New York City’s quest to tackle cannabis legalization has been daring, innovative, and simultaneously convoluted, weakly constructed, and misleading. The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) is New York State’s governing body for legalization. Its primary focus is racial justice and social impact.
Recipients initially received provisional Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses (CAURD) in November of 2022. All were chosen by OCM. They had to meet strict regulations the state created to give back to the victims most affected
