PUBLISHER’S LETTER

5PUBLISHER’S LETTER

7NOW WE WAIT

With appointments to the cannabis control board underway, NY’s Plan for legal cannabis is finally put in motion.

8FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REMAIN WARY OF CANNABIS INDUSTRY 11 LOCAL STUDY ON DELTA-8 SUGGESTS

THERAPEUTIC UTILITY 12 HEADSHOP HIGHLIGHT SERIES: HEADSPACE 14 CANNABIS & EQUITY IN NEW YORK STATE

Drastic action is needed for NY to achieve its goals for equity in cannabis.

18 CANNABIS HAS A PACKAGING PROBLEM 20 WHAT IS POWDERY MILDEW? 20 CORNELL HOSTS HEMP FIELD DAY 23 INTERVIEW WITH DR. PAUL RUSHTON

President & CSO at LPC Naturals

25 CANNABIS USE IN THE ELDERLY 27 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 28 WNY CANNABIS BUSINESS DIRECTORY 30 HIGHER EDUCATION

State Colleges & Universities Move to Embrace Cannabis

THE TEAM

Publisher: Geoffrey Brown Creative Director: Justin DeLuca Distribution & Advertising: Pavel Belov Graphic Design: Alex Monterville

New York’s progress legalizing cannabis for adult use over the past few months could be summarized by the phrase ‘Hurry up and wait’. Now with Kathy Hochul at the helm, and the office of cannabis management (OCM) starting to take shape, all eyes are on the State’s roll out of adult use cannabis policy.

The main issue at hand is how the State will go about supporting the success and licensing of legacy operators, minority applicants, and entrepreneurs that’ve been harmed by the war on drugs. While we look forward to seeing this come to fruition, we’re concerned by what we’ve seen happen in other States that promise equity (such as Illinois). For that reason, we’re partnering with industry stakeholders, public officials, and policy makers to host a roundtable discussion aimed at sharing ideas the State may implement that will foster the development of a truly equitable cannabis industry in New York. More details on this will be shared soon.

We’re excited to feature an article from one of NY’s cannabis thought leaders, Kaelan Castetter. Kaelan’s been named to Marijuana Venture’s top 40 under 40 and leads a specialized consultancy that’s been closely following cannabis policy development in New York for several years. Additional legislative insights in this issue include articles on cannabis and banking and a look at how the roll out of adult use is taking shape in New Jersey.

We also feature an interview with Dr. Paul Rushton, a leading plant scientist from LPC Naturals, details on a local study on delta-8-THC, and much more.

ADVISORY BOARD

Maria Janda, PharmD Terrance Bellnier, RPh, MPA

Jake Schecter, RN Phil Sneider, PhD Michael Monzillo, MS As always, thank you for reading CannaBuff magazine. For more about our publication and how we’re supporting the growth of a healthy and equitable cannabis industry in NY visit CannaBuff.com.

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