‘Purposeful Policy’: Our VP of Public Policy, Ngiste Abebe, is a Cannabis Biz Times Cannabis Leadership Award winner! Ngiste is determined to right the wrongs of #cannabisprohibition through legislation that expands access and prioritizes #socialequity. magazine.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/cannab…

New York's medical cannabis patients have waited far too long for an affordable and accessible program. Incoming Gov. Hochul can change all that. Learn how. empirereportnewyork.com/ending-the-log…

NYMCIA President Ngiste Abebe is speaking at the njdotcom insider live panel on 9/23. Link to ticket page: events.nj.com/e/njci-fall-co…

NYMCIA on the State Office of Cannabis Management appointments.

NYMCIA supports the equitable expansion of medical licenses, which can improve MWBE access to the cannabis industry. It is key that communities that have been disproportionately harmed by prohibition now have an opportunity to benefit from legalization.

NYMCIA statement following the Cannabis Control Board’s first public meeting:

.Americans4SafeAccess gives NY's #medicalcannabis program a D for lack of patient access, affordability, & equity. We look forward to the implementation of MRTA-mandated changes that will address these & other issues. They must occur ASAP. safeaccessnow.org/new_york

.@nymedma is committed to helping create the nation's most equitable adult-use cannabis program in NY, and welcomes NYS Office of Cannabis Management approval today of an innovative & forward-thinking approach to engaging the legacy market and righting the long-standing wrongs of prohibition.

Join us on 3/22 for a webinar on Establishing a Successful Cannabis Marketplace: Best Practices for a Collaborative Approach sponsored by Brown & Weinraub Advisors, NYMCIA, Nabis- A Modern Cannabis Services Group & Metrc! RSVP for free here: bit.ly/3JFYJZg

ICYMI: Powerful message from medical cannabis patient Glenda Tyson about the need to prioritize patient access, affordability & equity, not let the medical program go without much-needed reforms and get lost as adult-use ramps up in NYS. lohud.com/story/opinion/…

There's still time to register for City & State NY's roundtable TOMORROW, 3/22 on Establishing A Successful Cannabis Marketplace, NYMCIA's own @ngiste1 will be a featured panelist. cityandstateny.com/feature/Establ…

Today at 1PM, join City & State Events, NYMCIA, Nabis- A Modern Cannabis Services Group, Metrc, and our #BrownWeinraubExperts as they provide views from the key market players on how New York will benefit from a successful cannabis marketplace! Register for free here: cityandstateny.com/feature/Establ…

FYI - Adult-use cannabis programs help to reduce the overall cost for medical cannabis patients. Now is the time to expand the medical program and make it more accessible for New Yorkers while working to build out a robust adult-use program. #medmar #MRTA

Opting into adult-use cannabis gives all communities a voice about how and where cannabis will show up in your community, including through thousands of good-paying jobs!