Legalized Marijuana’s $30 billion industry arrived in Midwest in 2018 after decades of traumatic criminal marijuana laws. How do these new laws repair damage to communities? How are cannabis users effected? Amendment 3 adopted in November 2022 contained many “constitutionally-driven” deadlines for legal recreational marijuana, including automatic expungements of criminal marijuana offenses, hiring a Chief Equity Officer, microbusiness targets, educational support, and preference for communities with higher incarceration rates for marijuana offenses. Missouri marijuana sales are forecast to reach $1 Billion in 2023. Join us as panelists discuss “FOLLOW THE MONEY”, which covers cannabis business and normalization of marijuana. Abby Vivas, DHSS Chief Equity Officer Dr. Alan Green, Clergy & Missouri Minority Business Development Agency Mitch Pearson, Urban Farmer, PHI Global Farm Susan Armstrong, Moderator, Missouri Green Party