

CannaBronx is a bold, multi-strategy vehicle that was founded to ensure that the communities most impacted by the war on drugs are at the forefront of realizing equity and truly benefit from this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shape New York’s cannabis industry from the ground up.
We believe in a future where the very community members who have been most impacted by the criminalization of marijuana can heal from generations of trauma and be at the front of the line to build community wealth, economic and immigrant justice, health, and beyond.
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CannaBronx believes in lifting up the voices of those most impacted in the Bronx to advocate to the city, state and federal government in developing the regulations that will inform the implementation of the emerging cannabis industry. You can find some of our recent mobilization work here:
Read this letter from a coalition of cannabis equity advocates to the New York State government sharing our assessment of what is needed to successfully and meaningfully implement the MRTA (Marihuana Regulation & Taxation Act).
Co-signers: Cannabis Social Equity Coalition - NYS, All That Jive, Inc., Cannabis Justice Equity Initiative, Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative
Read our official submitted comments to the New York State government in response to the New York State Office of Cannabis Management’s Proposed Regulations for Adult Use Cannabis.
Co-signers: TakeRoot Justice, All that Jive NYC, NYC Cannabis Industry Association, Social Equity Empowerment Network
Learn about the steps we took to collect community input and advocate for New York State to focus on social equity in the regulations associated with cannabis management.

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Learn more about who we are, our values, and the communities we’re serving:
These reports by the Pratt Institute analyze socio-economic conditions in the South Bronx. Both recommend cannabis equity as a justice-driven development strategy and lay some of the foundation for CannaBronx:

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Read about CannaBronx's work on cannabis equity in the media:
[Daily News] Bronx cannabis advocates, licensees concerned over wait for legal weed dispensaries
[The City] The Legacy Pot Seller’s Lament
[The Brian Lehrer Show] Legal Cannabis Sales Begin in NYC
[Syracuse.com] NY’s Women in Cannabis: Kavita Pawria-Sanchez
[The Hunts Point Express] Bronxites Fear Being Left Out of Legal Cannabis Industry
[Patch] New York's First Cannabis Retail Showroom Opens in The Bronx
[Syracuse.com] NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for March 10, 2023

