New York marijuana regulators on Monday approved the first round of cannabis processor licenses, as well as additional cultivators, as the state gets closer to launching adult-use sales.
Members of the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) also gave the green light to proposed laboratory and sampling regulations and approved the hiring of a policy director, John Kagia, who has worked for the marijuana industry analytics firm New Frontier Data.
BREAKING: @jkagia has been approved as our Director of Policy.
As a leading voice in cannabis, Kagia has created innovative opportunities, mitigated risks, and so much more for consumers. We are thrilled to work alongside him as we build a model cannabis market in New York. pic.twitter.com/N9h1MhINer
— NYS Office of Cannabis Management (@nys_cannabis) August 15, 2022
The board on Monday accepted 15 licenses for existing hemp businesses seeking to process marijuana and extract cannabinoids. This marks the first approvals for that adult-use license type in New York.
BREAKING: The first 15 adult-use conditional processor licenses have been approved!
For New Yorkers, this means processors can now turn cannabis plants grown by NY family farmers into products like edibles, vape carts, and oils. Excitement is an understatement!
— NYS
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