In 2023, Coss Marte opened the first adult-use cannabis dispensary on Manhattan's Lower East Side — the same neighborhood where he once sold drugs illegally.

Coss Marte's transformation from convict to CEO embodies the shift towards social equity in the booming legal cannabis industry. Up Next: Get 5 Dark Horse Stocks Wall Street Is Quietly Loading Up On ...

A lot can change in 16 years. In 2009, a drug conviction landed Coss Marte a seven-year prison sentence. This year, Marte expects to bring in as much as $12 million selling cannabis legally. Marte ...

In 2023, Coss Marte opened the first adult-use cannabis dispensary on Manhattan's Lower East Side — the same neighborhood where he once sold drugs illegally.