One of New York’s largest cannabis companies, Curaleaf has a 72,000-square-foot medical marijuana growing facility in the Coeymans Industrial Park, the first of its kind in Albany County-but currently no Capital Region–based dispensaries. Vireo Health’s grow facility in Tryon Technology Park in Johnstown. Talk about higher education! Albany’s Excelsior College is now offering a six-month online graduate certificate in cannabis control, which teaches students about the impact of cannabis legalization, tax schemes and risk assessment in cannabis control (e.g. Since we still have a bit of time before reaching peak pot-leaf-peeping season in the Capital Region, Capital Region Living wanted to key you in on the basics of the local cannabis market. So don’t expect to be stocking up on Wedding Cake (a popular marijuana strain) at your favorite local dispensary anytime soon-unless you already have a medical marijuana card. At press time, nothing was stirring just yet on the rules and regs front. A State Office of Cannabis Management has already been set up-and a Cannabis Control Board is imminent-to draft and implement regulations for medical and adult-use marijuana, as well as cannabinoid hemp (or products derived from hemp that can be consumed by people), going forward. The passage of the law will not only spell an economic windfall for the State and its localities-it’s projected to rein in $350 million in annual tax revenue-but could also create 30,000-60,000 new jobs. As of that day, anyone 21 years or older now can legally possess up to three ounces of pot and 24 grams of concentrates, and eventually, New Yorkers will be able to store up to five pounds (!) of marijuana in their home. At the end of March, Governor Andrew Cuomo made New York one of 19 states to legalize adult-use cannabis (a.k.a. Nope, that’s definitely not a skunk you’re smelling in Cousin Jimmy’s backyard.
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