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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Tom Schuba

How an out-of-state pot firm used a shooting victim in a bid to score social equity licenses in Illinois

An activist holds up a sign during news conference outside the Thompson Center about Black and Latino social equity applicants being denied cannabis industry licenses in Illinois, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Sun-Times file photo)

As Edna Patterson recovered from being shot a second time, she started searching for a job and came across an offer on Craigslist that sounded too good to be true.

“Interested in a quick $2,000?” read an ad placed by Canna Zoned MLS, a Michigan firm seeking people who meet the social equity criteria for cannabis permits in Illinois and who could be placed on applications.

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