is jeremy schwartz, analyst with the san francisco office of cannabis. in order to appreciate how we got here today, it is important to consider the historical context. broadly speaking, the war on drugs was declared by the nixon administration in 1971, when the federal government promulgated the controlled substances act, creating various schedules for different drugs. currently, cannabis is a schedule 1-controlled substance, federally prohibited, despite the adult use legalization in san francisco. san franciscans voted overwhelming, 74%, in favor of proposition 64, which passed in november 2016. that not only legalized the adult-use framework, but also consolidated the medical framework that was passed as part of the compassionate use act in 1996. so although cannabis is a schedule 1-controlled substance in the last year, the f.d.a. did approve at the deal, which derives cannabis compounds to treat seizures, among other medical issues. we can see here in this next slide, when the war on drugs was declared in 1971, it led to an increase of about 400% o

is jeremy schwartz, analyst with the san francisco office of cannabis. in order to appreciate how we got here today, it is important to consider the historical context. broadly speaking, the war on drugs was declared by the nixon administration in 1971, when the federal government promulgated the controlled substances act, creating various schedules for different drugs. currently, cannabis is a schedule 1-controlled substance, federally prohibited, despite the adult use legalization in san francisco. san franciscans voted overwhelming, 74%, in favor of proposition 64, which passed in november 2016. that not only legalized the adult-use framework, but also consolidated the medical framework that was passed as part of the compassionate use act in 1996. so although cannabis is a schedule 1-controlled substance in the last year, the f.d.a. did approve at the deal, which derives cannabis compounds to treat seizures, among other medical issues. we can see here in this next slide, when the war on drugs was declared in 1971, it led to an increase of about 400% o

with that i would like to introduce my colleague jeremy schwartz. >> thank you for your time and service this afternoon. so you'll hear lots of about the equity program, which my colleague will go into more detail, but it's important to contextualize how we got here. what's the thrust of equity and why do we have it. the war on drugs broadly can be attributed to the nixon administration promulgating the controlled substances act. cannabis is a schedule 1 drug, federally prohibited, although legal for adult use in the state of california, proposition 64 passed by about 74% of san franciscan in november 2016, which consolidated both adult use and medicinal framework as part of the compassionate use act in 1996. so although it's a schedule 1 substance in the last year or so, the f.d.a. has approved a cannabis-derived compound, drug epilelix which treats seizures and other issues. president nixon declared the war on drugs in 1971. the incarceration rate jumped 81% despite similar use rates across race and ethnicity. black and brown people have disproportionately born the impact of the negati