Governor Kathy Hochul announced the next steps toward advancing social equity in New York's growing soon-to-boom cannabis industry. The governor's announcement includes the selection of Social Equity Impact Ventures, LLC, a premier minority-led investment team, to sponsor and manage the $200 million New York Social Equity Cannabis Investment Fund.
Impact Ventures, a joint venture between an entity led by NBA Hall of Famer and entrepreneur Chris Webber, who is currently an active partner in a fund for cannabis-related ventures and noted entrepreneur Lavetta Willis.
In April, New York was seeking a manager for the $200 million fund and now it has it in the form of Webber, an active partner in a fund for cannabis-related ventures along with Willis and a firm affiliated with …