$3.5
BILLION
Estimated annual economic impact for NY State cannabis industry
94%
Of marijuana arrests by NYPD in 2020 were made up of people of color.
60K
+
Industry-related job opportunities expected.
1500
CJEI TEE PROGRAM graduates annually at scale.
New York's adult-use cannabis legalization expunged hundreds of thousands of criminal convictions for cannabis. Yet, these citizens, and their communities, disproportionately justice-harmed, are not equipped to overcome the systemic barriers to access the resulting economic opportunities to repair their lives.
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TAKING
THE INITIATIVE
OUR MISSION
CJEI is a community-based organization devoted to justice and equity.
Our mission is to empower justice-impacted communities with training and education to access economic opportunities in New York’s cannabis industry.
Our goal is to develop a skilled labor force of 1500 candidates annually coming from the communities disproportionately impacted. We strive to create a pipeline for access to related employment opportunities in & from the cannabis market.
THE TRAINING, EDUCATION, & EMPLOYMENT
(TEE) PROGRAM
A FREE comprehensive 16-week training and education certificate program that includes curriculum topics such as:
Cultivation
Workforce Protections
Retail & Sales Operations
Career Development
Opportunities
in Ancillary Industries
Entrepreneurship
“It’s really healing for me.
I trust the program.
CJEI is showing me A to Z in this industry and where I can fit with my skills from my own history.
​This is it for me.”
Aaron, Graduate 2023
JUSTICE- IMPACTED
TERRANCE COFFIE
Co-Founder,
Executive Director
JEFFREY
HOFFMAN
Co-Founder, Counsel,
CJEI Justice Lab
SEAN
FARROW
Co-Founder, Counsel,
CJEI Justice Lab
JAMIL MYRIE
Co-Founder,
Chief Operating Officer
KEVIN
FOSTER
Agency Engagement Officer
At CJEI, we are bold pioneers transforming the cannabis industry.
Meet the team.
OUR SERVANT-LEADERSHIP TEAM
THANK YOU TO OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERS
