By law, New York’s $2 billion cannabis market is famously “equity first.”
In practical terms, that’s meant giving justice-impacted individuals and community-service nonprofits first crack at retail opportunities – and keeping that commitment despite near-constant challenges.
But legal cannabis in New York is also “health-forward.” And that’s putting itself with a unique position: Along with an equity chief, the state’s Office of Cannabis Management has a chief health officer.
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That gives Dr. June Chin, an osteopathic physician who was named to the post in July after serving on a state advisory board, a task that’s proven difficult in other markets after adult-use legalization: keeping cannabis medical.
But that’s far from her only directive, Chin explained to MJBizDaily during a recent interview.
“I would
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