New York Times: Two Office of Cannabis Management officials resign

New York Times: Two Office of Cannabis Management officials resign

The New York Times reported that Governor Kathy Hochul pushed Director Felicia Reid and Deputy Counsel James Rodgers out of the Office of Cannabis Management, on Monday.

Top New York Cannabis Regulator Resigns

New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) Acting Executive Director Felicia A.B. Reid resigned on Monday at the request of Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), the Capitol Press Room reports. Reid's resignation, effective immediately, follows the eve-of-trial withdrawal of an OCM investigation into Long Island-based cannabis licensee Omnium Health. Officials had claimed the company was illegally renting its license and licensed space to unaffiliated entiti…