White Weed Entrepreneur Who Called California Social Equity Program ‘Racist’ Receives $40K Cannabis Grant
A local cannabis dispensary owner in Sonoma County, California received nearly $40,000 in social equity grant funding after a bizarre rant in which he accused the county’s social equity program of being racist. John Loe was one of twenty cannabis operators in the county who received money in early May.
What Happened: In a recent interview with SFGate the shop owner said he got the funding because he made inquiries about the program.
“I hovered over it and made sure it wasn’t racist, and because of that they were not able to be as racist as they would have liked to have been,” Loe said, even though applicants are never asked to reveal their race.
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Though the county gave him $39,687.50 in social equity funds, Loe still calls the system racist.
“It’s a racist program, I called it out for what it was,” Loe told SFGate. …