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The New Mexico city of Albuquerque has been using cannabis revenue to hand out free money to certain allegedly “marginalized” groups.
This started a year ago, when families who qualify as “marginalized” — new mothers, black women, so-called “trans” people — began receiving “monthly no-strings-attached payments,” according to Business Insider.
They started receiving payment as per a $4.02 million guaranteed basic income (GBI) plan funded in part by the sale of marijuana.
To be exact, 80 families who live “in two districts where students struggle with low academic performance” began receiving $750 monthly payments, in addition to financial counseling.
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