CANNABIS CULTURE – On 9 March, the New York State’s Cannabis Control Board announced that it’s prioritizing dispensary of the first 100 cannabis licenses to applicants with past marijuana-related offenses. For ex-inmate, Coss Marte, this is a good turn of events.
Officials intend to reserve the first 100 or more retail licenses to sell marijuana in New York for people who have been convicted of related offenses, or their relatives.
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.