Exclusive | Medical pot pioneer rips ‘un-American’ Hochul, NY regulators for allegedly thwarting businesses: ‘Want to destroy us’

Exclusive | Medical pot pioneer rips ‘un-American’ Hochul, NY regulators for allegedly thwarting businesses: ‘Want to destroy us’

Boris Jordan, a pioneer of New York's legal marijuana sales to medical patients, has accused Gov. Kathy Hochul and state regulators of being "un-American'' for allegedly thwarting his and other such businesses.

New York Cannabis Regulation Under Fire Amid Budget Cuts, Industry Clashes, and Product Investigations - Business of Cannabis

New York State’s cannabis industry is facing renewed turmoil as budget changes, industry backlash, and a major product investigation converge to test the resilience of the troubled legal cannabis market. Following the passage of the state’s $254bn budget last week, Tremaine Wright, chair of the Cannabis Control Board (CCB), quietly saw her $229,000 annual salary cut entirely. As such, her compensation will now be in line with other unpaid state …

Medical pot pioneer rips ‘un-American’ Hochul, NY regulators for allegedly thwarting businesses: ‘Want to destroy us’ – Advertising and Donations – advertising-newsandtimes.com

Medical cannabis firms have to pony up money to the state when they want to convert one of their stores for regular adult-use sales — and that figure could hit up to a whopping $15 million for just three conversions, depending on a business’s revenue.