'We were let down tremendously:' Social equity applicants for marijuana licenses have dreams crushed by legal red tape

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'We were let down tremendously:' Social equity applicants for marijuana licenses have dreams crushed by legal red tape
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Despite promises of equity, legal red tape has crushed some businesses before they've even started.

"They sold social equity applicants a dream," said Victoria Williams of ACC Illinois.

"We were let down tremendously," Williams said."No one is successful in this industry as a social equity applicant." Williams said she is all ready to go with her business – but is not being allowed to go ahead and operate legally.

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