This was the message of a virtual event in late April hosted by Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, during which Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, co-sponsor of the adult use legalization bill that Gov.
Rochester, which counts just over 200,000 residents, is the third-most populous city in the state of New York, following New York City and Buffalo, which Peoples-Stokes represents.
“It’s not going to be just given to you, because nobody is going to be successful in a business that’s just given to them.
Public consumption lounges provide a safe and legal space for New Yorkers “because a lot of people live in places, particularly public housing, and even in some apartment units where you’re not able to smoke anywhere,” Peoples-Stokes said.
Home cultivation, too, is often a hot topic, which New York’s adult use law will allow.
So, if you are a lawyer, wrap your skills around becoming a legal advisor to people who want to be in the marijuana business.
“People are very concerned about this because we do live in a capitalistic society.
“For at least the last four years, the existing Registered Organizations that have the dispensaries for medical marijuana have been aggressively seeking more dispensaries.