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Turning Over A New Leaf: Formerly Jailed Latino Embraces NY Cannabis Market And Vice Versa
Thursday, April 6, 2023 - 7:08pm | 449Fernando Peña, a former inmate at Rikers Island for marijuana possession and his wife Suzanne Furboter have obtained a license to operate a cannabis dispensary in New York under the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licensing program. This program is intended to...
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NY Gov. Hochul Announces Opening Of First Cannabis Shop Owned By Person Impacted By War On Drugs
Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 10:08pm | 568Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday the opening of the first conditional adult-use cannabis dispensary in New York State owned by an entrepreneur who was previously criminalized by cannabis prohibition. The shop will launch on Jan. 24 in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. ...