As a legal cannabis market gets ready to launch in New York, the city must figure out a way to differentiate legal shops from illegal ones, which have blossomed ever since the drug was decriminalized.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled a new tool for reigning in illegal shops. The new verification system comes in the form of a QR code capable of informing consumers whether or not the products they’re consuming are legal, and thus likely to be safer. It’ll be posted outside of legal shops.
“These tools will help to protect public health and strengthen our ability to deliver the equitable cannabis market our law envisions. We will continue to work with our partners in municipalities across the state to enforce the law and shut down illicit operators who are selling products that put New Yorkers at risk.”
Starting in the new year, the
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