When Felicia A.B. Reid, Office of Cannabis Management acting executive director, recently spoke to Long Island Association members, it was a victory lap and a moment of reckoning.
The cannabis business is booming, yet many Long Island licensees feel locked out, unable to open due to restrictive local zoning.
Reid dropped in on a meeting of the Long Island Association's Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee, which examined the progress, potential, and some problems faced by New York's legal cannabis industry.
The stop was part of the OCM's statewide "Office Hours" listening tour. She spoke after New York State reached a milestone in late 2024 when it generated $1 billion in revenue through legal cannabis sales, including nearly 300 dispensaries and more than 500 brands.
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