By Nastia Voynovskaya in the East Bay Express

As I reported in my March 30 cover story, "Will Oakland's Legal Weed Industry Leave People of Color Behind?," one of the significant barriers that could disproportionately prevent people of color from profiting from California's booming medical cannabis industry is a stipulation in the statewide Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (MMRSA), which Governor Jerry Brown signed into law last October.Read the full article in the East Bay Express:

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2016/04/26/rebecca-kaplan-urges-state-legislature-to-remove-cannabis-industry-restrictions-for-ex-offenders