The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York is opening Thursday, Dec. 29.
Housing Works Cannabis Co. is the first of dozens of recently licensed dispensaries to begin selling cannabis to the public.New York is turning a new leaf. The seeds have been planted for the Empire State to finally roll out its first legal recreational cannabis sales on Thursday.New York State Office of Cannabis Management Chief of Staff Axel Bernabe said history is being made at Housing Works Cannabis Co.
"We're putting a hiring preference to hire people who have been convicted of cannabis-related offenses," Housing Works co-founder and CEO Charles King said. "We have a whole training program to help move them up into the industry." "The industry will continue to grow from here, creating inclusive opportunity in every corner of New York State with revenues directed to our schools and revitalizing communities," Hochul said in her announcement on Dec. 21.
We're putting a hiring preference to hire people who have been convicted of cannabis-related offenses.New York is also the first place to reserve licenses for nonprofits. However, whether the licenses could affect the groups' federal tax status because pot is still illegal at the federal level is unclear.
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