Weed has been legal in New York since 2021, but the state is still working out regulating, licensing and taxing it differently than any other place — and the new system is still budding.
. It’s also impacting discussions among lawmakers who are reconsidering the state’s potency tax, as described earlier.
Do we know how strong the cannabis is from a bodega or unlicensed shop? No, because there’s no standard for testing or tracking it. The publication Hell Gate made an unscientific attempt toCan I grow my own cannabis in New York?approved by the state to use cannabis as a medical patient. People in that category are allowed to grow and possess up to six plants at home, three of them mature and three immature.
That’s because the rules and regulations around “on-site consumption” licenses, i.e. the licenses a would-be legal pot bar would need, haven’t even been created by the state’s Cannabis Control Board. The board in May approvedfor “limited retail consumption facilities,” which would be attached to existing dispensaries, but nothing yet on full-fledged, stand-alone cannabis consumption businesses.
Medical dispensaries are still open and operating; there are about a dozen in New York City, which you can find listedAnd, yes, you can still join the medical cannabis program. As of this month, 122,960 New Yorkers are registered patients. Choi of Etain said recent changes by the state means getting certified has become a simpler process for patients.
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