NY granting cannabis licenses to people with prior marijuana-related convictions

NY granting cannabis licenses to people with prior marijuana-related convictions

Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance Kassandra Frederique breaks down why it’s so important that NY grants the first cannabis licenses to people with prior marijuana-related convictions.

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16 Comments

  1. Minecraft Mike on May 15, 2022 at 6:54 pm

    WTAF so only drunk dealers can sell drugs. NY is a mess! The drug dealers should locked up doing hard labour or never never land.
    We need real honest people selling this over the counter drug.



  2. John Monroe on May 15, 2022 at 6:57 pm

    Now when they attack subway riders they can be legally wasted.
    Great job Hokum.



  3. Hamdi ben on May 15, 2022 at 6:59 pm

    200 000 dollars for a license to begin with…



  4. John Atkins on May 15, 2022 at 7:01 pm

    So, I need to commit a crime to start a business?
    Equity fields forever…



  5. msjuicycouture22 on May 15, 2022 at 7:05 pm

    They want the sales tax! Who better than a pusher? 🤦🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️



  6. Teresa Williamson on May 15, 2022 at 7:10 pm

    " Everybody must get stoned "



  7. Luthor 4 President on May 15, 2022 at 7:10 pm

    New York is gonna stunk like a skunk.
    Now i have a REASON why i need my mask.



  8. Marshall W Gordon on May 15, 2022 at 7:19 pm

    So how does the more Act help people who have been falsely accused of marijuana and proven their cause in court???

    Copyright April 2 2022 Marshall W Gordon by Marshall W Gordon



  9. top5djs on May 15, 2022 at 7:21 pm

    Seeking investors now, I’m a cannabis grower, and if you have the capital, let’s grow. Literally



  10. hiddendragon1001 on May 15, 2022 at 7:30 pm

    This is so unfair.



  11. MARIA ALEXANDER on May 15, 2022 at 7:32 pm

    Sooo…no mention of "Gov" Hochul’s conflict of interest with her weed investments & back door deals???👎🏽🤬



  12. Godzilla on May 15, 2022 at 7:37 pm

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Wow!



  13. U and I Versus All on May 15, 2022 at 7:37 pm

    Hooray for NY.



  14. Halana Richardson on May 15, 2022 at 7:40 pm

    NOW YOU HAVE YOUR OWN DEALERS ……THE CORRUPT LEADS THE CORRUPTION…



  15. Michael Smith on May 15, 2022 at 7:43 pm

    Oh yeah, the chosen people of the Democratic Party, the convicts!



  16. CrankedEDH on May 15, 2022 at 7:53 pm

    Yup but they’re going to need 210k just to apply for the license if denied NYS returns 200k of that .
    And if your approved after your first 210k license which has a renewal cycle of 3 years , you now need funds to open a store front, open line of credit with farms/misc product providers.
    Bottom line , fat chance that your old drug dealer will be your new legal dealer. Only folks open weed shops have a line of available credit of 1mil and 300 on floating cash. Imo
    This is all to circumvent what’s gonna be said in the future you convicted us of selling weed and now you price this out while making a profit