Seattle City Hall observers hoping to see a glimmer of good governance and rationality have reason to smile.
Last week, a unanimous vote on an amendment setting up a publicly funded equity assessment of Seattle’s cannabis industry may not have been the biggest news of the day. But it showed that council members with competing governing philosophies can put aside personal differences for the greater good.
A 2019 city report showed that none of Seattle’s existing Black-owned medical marijuana businesses were given new licenses by the state Liquor and Cannabis Board after statewide legalization in 2013. The local cannabis industry is now dominated by white ownership.
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