Recreational Marijuana legalization sponsor on N.Y. rollout

MMP News AuthorSeptember 14, 2023
It’s been more than two years since the state Legislature passed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act which legalized recreational cannabis in New York. However, since then the rollout of the retail market has been stymied by lawsuits, location issues and more. State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, who sponsored ... Read More

OCM director talks marijuana market

MMP News AuthorJuly 28, 2023
Last week, the state’s Cannabis Control Board issued 212 operating licenses for adult use cannabis dispensaries. While New York has issued 463 legal licenses across the state, there are only a handful of brick-and-mortar operations up and running. Gov. Kathy Hochul has vowed to strengthen the emerging legal market by ... Read More