It took a while, but marijuana dispensaries will soon be seen all over New York State.
What makes this announcement unique is that the New York State Cannabis Management Office said the first 100 retail licenses will go to those who were arrested for marijuana-related offenses and/or a marijuana-related arrest that impacted their families.
“This move is a significant signal that NY State CMO, under the leadership of Board Chair Tremaine Wright and Executive Director Chris Alexander, is taking a serious approach towards equity in New York’s marijuana market. Additionally, it is a signal to ‘big cannabis’ that the NY market will favor small businesses,” said Dais. “It is clear Gov. Hochul and Lt. Gov Benjamin support that New York State is the first state to implement a vibrant and impactful social equity program successfully.
“I don’t recall one corporate executive being stopped on Tremont Avenue and have someone going through their pocket and pulling out a joint, and then locking them up,” said Adams to reporters recently. “So they were not front in line in the perp walk, they should not be front in line and benefiting from the cannabis industry. It needs to go back in the communities that were hurt the hardest, and that is what we need to focus on.
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