The Cannabis Education Project is the implementation partner for the Social Equity Entrepreneurs Program for the Office of County of San Diego

The Cannabis Education Project is proud to announce that we are the official implementation partner of the Social Equity Entrepreneurs Program for the County of San Diego. 

The Social Equity Entrepreneurs Program of San Diego County will help qualified applicants participate in the legal cannabis industry by providing different types of assistance to social equity applicants like expungement services, business and technical assistance, one-on-one coaching and mentoring and grant opportunities. 

The Social Equity Program contains the following social equity incentives:

• Minimum 51% social equity cannabis business ownership requirement to maintain social equity status and benefits

• 3-year head start for social equity applicants (cannabis licensing will only be open to social equity applicants for the first 3 years of the program)

• License ceiling of 25 total storefront retail licenses

• Minimum 50% of storefront retail licenses reserved for social equity applicants

• Creation of the Cannabis Oversight Community Collaborative