While state-based social equity programs like this one are designed to help people whose communities were affected by the war on drugs get started in a new and lucrative business, Illinois is the only state that explicitly gives preference to people directly affected by gun violence. Critics say such programs have not met their goal of diversifying the cannabis industry.
This is pretty pathetic, at least they call it a lottery. They make it sound like it’s easy money but the chances they get picked for the lottery are very small. Are these people ever told that they can get into an apprenticeship program in one of the trades. There’s some trades that pay very well and at some point you can be your own boss.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
This is pretty pathetic, at least they call it a lottery. They make it sound like it’s easy money but the chances they get picked for the lottery are very small. Are these people ever told that they can get into an apprenticeship program in one of the trades. There’s some trades that pay very well and at some point you can be your own boss.