SOCIAL EQUITY

Jul 11 2025POLITICS

How Five States Are Trying to Fix Past Cannabis Wrongs

In the US, some states have started programs to make up for past mistakes related to cannabis. These programs focus on helping people who were hurt by old laws. They also aim to give everyone a fair chance in the new cannabis business. Five states have taken big steps. Colorado was one of the first. It created ways to help people with past cannabis convictions start...

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Jan 18 2025POLITICS

Rethinking Messages for Social Equity: How Word Choice Affects Policy Support

Messages matter when it comes to social equity. Researchers wanted to see if telling people about racial disparities in child tax credit (CTC) policies might actually hurt support for these policies. They did two experiments, one with a big bunch of people from Prolific and another with an even bigger group from SSRS. Both groups had people from different races and p...

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