{"id":513718,"date":"2022-11-22T01:19:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T22:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-york-issues-first-recreational-weed-licenses-to-ex-convicts-families\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T01:19:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T22:19:40","slug":"new-york-issues-first-recreational-weed-licenses-to-ex-convicts-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-issues-first-recreational-weed-licenses-to-ex-convicts-families\/","title":{"rendered":"#New York issues first recreational weed licenses to ex-convicts, families"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e2110c149f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e2110c149f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-issues-first-recreational-weed-licenses-to-ex-convicts-families\/#%E2%80%9CNew_York_issues_first_recreational_weed_licenses_to_ex-convicts_families%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;New York issues first recreational weed licenses to ex-convicts, families&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNew_York_issues_first_recreational_weed_licenses_to_ex-convicts_families%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;New York issues first recreational weed licenses to ex-convicts, families&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Get ready for some high times in New York.<\/p>\n<p>A state board issued the Empire State\u2019s first recreational marijuana sales licenses Monday \u2014 and dozens of those who were handed the keys to the state\u2019s new legal pot\u00a0kingdom\u00a0are people with cannabis convictions on their records or their families.<\/p>\n<p>The licenses, which were <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved by the Office of Cannabis Management, come some\u00a0twenty months\u00a0after the state legalized adult-use weed \u2014 and as the smoke-filled streets of New York City are awash with\u00a0grey market unlicensed marijuana vendors.<\/p>\n<p>The state agency\u2019s board\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xx7-8Xu0eU4\">met\u00a0<\/a>in Harlem to officially dole out 36 permits, including 28 to\u00a0entrepreneurs\u00a0and eight to non-profits.\u00a0To be eligible, the licensees had to either have a pot conviction or be a family member of someone who had one, and have owned a profitable business, state officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Thirteen of the licenses were awarded to entrepreneurs with arrest records in the city. State officials did not give details on the lucky recipient\u2019s past criminal records, they all had had their records expunged.<\/p>\n<p>Roland Conner, who was among those granted a license to run his Smacked LLC in Manhattan, told The Post on Monday he was excited by the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited about it, make no qualms about that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The New York Office of Cannabis Management issued the state's first recreational marijuana sales licenses on November 21, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24739140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The New York Office of Cannabis Management issued the state\u2019s first recreational marijuana sales licenses on November 21, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Mary Altaffer, File<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Conner, who didn\u2019t elaborate on his record or the circumstances surrounding his arrest, added he had a \u201chealthy skepticism and caution\u201d moving forward as one of the first licensees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust being at the forefront of something so new and all of the things that could possibly go wrong, you just don\u2019t want to be the face that people can point to so early in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While OCM is excited to announce New York\u2019s first CAURD licensees, the office has an obligation to be transparent about challenges to our state\u2019s cannabis law.<\/p>\n<p>Due to active litigation, the office was blocked from recommending 4 Brooklyn CAURD applicants to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NYCCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NYCCB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NYS Office of Cannabis Management (@nys_cannabis) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nys_cannabis\/status\/1594745263348142080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Another new licensee, Fernando Pena, of Queens, added: \u201cI\u2019m appreciative. It\u2019s amazing. It\u2019s a great thing for New York State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The state said it had received more than 900 applications and was still planning on awarding more than 100\u00a0other\u00a0adult use licenses to business owners who had been arrested for weed in the state.<\/p>\n<p>A court ruling earlier this month delayed the board from approving dispensaries in some parts of the state, including Brooklyn and parts of upstate New York, amid a legal dispute over licensing criteria.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-feat-image-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The state issued 29 licenses to former marijuana convicts and eight to nonprofits.\" class=\"wp-image-24739246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-feat-image-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-feat-image-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-feat-image-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The state issued 29 licenses to former marijuana convicts and eight to nonprofits.