Weed Retailers With Criminal Histories Were Promised a Head Start. Instead, They’re Stuck In Line.
In March Gov. Hochul announced New York was “making history” by putting people convicted of cannabis offenses first in line to legally sell pot products. Housing Works is now seizing the honor with a retail outlet opening Thursday.
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Back in March, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that people who’ve been impacted by a past cannabis-related criminal conviction would be the first to retail the substance legally in New York.
“New York State is making history, launching a first-of-its-kind approach to the cannabis industry that takes a major step forward in righting the wrongs of the past,” she said.