A New York Senate marijuana committee is holding its first meeting on Monday, with members set to hear from witnesses and discuss potential legislative solutions to the state’s ongoing cannabis legalization implementation problems.
The Senate Cannabis Subcommittee, which was established in April and is being chaired by Sen. Jeremy Cooney (D), invited members of the public to submit applications to testify at the hearing earlier this month.
“The goal of this hearing is to solicit feedback from a diverse cohort of individuals involved in the adult-use space,” Cooney said at the time. “I believe the best way to ensure we meet that target is to publicly open a request process to provide oral testimony at the hearing,” he continued, calling it “of the utmost importance for transparency and diversity of voices that we provide an opportunity for any interested to use their voice.”
Monday’s joint hearing is being held in conjunction with the chairs of the Senate Agriculture, Finance and Investigations & Government Operations Committees.
Chris Alexander, executive director of the state Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) will be among those to testify before the panels, along with other OCM officials.
Additional governmental witnesses include representatives of the Cannabis Advisory
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