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Julia Nikhinson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Still, officials said they would issue the remaining licenses as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the dispensaries are expected to open by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a monumental moment and it represents the last leg of the cannabis supply chain that requires licensure,\u201d said OCM Chair Tremaine Wright.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot long ago, the idea of New York legalizing cannabis seemed unbelievable. Now not only are we legal, not only have we legalized, but we\u2019re also building a legal adult use market with an equity-driven approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-06-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"According to state officials, eligible licensees need to have owned a successful business and either have a marijuana conviction or be a family member of a person with a pot conviction.\" class=\"wp-image-24739282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-06-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-06-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-06-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to state officials, eligible licensees need to have owned a successful business and either have a marijuana conviction or be a family member of a person with a pot conviction.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Mary Altaffer, File<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xx7-8Xu0eU4\">state agency\u2019s board met in Harlem <\/a>at 10 a.m. to officially dole out the 29 permits to ex-cons with business experience and to eight non-profits.  To be eligible, the licensees had to either have a pot conviction or be a family member of someone who had one, and have owned a profitable business, state officials said.   <\/p>\n<p>Thirteen of the licenses were awarded to entrepreneurs with arrest records in the city, with all boroughs represented except Brooklyn, where a federal court injunction had temporarily blocked the state from issuing licensure following a lawsuit contesting the process, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nys_cannabis\/status\/1594745263348142080\">officials said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>State officials did not give details on the lucky recipient\u2019s past criminal records; they all had had their records expunged. <\/p>\n<p>The injunction also applied to the northern suburbs and other parts of Upstate New York. Seven licenses were issued on Long Island. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The state is planning on issuing more than 100 more licenses for recreational marijuana sales. \" class=\"wp-image-24739327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/marijuana-license-new-york-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The state is planning on issuing more than 100 more licenses for recreational marijuana sales. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Julia Nikhinson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The state said it had received more than 900 applications and was still planning on awarding more than 100 more adult use licenses to business owners who had been arrested for weed in the state.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The \u201cmuch awaited\u201d announcements were a major step in making good on New York\u2019s cannabis prohibition and harsh Rockefeller Drug Laws, which overwhelmingly targeted men in minority communities, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe data is irrefutable. Nowhere in this country was the enforcement of cannabis prohibition weaponized more methodically against under resourced communities than right here in New York,\u201d said OCM Executive Director Christopher Alexander.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween 1980 and 2020, there were over 1.2 million marijuana arrests across the state of New York, with approximately one million of those arrests occurring within the five boroughs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf the over 400,000 statewide marijuana convictions across that same period, 54% of those convicted were black, 23% Hispanic and 21% were white.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the meeting\u2019s celebratory tone, some applicants took to the microphone to explain why they thought the process was unfair when the floor was opened to public comments.<\/p>\n<p>Potential online applicant Ronald Shuler said he felt \u201cunrepresented\u201d throughout the process and was scared to submit his information over fear of \u201closing\u201d the $2,000 fee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt it was totally overwhelming, and I felt that some of the criteria and some of the things you needed \u2026 it was like incomprehensible to me, where I come from. You know what I mean?\u201d Shuler told the board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt like it was like a process that was built to exclude me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The five member OCM board also unanimously approved 16 new cannabis cultivators and 8 processors and passed a slew of other resolutions, approving regulations that laid the groundwork for weed delivery and banned vendors from advertising to New Yorkers under the age of 21.<\/p>\n<p>As the licenses were issued, numerous businesses had taken to selling weed across New York without formal approval and also without penalty, according to law enforcement officials who said the current law does not allow them to crack down on unlicensed vendors selling a legal product.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe law, as currently written, does not provide an enforcement mechanism when an unlicensed establishment displays cannabis for sale,\u201d an NYPD spokesperson told The Post in a statement, when asked about the department\u2019s efforts to crack down on violators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe law only provides an enforcement mechanism if an actual sale is observed, and even then, the penalties are limited due to issues with the law as written.