Legalized marijuana

The senate committee hearing included some frank discussion about the shortcomings of the program.

Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Office of General Services Commissioner Jeanette Moy to temporarily oversee the process after numerous bureaucratic issues largely stalled the transition to adult recreational sales.

A senate hearing this week highlighted flaws in the system, including a proliferation of thousands of illegal pot shops operating across the state.

The move could have helped the roughly 200 farmers who have obtained growing licenses from the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, which is overseeing the fledgling legal cannabis industry in New York.

The weed shops have been popping up throughout Syracuse, but none operate legally because the state has yet to fully approve any licenses.

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The chance to include the legalization of adult recreational marijuana in the state budget is fading, now that Governor Andrew Cuomo seems to be backing…

With three weeks to go until the April 1 budget deadline, and Governor Andrew Cuomo is drawing some lines in the sand on items he says need to be in the…