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New York Regulators  Waive Fees for Struggling Cannabis Farmers, Issue More Licenses

At a New York Cannabis Control Board meeting on Friday, cannabis regulators issued more than 100 adult use business licenses as they aim to lift up legal operators and displace the persistent unregulated industry.  Board members swiftly passed a resolution to approve 45 retail dispensaries, 31 microbusinesses, 14 cultivators and 14 processors. This brings the total of adult use licenses

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New York’s Cannabis Advisory Board Urges Regulators to Seek Its Input

New York’s Cannabis Advisory Board – which is tasked, as its name suggests, with advising the state’s cannabis regulators on myriad policy issues – is urging regulators to be more inclusive.  On Tuesday, the full Advisory Board met, as did two of its subcommittees: the Cannabis Industry and Market Subcommittee, and the Community Grant Reinvestment Subcommittee.  One theme that came