Shekia Scott, the former Director of Community Outreach and Equity Programming at the state's Cannabis Control Commission. Within this position, she focused on promoting the inclusion of communities disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs, marijuana prohibition, arrests and incarceration in the adult-use marijuana industry. Shekia developed and introduced MA’s first-in-the-nation, statewide, Social Equity Program, providing technical assistance, training and opportunity for entry into the industry across four areas with additional program benefits. Additionally, she co-founded the Boston Police Camera Action Team which successfully introduced community influenced policy and outfitted BPD with body cameras. This lead to her service as Policy Director and Neighborhood Liaison for Boston City Councilor and the first African American woman President of the City Council, Andrea Campbell. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.
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