entrepreneurship, workforce development and restorative justice.
“When we talk about, the Cannabis Education Center, we’re not the first or the last to dive into social equity work,” he says.
As those colleges and universities continue to develop cannabis-related programming, the Illinois Cannabis Education Center will be a natural extension of that education.
From there, Cresco Labs plant to work with social equity applicants who scored lottery licenses in Illinois.
Beyond that, the Illinois Cannabis Education Center will also be used to host grassroots advocacy events and to provide a space for social equity organizations working on specific issues within cannabis.