Despite the low winter temperatures and a long line, hundreds of people attended the opening of the first legal marijuana dispensary for recreational purposes in New York, after leaving in March 2021 the North American states that legalized the consumption of marijuana. dope.
This is the only store that opens while the licensing process continues, as the regulatory process took longer than expected even though the authorities had planned the opening of marijuana dispensaries at the end of the year. Meanwhile, in other countries like Canada, marijuana is already distributed through platforms like Uber.
So far, the New York State Cannabis Control Board has approved 36 licenses for Adult Conditional Use Retail Dispensaries, including 28 licenses for businesses and 8 for non-profit organizations, according to a statement issued by the New York government.
Many of the people who came to buy cannabis products at the opening of this store said that they would never have imagined that marijuana would one day be legal.
Many other consumers, on this historic day, said they were willing to wait as long as necessary. They also mentioned that from now on they will only buy marijuana in these authorized establishments.
Charles King, the executive director of Housing Works, told the EFE news agency that nearly two thousand people had already confirmed their attendance online. And he had asked potential customers to come with cash because they couldn’t accept cards yet.
According to a statement issued by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, 280 farming families already have permits to grow marijuana, which will be sold at locations run by successful entrepreneurs who have once been jailed for marijuana-related reasons. Also for those who have a relative in these circumstances and for NGOs that help individuals who have suffered inequality during the prohibition of drugs.
The executive director of Housing Work also stated that with the legalization of marijuana and the authorization of dispensaries, the sale of adulterated products as well as to minors is prevented. In addition, these stores will be paying taxes, things that do not happen with sellers without a license.
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