- Have you had a household income less than four (4) times the federal poverty level for three (3) of the past five (5) years?
- Do you have a previous marijuana conviction for which you've been granted expungement?
- Have you, a spouse, parent, child, sibling, or guardian been convicted of a marijuana crime?
- Have you lived, for at least three (3) of the past five (5) years, in a "community that has been disproportionately affected by the enforcement of Arizona's previous marijuana laws"?
You may have some questions about the questions the state has for you about your status of qualifying for an equity license. I'll address those I think of below. Leave a comment if you think of more because others will probably have the same question. Leaving a comment will allow you to help others while helping yourself. Plus we all get to learn from your question. Did I mention I'm building a #LearningCommunity?
What's the "federal poverty level"?
First of, it a lot lower than you think. What the government thinks' poverty probably isn't what you think it is. I believe poverty is having to work to live on a planet where the food can grow free. That ain't got nothing to do with this. According to the government, poverty depends on how many people count toward your household. Poverty for a single adult is $12,880 per year. Therefore, if you made $12,880 or less you'd be living in poverty according to the federal government. You don't have to live in the governments idea of poverty to answer "yes" to this question. You can answer "yes" to Question #1 if you made less than FOUR (4) times $12,880.
Four times $12,880 equals $52,520.
Which communities were "disproportionately affected by the enforcement of Arizona's previous marijuana laws"?
The link above will take you to a file created by the Arizona Department of Health Services. That file has all the zip codes that the state believes were disproportionately affected. The list is displayed below for convenience.
| 85006 | 85007 | 85008 |
| 85009 | 85015 | 85017 |
| 85019 | 85021 | 85031 |
| 85033 | 85034 | 85035 |
| 85040 | 85041 | 85051 |
| 85121 | 85128 | 85135 |
| 85141 | 85147 | 85256 |
| 85301 | 85321 | 85323 |
| 85337 | 85344 | 85349 |
| 85350 | 85357 | 85364 |
| 85530 | 85539 | 85542 |
| 85550 | 85551 | 85607 |
| 85620 | 85621 | 85626 |
| 85634 | 85640 | 85648 |
| 85705 | 85706 | 85713 |
| 85714 | 85746 | 85757 |
| 85911 | 85930 | 85941 |
| 86016 | 86020 | 86030 |
| 86031 | 86033 | 86034 |
| 86035 | 86036 | 86039 |
| 86042 | 86043 | 86044 |
| 86045 | 86047 | 86053 |
| 86054 | 86434 | 86502 |
| 86503 | 86504 | 86505 |
| 86506 | 86507 | 86508 |
| 86510 | 86511 | 86512 |
| 86514 | 86520 | 86535 |
| 86538 | 86540 | 86544 |
| 86545 | 86547 | 86556 |
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To start with, there are not that many differences between cannabis and marijuana. In general, both terms are used to describe the same thing. Check it here https://arizona.licenselookup.org/