As cannab is legalization incrementally creeps into New York’s reality, a plethora of pot-centric offerings have launched or soon will.
As of late summer, more than 100 licensed farmers have begun cannabis cultivation for upcoming sales, expected to start in late 2022 or early 2023. The state approved its first round of processor licenses in mid-August, awarding 15 existing hemp companies to conduct the first legal THC extractions. Regulations are also taking incremental shape. The state cannabis control board approved emergency testing regulations in August, a move believed to open up the applications for testing labs.
At the same time, the unlicensed gray market continues to surge. Dispensaries have bloomed across the state. Consumption lounges are selling weed and offering smoke spots even in midtown Manhattan. Trucks are parked all over the place, selling likely untested pot to tourists and residents hard up for a better connect.
Much is left to be determined as summer 2022 winds down. The sweltering summer humidity only adds to the sweat many would-be operators feel as they wait on additional critical regulations to be announced. Julia Deviatkina is one of those operators. Though, after her experience with
