The governor of New York says she’s “very fed up with how long it is taking” to expand the state’s recreational marijuana market with more licensed businesses, revealing that she recently urged regulators to “go back to the drawing board” to approve hundreds of new retailers.
Tensions are high in the Empire State, as marijuana license applicants voice frustration over delayed approvals and the abrupt cancellation of a Cannabis Control Board (CCB) meeting on Wednesday where regulators were expected to grant additional approvals.
But when Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) caught wind of the fact that the board was only prepared to sign off on three new licenses, her office intervened, she said during an event in Buffalo on Friday.
“My team got involved and said, ‘No, go back to the drawing board. Work harder. Get this done.’ And no, I’m not satisfied with the pace,” she said, as Spectrum News 1 reported.
She said that applicants who are still waiting for the board’s sign-off are “absolutely right” to be frustrated.
“I’ll tell you right now, I’m very fed up with how long it is taking to get these approvals,” Hochul said. However, she acknowledged that regulators are not entirely at
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