NY.- More than a hundred people attended the workshop on regulations and sales of Cannabis held last weekend at the Upper Manhattanunder the auspices of Community Board 12, directed by Katherine Díaz, and the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM).
During it, the exponents stated, among other things, that the legalization of marijuana represents a shift towards a public health framework for cannabis policy.
Likewise, those 21 years of age or older may purchase and have up to three ounces of flower, 24 grams concentrate (oils, tinctures, edibles, and vaporizers), and it can be consumed in a private home or in a place of consumption authorized by the state ( currently there are none).
Home growing is legal for NY State certified medical patients and their designated caregivers, and older New Yorkers can grow six plants for personal use, three mature plants, three immature plants, and a maximum of 12 plants per home. home, even if there are three or more seniors.
They specified that the applications for licenses expired on September 26, 2022, and there are currently 903 of them. The first sales of legal cannabis in the state will benefit nonprofit organizations that serve people involved in justice or who become involved in justice themselves.
For her part, the councilor for the area, Carmen de la Rosa, said: “After its legalization and the recent opening of the first legal recreational dispensary in our city, it is important that we not be left out of the conversation around cannabis.”
“Communities like ours are often hit the hardest, often in punitive ways, and we want to make sure we are well-informed about the future and opportunities around cannabis in our communities,” he said.
Meanwhile, Isidro Medina, director of the “Washington Heights Business Improvement District” (WHBID), a non-profit that advocates to defend hundreds of small businesses, by creating a clean, safe commercial corridor and providing supplementary sanitation, marketing and embellishment, expressed that everything that is within the law will have his support.
The event was held at 530 W 166th Street, corner Audubon Avenue, (second floor).
