Cannabis in Equity

Education program:a. The activity is intended to support qualifying persons by making available educational curriculum designed to equip such qualifying persons with the capabilities to become productive contributors to the legal Cannabis economy through instruction and training. The curriculum will be delivered via the organization's website. It will primarily focus on two areas: (i) entrepreneurial skills: instruction and training pertaining to compliance, permitting, and licensing (and application therefore),and basic fundamentals of establishing, owning and operating a business; and (ii) job readiness and skills: job-specific instruction and training for individuals interested in seeking gainful employment with existing Cannabis related businesses, and information relevant to roles and opportunities in the Cannabis industry.b. The organization intends to conduct the activity by retaining or employing consultants and professionals possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise to design and deliver the educational content.c. The activity will be conducted online.d. The percentage of total time allocated to this activity is expected to be approximately 40%.e. The activity is funded through donations. Approximately 40% of the organization's overall expenses are expected to be allocated to this activity.f. The activity furthers the organization's exempt purpose of providing instruction and training to qualifying persons for the purpose of improvingor developing the capabilities, and equipping and empowering them with the requisite knowledge and skills, necessary to gain access to economic opportunities in the legal Cannabis economy.

Legal aid program:a. The activity is a legal aid program that helps qualifying persons expunge qualifying offenses in states that have legalized or decriminalized the recreational use of Cannabis. The organization will do so in two ways: (i) partnering with local, county, and state prosecutors to develop and implement technology designed to automatically clear or expunge qualifying offenses, and (ii) assist qualifying persons seeking to expunge qualifying offenses on an individual basis.b. The organization intends to conduct the activity by retaining or employing consultants and professionals possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise.c. The activity will be conducted in states that have legalized or decriminalized the recreational use of Cannabis. The organization will initially offer legal aid program services in los angeles, California, with the intention of ultimately expanding the program to other locales in California and in other jurisdictions. The organization intends to secure office space in los angeles, California for use by its staff and advisors in carrying out its charitable purposes.d. The percentage of total time allocated to this activity is expected to be approximately 60%.e. The activity is funded through donations. Approximately 60% of the organization's overall expenses are expected to be allocated to this activity.f. The activity furthers the organization's exempt purpose of providing relief to poor, distressed, or underprivileged individuals by promoting social welfare, justice, and Equity through the provision of legal aid program services to qualifying persons that, by virtue of their conviction for a qualifying offense, have been harmed by the historically uneven and disparate application of marijuana-related criminal laws prior to the legalization or decriminalization of marijuana (e.g., the conviction has undermined their ability to become productive citizens by hindering access to housing, economic, educational or other opportunities).