ALBANY – The state’s Cannabis Control Board has set in motion plans to allow sales of decriminalized products grown by New York farmers.
The control board approved the conditional plan subject to a public comment period, said former State Senator Jen Metzger of Rosendale, a member of the board.
“Applicants are to have had a cannabis-related offense or come from a family, or a family may have had cannabis-related offense in the past, but recognizing the harm that those convictions have had,” she said.
For those with former convictions who do not have the resources to open and operate a dispensary, the state will assist.
The board also approved a license application for hemp farmers seeking to grow adult-use cannabis this spring.
This two-pronged plan makes adult-use cannabis sales in New York possible before the end of the year, officials said.