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurthermore, the state law does not provide the NYPD with a mechanism to close down unlicensed establishments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, regulators said their equity-based licensure model was the most progressive in the country. <\/p>\n<p>Officials also touted New York\u2019s two-tiered system which they said will keep the industry contained to the state while preventing well-heeled companies from establishing mini-monopolies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a momentous day, a very exciting thing to be a part of, and you know it shouldn\u2019t be lost on anyone that this \u2013 this is really the first of its kind anywhere. And, you know, we\u2019re truly leading with equity here,\u201d said board member Jen Metzger.<\/p>\n<p>The complete list of adult use cannabis licenses awarded to individuals and entities is below, according to the Office of Cannabis Management:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nube NYC LLC<\/strong> \u2013 Owned by Hector Guerrero, Naiomy Guerrero, Hector Guerrero and Jarron Parnell in the Bronx. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Carl M Anderson III<\/strong> \u2013 Owned by Carl Anderson in the Bronx.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Royal Leaf NY<\/strong> \u2013 Owned by Angell Turuseta and Emely Chavez in the Bronx.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gabbys Green LLC<\/strong>\u2013 Owned by Keith<strong> <\/strong>Dalessio in Queens.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CGG Enterprises Inc.<\/strong>\u2013 Owned by Carson Grant in Queens.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Suzanne M Furboter<\/strong> \u2013 Owned by Suzanne Furboter and Fernando Pena in Queens.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anthony Crapanzano<\/strong> \u2013 Owned by Anthony Crapanzano and Candace Lee in Queens.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smacked LLC- <\/strong>Owned by Roland Conner in Manhattan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gabriel Marin<\/strong> \u2013 Owned by Gabriel Marin in Manhattan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Planet 51 LLC <\/strong>\u2013 Owned by Nicholas Koury in Manhattan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Florisun LLC<\/strong> \u2013 Owned by Keshawn Warner, Richard Rainone, and Christopher Vianelle in Manhattan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eastern Holdings<\/strong> 88 LLC \u2013 Owned by Yan Jin Chen and Zu Rong Chen on Staten Island.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SAMJNY Holdings LLC <\/strong>\u2013 Owned by Mohamed Elgaly and Shlomo Weinstock on Staten Island.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stage One Cannabis LLC<\/strong> \u2013 Owned by Nathaniel Innes, Galina German-Innes, Sugey Mirsky, and Joshua Mirsky in the Capital Region.<\/li>\n<li><strong>D-Andrews LLC- <\/strong>Owned by Donald Andrew in the Capital Region.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Essential Fowers<\/strong>\u2013 Owned by Matthew Robinson in the Capital Region.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capital District Cannabis &amp; Wellness Inc<\/strong>. \u2013 Owned by James Frese and Pasha Adams in the Capital Region.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>William Durham \u2013 <\/strong>Owned by William Durham in the Southern Tier.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Union Chill Cannabis NY LLC<\/strong> \u2013 Owned by Joshua Canfield and Union Chill Cannabis Company LLC in the Southern Tier.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cured NY, LLC<\/strong>\u2013 Owned by Francis Russo in the Mohawk Valley Region.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brian Stark Enterprises LLC<\/strong>\u2013 Owned by Brian Stark on Long Island.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Albert D Capraro<\/strong>\u2013 Owned by Albert Capraro on Long Island.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strain Stars LLC \u2013<\/strong> Owned by Kamaldeep Singh, Tushar Mallick, Jasmin Kaur, Kamaldeep Singh, Darminder Sing, and Gurmeet Sing on Long Island.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Root 13, LLC-<\/strong> Owned by Harpreet Singh and Manjit Singh on Long Island.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Growth Industries NY, LLC- <\/strong>Owned by Daniel Connolly and GI New York, LLC on Long Island.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep it 100 LLC- <\/strong>Owned by Marquis Hayes, Christina Johnson, James Kahn and Kim Stetz<strong> <\/strong>on Long Island.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hydo Phonics<\/strong> \u2013 Owned by John Alvarez and Bryan Whalen on Long Island.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brent L Rogers- <\/strong>owned by Brent Rogers in the North Country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Non-For Profit CAURD Profiles<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Housing Works Cannabis, LLC \u2013 HOUSING WORKS<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Doe Store LLC \u2013 Doe Fund<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Urban Weeds LLC \u2013 Urban Upbound<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>CWS Holdings I, LLC \u2014 Challenge Industries<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>NYCCABUDS \u2013 Center for Community Alternatives<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kush &amp; Kemet LLC \u2013 LIFE CAMPS<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>On Point Cannabis, INC. \u2013 Broome County Urban League<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>GOTHAM CAURD \u2013 STRIVE, Inc. <\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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