Office of Cannabis Management to host Plattsburgh workshop

PLATTSBURGH | On Thursday, Sept. 22, the New York State Office of Cannabis Management, OCM, will host a "Get Ready, Get Set" workshop in Plattsburgh to help eligible New Yorkers prepare applications for Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) Licenses to sell cannabis in New York. The CAURD licenses are one of the cornerstones of the Seeding Opportunity Initiative, announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul in March, which ensures the first adult-use cannabis is grown by New York farmers and sold by individuals directly impacted by the overcriminalization of cannabis prohibition. The Plattsburgh event will be held at 130 Arizona Ave. at 6 p.m. Sept. 22. On Aug. 25, OCM announced that New York State had begun accepting applications for the first adult-use cannabis retail dispensary licenses. Applicants will be able to access the application portal for a CAURD license on New York State Business Express. OCM has published an interactive resource page to help. The application window will close Monday, Sept. 26. The Seeding Opportunity Initiative, announced by Gov. Hochul March 10 positions equity entrepreneurs to be the first to make adult-use cannabis sales in New York with products grown by New York farmers. Under the initiative, these initial equity-entrepreneur retail owners must meet two prongs of eligibility to qualify. First, they must have a cannabis-related conviction that occurred prior to the passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Tax Act (MRTA) on March 31, 2021, or had a parent, guardian, child, spouse, or dependent with a pre-MRTA cannabis-related conviction in the State of New York. Second, they must also have experience owning and operating a successful business in the State of New York.

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