But for him, the outcome contained “a seed of hope.” A compromised bill might have resulted in a form of legalization that ignored “the experiences of Black, brown, and poor people who have been catching hell as it relates to this one plant,” he says.
Among other provisions, the bill sets aside revenue to be reinvested in communities affected by the war on drugs, expunges criminal records, and builds in ways to help legacy sellers access licenses.
You can create the packaging.” For her, the opportunity afforded by legalizing weed in New York is to build an industry that gives Black and brown communities a way to profit too.
In the coming months, the company will break ground on a new cultivation facility as well as a dispensary, and it has begun preparing Shinnecock members for more than 100 anticipated jobs.