Kim Napoli, who is in her third term on the cannabis advisory board in neighboring Massachusetts as an expert in minority business development, has been watching New York’s program develop.
Napoli added that less-resourced equity applicants’ access to funds is especially crucial since cannabis is still federally illegal.
Her previous coverage spanned New York, but she also reported from Colombia, Mexico and Canada for outlets including Reuters, France 24 and the OCCRP.