Need assistance getting a cannabis business license? Schedule a Free Consultation
FRECHETTE HAS YOUR FULL FORECAST COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. NEW YORK OFFICIALS, ARE NOW ABLE TO GIVE OUT ááMORE LICENSES TO SELL RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN THE STATE. THIS FOLLOWS AN APPEALS COURT RULING YESTERDAY… ALLOWING THE STATE TO HAND OUT LICENSES IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK. WHEN DESIGNING THE NEW YORK CANNABIS MARKET… LEGISLATORS INTENTIONALLY ALLOWED THE FIRST ROUND OF LICENSES, TO GO TO THOSE WHO HAD PREVIOUS “POT CONVICTIONS.” THIS WAS TO TO GIVE THOSE IMPACTED BY “DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT”… A NEW OPPORTUNITY. GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL, PLEASED BY THE DECISION – SAYING IN PART: “FOR THE FIRST TIME, NEW YORKERS IN NEARLY EVER
Advertisement
New York officials are now able to give out more licenses to sell recreational marijuana in the state following an appeals court ruling, Tuesday.
Updated: 8:18 AM EDT Mar 29, 2023New York officials are now able to give out more licenses to sell recreational marijuana in the state.This follows an appeals court ruling Tuesday, allowing the state to hand out licenses in central and western New York.When designing the New York cannabis market, legislators intentionally allowed the first round of licenses to go to those who had previous “pot convictions.”This was to give those impacted by “drug law enforcement” a new opportunity.Gov. Kathy Hochul, who was pleased by the decision, said in part: “For the first time, New Yorkers in nearly every region of the state, will have access to safer, high-quality, adult-use cannabis products.”
This follows an appeals court ruling Tuesday, allowing the state to hand out licenses in central and western New York.
Advertisement
When designing the New York cannabis market, legislators intentionally allowed the first round of licenses to go to those who had previous “pot convictions.”
This was to give those impacted by “drug law enforcement” a new opportunity.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, who was pleased by the decision, said in part: “For the first time, New Yorkers in nearly every region of the state, will have access to safer, high-quality, adult-use cannabis products.”
