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Ayr Wellness Announces Changing Legacies Expungement Series
As part of the series, Ayr has partnered with numerous not-for-profit and community organizations with expertise in social justice and legal and criminal justice reform. The company and its partners specifically designed each clinic to assist individuals in expunging cannabis and other nonviolent crimes from their records, allowing an opportunity for a fresh start.
“Despite the legalization of [medical] cannabis across 35-plus states—two-thirds of the U.S. population—the criminal justice system still grapples with a host of issues related to the war on drugs, which continues to disproportionately impact Black and Brown Americans,” said Jonathan Sandelman, founder, chairman and CEO of Ayr. “We believe it is critical to be part of the solution to these issues, addressing the harms of the past and creating opportunity for the future. The main objective of our Changing Legacies program is to create an ecosystem of support, partnership and hope for that better future. We thank our partnering organizations for making an event like this possible.”
Ayr will host these expungement events in conjunction with local community partners in multiple states across the country, including Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Illinois and Nevada. These events will serve as models for similar events going forward, expressing Ayr’s ongoing commitment to righting harms of the past and creating opportunities for the future.
Community partners play an essential role in promoting equity and fairness in cannabis in America, and Ayr is actively seeking more partnership opportunities for similar events in the future. If you are interested in collaborating with Ayr, please reach out to socialimpact@ayrwellness.com.
More information regarding Ayr’s Changing Legacies events, along with Ayr’s latest social impact activations, can be found on the Ayr Wellness Social Impact Instagram page, @ayrsocialimpact.
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