{"id":23018,"date":"2021-08-27T19:01:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T19:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rideoutlaw.com\/?p=23018"},"modified":"2021-08-27T22:50:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T22:50:16","slug":"marijuana-education-program-added-to-social-equity-license-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rideoutlaw.com\/es\/marijuana-education-program-added-to-social-equity-license-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana Education Program Added to Social Equity License Application"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arizona adds an education program to apply for social equity license. <\/span><\/h2>\n

A marijuana business education program has been added as a mandatory step for the process of applying for a social equity license in Arizona.<\/p>\n

The class will be offered for free by the Arizona Department of Health and Safety. This program will be required for anyone applying for one of 26 available social equity licenses. This requirement was introduced by the Smart and Safe Arizona act passed by voters last year.<\/p>\n

“They have to participate. Each principal officer and board member has to participate in the training,” said Tom Salow, a branch chief at the Department of Health Services overseeing marijuana licensing.<\/p>\n

The application period for the social equity licenses will be from Dec. 1-14. The random selection will most likely take place in early 2022, according to the DHS.<\/p>\n

The required training will be approximately two eight-hour days of content and conducted through video conferencing. A live version will take place Sept. 20-21, and a recorded session will take place Oct. 12-13. The recorded session will include a live question-and-answer period.<\/p>\n

DHS will offer its own version of \u201coffice hours\u201d for applications. The department will make experts available for questions from people who are hoping to apply for licenses.<\/p>\n

Salow said the training will go over a variety of topics that include, \u201cCorporate law, fundraising, entity formation. There\u2019s a lot of different options we will be training on.”<\/p>\n

With the social equity licenses, Arizona will have 169 licensed stores able to sell recreational marijuana. Since the state has limited the number of licenses, the demand for social equity licenses is high.<\/p>\n

To apply for the license, there is a $5,000 fee and the application needs to meet three of four different criteria. The four criteria, as defined by DHS, are:<\/p>\n