Lavetta Willis

Over a year after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) pledged $200 million to support social equity applicants in the state's burgeoning marijuana market, the fund is still pending its first investment. However, Reuben McDaniel III, DASNY's president and CEO, told Marijuana Business Daily...

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the next steps toward advancing social equity in New York's growing soon-to-boom cannabis industry. The governor's announcement includes the selection of Social Equity Impact Ventures, LLC, a premier minority-led investment team, to sponsor and manage...