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You&#8217;re not old enough to use Leafly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"hidden age-gate__loading\">Redirecting you to<span class=\"redirect-domain\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xs mt-auto\">By accessing this site, you accept<br \/>\nthe <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"tou-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/terms-of-use\">Terms of Use<\/a><br \/>\nand <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"pp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container my-xl\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col md:col-9\" id=\"article-content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-dark-green-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supernovawomen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supernova Women is a non-profit <\/a>fighting for cannabis tax amnesty for small and equity -focused cannabis businesses in Oakland, California after armed attacks the week of November 15, 2021 left them facing up to $5 million in losses. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<h2 id=\"h-real-representation-right-on-time\">Real representation, right on time<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img alt=\"Supernova women logo on black background\" class=\"wp-image-186569 has-ll lazyload\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/supernova-women-fight-for-equity-focused-cannabis-businesses-in-oakland-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/supernova-women-fight-for-equity-focused-cannabis-businesses-in-oakland-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/supernova-women-fight-for-equity-focused-cannabis-businesses-in-oakland-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/supernova-women-fight-for-equity-focused-cannabis-businesses-in-oakland-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>(Supernova Women)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supernovawomen.com\/about\/team\/amber-e-senter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amber Senter<\/a>, co-founder and executive director of Supernova Women, was at a cannabis party and noticed something that made her stop in her tracks. At the time, she was chatting with her future business partner, Nina Parks, and they both connected on the same realization: they were the only brown people at this event and this needed to be changed. <\/p>\n<p>When Senter was working at a cannabis licensing organization in Maryland a few months later, she started to pick up on a pattern:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was working in the dispensary, at ground level there were Black and brown folks all around \u2013 but that was operations so it\u2019s a little different. When we get into the higher levels like ownership, it was all white people. We see all this capital coming in and it is benefiting nothing but white people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A few conversations later between Amber, Nina, and Sunshine, all the co-Founders of Supernova, the group was created. <\/p>\n<p>Senter explained that with all the information they gathered amid the lack of ownership and representation concerning women of color in cannabis, the organization \u201dwould be so explosive that it would have a huge impact in the universe [of cannabis].\u201d Hence the name: Supernova Women.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/industry\/how-cannabiz-owners-can-shape-social-equity\" class=\"wp-block-leafly-blocks-leafly-single-inline-block leafly-inline-related-story\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"border border-deep-green-alt border-l-0 border-r-0 my-xl p-md font-bold\">\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p>How cannabiz owners can shape social equity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-fighting-for-expanded-views-on-equity\">Fighting for expanded views on equity<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supernovawomen.com\/about\/team\/whitney-beatty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whitney Beatty<\/a>, executive board member of Supernova Women, founder of Apothecarry, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/industry\/inside-the-dispensary-josephine-billies-is-officially-open\">co-founder of dispensary Josephine &amp; Billies<\/a>, challenges the mechanics of social equity. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-right\">\n<p>\u201cWe do this as a collective because it gives us more power, more reach. Not only do I want to see my business thrive, but other businesses thrive. \u201c<\/p>\n<p><cite>Whitney Beatty<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With her experience in the industry, Beatty notes that everyone has a different definition of social equity. <\/p>\n<p>She continues to say that most people think it\u2019s synonymous with programs supporting Black-owned businesses or licensure or allowing people of color to \u201cskip the line.\u201d But these narrow definitions or qualifications do not reach the heart of social equity.<\/p>\n<p>The definition of social equity should be expanded to include how legal cannabis can empower disenfranchised communities who have been directly affected by the war on drugs but don\u2019t necessarily desire to have a business in cannabis. Beatty raises great questions regarding this definition:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my opinion, my grandmother lived in a community that was disproportionately affected by the war on drugs. And she has no interest in ever having a dispensary. Does that mean she never gets social equity, does social equity not apply to her?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we look holistically at all that has happened because of the war on drugs. The people who were locked up, the people who can\u2019t get federal assistance. There are just so many pieces of the fallout there. It\u2019s so much more than skipping a spot in the license line to make that whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>On current events facing the Oakland community <\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CW1X8i3h6CL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a press release on the help that\u2019s needed now in Oakland, Senter recently said, \u201cThe cannabis industry needs tax relief. Cannabis equity businesses, in particular, need more money and resources. Small businesses and small farmers need help.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPiling on and increasing taxes and now the threat of robberies and violence is proving to be unbearable for most cannabis operators. When we are faced with targeted attacks, the effects are magnified. Our communities do not have the runway for robberies and tragedies of this kind. We need more protection, and we need more funds and resources to improve security so that we can&nbsp;protect&nbsp;ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Supernova Women is a 501c3 nonprofit empowering people of color to become sufficient shareholders in the cannabis industry. Supernova educates its base with events, panel discussions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supernovawomen.com\/webinars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">webinar series<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supernovawomen.com\/news\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blo<\/a>gs to make sure its community has a sturdy support system to thrive off of.<\/p>\n<p>With the mantra of paying it forward, Supernova continues to manifest bigger and better ways in which their mission can come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>Beatty says, \u201cI do what I do because [we] want to be out here teaching the industry how they need to be handling equity issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div id=\"author-box\" class=\"p-lg my-xxl bg-white rounded border border-light-grey elevation-low\">\n<div class=\"mb-lg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/supernova-women-fight-for-equity-focused-cannabis-businesses-in-oakland.jpg\" alt=\"Umarah Mughnee's Bio Image\" class=\"lazyload inline-block mr-md rounded-full border border-light-grey\"> <\/p>\n<p>Umarah Mughnee<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-sm\">Umarah Mughnee is a freelance writer that daylights as a digital strategist working in the advocacy and lifestyle realm. 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