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21redman t1_j26tkmb wrote

I've been buying my weed over the counter for a year now, does this mean one person decided to actually go through the approval process, pay the fees taxes and greased the right palms?

God NY loves to just create laws that shouldn't exist, let the free market flourish

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prontoon t1_j28zd5f wrote

No, it took the state this long to approve the licenses. Applications were submitted months ago (about 6 months). First applications go to those who were more affected by the war on drugs ie people arrested with low level possession charges. On top of the application there was a high fee to submit it. Not about greasing palms, it was about getting the system set up before they can approve/deny applications. Cannabis law takes some tome to establish from the ground up.

And the state let the "free market" flourish while they turned a mostly blind eye to all of the shops that have been selling flower, clones, dabs, edibles, only shutting down the most egregious of grey market vendors.

Hate on the state all you want, one thing they did right is their cannabis laws for home growers.

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e-lucid-8 t1_j298etu wrote

AFAIK the NY home grower laws haven't kicked in yet, have they? It was shelved until dispensaries were established, which has been pokey as hell.

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prontoon t1_j29ag5d wrote

Medical patients can grow. 18 months from yesterday everyone else can grow.

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e-lucid-8 t1_j2acnrr wrote

I read it to mean guidelines would come out within 18 months, hope you're right.

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prontoon t1_j2ae9a5 wrote

In 18 months they should have full home grow. The rules on plant counts are out so they will let everyone grow at that point.

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