The New York Cannabis Growers and Processors Association (NYCGPA), an industry association that represents farmers, processors and other businesses in cannabis, today unveiled its 2022 legislative agenda.The agenda is a comprehensive document that lays out the association’s legislative priorities as New York continues the roll-out of its adult-use cannabis market.
Key initiatives for the upcoming year include:
1. New York Cultivators First
To ensure that the goals of equity are met, the NYCGPA believes that New York based small businesses must be given the opportunity to participate in the market from the outset. When dispensaries open their doors, there will be a massive demand for product. This demand can be met by a combination of existing hemp growers and social equity cultivators, but only if these applicants are given special priority and authorized to begin cultivation with enough lead time to adequately ramp up operations ahead of the expected opening of dispensaries. Without such priority, only the 10 currently operating medical cannabis Registered Organizations will be able to meet demand – a situation that is antithetical to the goals of the MRTA.
– Read the entire article at Benzinga.
