Representatives from the New York State Office of Cannabis Management
are hosting a community conversation Monday in Bed-Stuy spread the
word on the up-and-coming cannabis industry.
A New York state policy has been rolled out by lawmakers, requiring New
Yorkers who were previously convicted of marijuana related offenses to be
awarded the very first batch of licenses to sell cannabis legally.
The conversation will help explain what people are entitled to and the
different pathways into the cannabis industry.
On March 31, 2021, the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act was passed
legalizing marijuana across New York.
“The bill allows for small businesses to really be
empowered and that’s what we’re trying to drag in right now. Small businesses,
people that want to get into the industry, cultivators, distributors, people
that want to do branding,” said Deputy Director of
Outreach and Campaigns, NYS Office of Cannabis Management Jason Salmon. “This is a brand-new economy and a brand-new
revenue stream for the state of New York so we are trying to focus on people
that have been disenfranchised by the criminalization of cannabis.”
Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary, also known as “CARD,” are the first dispensaries that will be opening in New York.
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