A central figure in New York’s botched adult-use marijuana rollout on Thursday resigned from the state Cannabis Control Board.
Reuben McDaniel, president of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), announced his departure from the board during an Office of Cannabis Management meeting.
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He’d been criticized for a perceived conflict of interest and blamed for the state’s inability to open adult-use retail outlets.
McDaniel’s impeding departure was first reported late Wednesday by The City.
He did not explain his exit.
But in a statement issued through a DASNY spokesperson Thursday, McDaniel thanked Gov. Kathy Hochul, who appointed him in 2021, as well as his colleagues at the Office of Cannabis Management.
He also said the state would “get this right.”
In his statement, McDaniel said, in part, that “the Governor’s vision will make New York a leader in Cannabis social equity and I look
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