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Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division Releases Licensee Demographic Data for January 2022

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DENVER, Colo. - January 24, 2022 - PRESS RELEASE - The Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) released licensee demographic data for January 2022. The Division is committed to reporting information that allows the state and members of the public to understand the diversity landscape of Colorado’s Regulated Marijuana industry and measure progress on statewide social equity-related initiatives. The following tables provide additional insights into the demographics of Colorado’s commercial marijuana industry.

Regulated Marijuana License Demographic Information - January 1, 2022

Cannabis Cabinet Wildly Important Goal (WIG) FY 21-22: Promote equity, diversity, and inclusion in the marijuana industry, measured by an increase in minority-ownership of marijuana businesses from 15.2% to 16.8% by June 30, 2022.

Regulated Marijuana Business Owners
Licensee Measure Baseline 
 Data
As of January 1, 2022 GOAL
By June 30, 2022
Percentage of Minority Owners 15.2% 16.9% 16.8%

 

As of Jan. 1, 2022, there are 50 approved Social Equity licensees (4 issued in December).

 

January 1, 2022 Race/Ethnicity Data:

Employee Licenses: Approximately 39% or 16,495 Employee licenses did not disclose or their race/ethnicity is unknown. Owner Licenses: Approximately 12% or 226 Owner licenses did not disclose or their race/ethnicity is unknown. 

Race/Ethnicity Data & Percentages By License Type (Excludes the “Undisclosed/Unknown” Licenses)

License Type Asian Black Caucasian Hispanic/Latino Mixed Race Native American Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Total
Employee 371
(1.5%)
1,577
  (6.2%)
16,828
(66.5%)
4,336
(17.1%)
1,705
(6.7%)
392
(1.6%)
79
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