New York’s governor recently overhauled the Office of Cannabis Management after a less-than-promising start hounded by controversy and licensing snafus. Chris Alexander resigned Friday as the head of that office a few months early after becoming the first to be appointed to the position in September 2021. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says it’s a business the state should not have gotten into in the first place…
Assemblyman Chris Eachus of the 99th District, covering Stony Point and parts of Orange County, told “The Morning Show” last week the rollout should have been done better and more needs to be done to crack down on those continuing to sell marijuana illegally…
Governor Kathy Hochul called the marijuana rollout a “disaster” in January and ordered a 30-day review of the agency. Earlier this month, Hochul said the agency would take a “new direction” and said Alexander would step down but serve until his term expired in September.