This is part of Rev Clinics’ Aspire program, which was created to grow and support marijuana businesses in Massachusetts by providing subject matter expertise and financial benefits to Economic Empowerment and Social Equity license holders.
The first pair of $100,000 grants will be distributed in the next 30 days to cannabis entrepreneurs Leah Samura, CEO and co-owner of Yamba Boutique, a store set to open in Harvard Square, and Ivelise Rivera, owner and partner of Nuestra, LLC, a store coming to East Cambridge.
“My mission is to not only open the first 100 percent local, black-owned marijuana retail store in Harvard Square, but also to help other women of color find their place in the industry,” Samura said in the release.
“Rev is proud to build a robust grant program for Cambridge’s minority-owned businesses using evidence gleaned from The Initiative’s national study as to what gets businesses open and set up for long-term success,” Keith Cooper, CEO of Revolutionary Clinics said.
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