{"id":1947,"date":"2021-10-23T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/wp-home\/?p=182545"},"modified":"2021-10-23T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-23T04:00:00","slug":"new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=1947","title":{"rendered":"New York will soon allow homegrown medical cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <title>New York will soon allow homegrown medical cannabis &#8211; Leafly<\/title>     <!-- This is Index Exchange, a script\/\/3rd-party integration that interjects GAM. It needs to be 'ahead' of GTM in the DOM, which comes from Cephalopod. GTM loads GAM. 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You&#8217;re not old enough to use Leafly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"hidden age-gate__loading\">Redirecting you to<span class=\"redirect-domain\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xs mt-auto\">By accessing this site, you accept<br \/>\nthe <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"tou-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/terms-of-use\">Terms of Use<\/a><br \/>\nand <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"pp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container my-xl\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col md:col-9\" id=\"article-content\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">On Thursday, New York\u2019s Cannabis Control Board <a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2021\/10\/cannabis_control_board_public_meeting_notice10212021v3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">met<\/a> to propose new regulations that allow licensed residents to cultivate marijuana in their homes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The issued changes are now open to a public commentary board for the next 60 days. If there is no valid opposition from the public, the board will finalize the language of the law and move forward.<\/p>\n<p>This is the latest progression in the state\u2019s new Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. The law legalized recreational marijuana in New York <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/politics\/new-york-becomes-17th-state-to-legalize-marijuana-weed-is-legal-in-ny-starting-today\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in March<\/a>, and it also granted permission for home growers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eager medical cultivators have been waiting more than six months for the board\u2019s green light to start. Once the regulations are final, they can grow indoors and outdoors \u201cfor therapeutic use.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Growers will accept the legal duty \u201cto take reasonable measures to ensure that cannabis plants, and any cannabis cultivated from such plants, is not readily accessible to anyone under the age of 21.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Remember, this is medical only. Recreational consumers will still have to wait to grow until adult use laws go into affect in the coming months.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" alt class=\"wp-image-182554 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis.png,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis.png,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis.png,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis.png,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>A slide from New York CCB\u2019s meeting on home cultivation. (Courtesy of New York Cannabis Control Board)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-slow-progress-for-the-empire-state\">Slow progress for the Empire State<\/h2>\n<p>Medical cannabis has been legal in New York since 2014, but it\u2019s still difficult to access compared to other states.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpp.org\/issues\/medical-marijuana\/state-by-state-medical-marijuana-laws\/medical-marijuana-patient-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to the Marijuana Policy Project<\/a>, only .78% of New Yorkers have a medical card. Neighboring Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massachusetts have all managed to get over one percent of residents licensed medically.<\/p>\n<p>New York\u2019s lack of medical penetration is even more dramatic compared to Florida (2.6%), which has a similar population. Even Oklahoma (9.6%) has managed to register over ten times more of its population than New York has in half as many years.<\/p>\n<p>The New Yorkers that are able to secure a medical card are still limited by high prices, which are rarely covered by insurance. Patients are also faced with $50-$200 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/industry\/why-is-new-yorks-medical-marijuana-program-insanely-expensive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">renewal fees<\/a> for their card and patient recommendation each year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" alt=\"New York Gov. Cuomo, once a supporter of cannabis legalization, now has become an obstacle.\" class=\"wp-image-106214 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Former-Gov. Cuomo went from legalization advocate to serious obstacle. (Mary Altaffer\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-quick-action-from-the-new-governor\">Quick action from the new governor<\/h2>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul has been swift with cannabis reform since taking over for former-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo never appointed the state\u2019s Cannabis Control Board, despite a six-month deadline from the MRTA that passed in September. Now that implementation of MRTA is no longer moving in slow-mo, Gov. Hochul is getting big kudos from the cannabis community.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"photograph of New York Governor Kathy Hochul holding a microphone\" class=\"wp-image-175179 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has worked quickly to make marijuana legalization a success in New York State. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI applaud Governor [Kathy] Hochul, the Cannabis Control Board and the entire team at the Office of Cannabis Management for swiftly addressing this long-standing issue.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u2013 NY State Sen. Diane Savino, regarding the new homegrow regulations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/ny-legislature-confirms-two-black-leaders-new-cannabis-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently appointed<\/a> board already held its <a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2021\/10\/cannabis_control_board_public_meeting_notice10212021v3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">second meeting<\/a> on Thursday and continues to push the new regulations forward. The CCB also discussed cannabis-related expungements in the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Slides from the meeting read, \u201cThere have been 45 expungements for cases related to marijuana possession, though most remain \u201cunder custody or supervision for additional crimes. <\/p>\n<p>Another slide explained, \u201cApproximately 203,000 marijuana related charges are presently being suppressed from background searches and in process to be sealed or expunged\u2026 This will add to the approximately 198,000 sealing accomplished as part of the first round of marijuana expungements for the 2019 expungement legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" alt class=\"wp-image-182553 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis-1.png,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis-1.png,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis-1.png,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/new-york-will-soon-allow-homegrown-medical-cannabis-1.png,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>New York\u2019s CCB discussed mass expungements at recent meeting. (Courtesy of New York Cannabis Control Board)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cannabis Control Board Chair Tremaine Wright gave praise to Gov. Hochul, in a statement on Thursday\u2019s vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to the quick action by Governor Hochul and the Legislature in appointing the Board and agency leadership, we are moving full-steam ahead and look forward to continuing to expand the medical program and building a new industry that will operate safely and deliver opportunity to the communities most harmed by the war on drugs,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n<p>In the months since Hochul took office, the state has moved to allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/politics\/new-york-dispensaries-can-now-sell-cannabis-flower-but-whos-got-it-in-stock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">flower sales<\/a> in dispensaries and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/lifestyle\/marijuana-drug-tests-are-now-illegal-in-most-workplaces-in-new-york-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">banned THC tests<\/a> for most employees.<\/p>\n<p>New York expects to make just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budget.ny.gov\/pubs\/archive\/fy22\/en\/fy22en-fp-q1.pdf\">$20 million<\/a> from legal cannabis fees and taxes in fiscal year 2022. By 2024, the state projects to generate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-york-will-generate-245-million-in-marijuana-revenue-annually-by-2024-state-official-estimates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$245 million annually from legal sales<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"leafly-sailthru-signup p-lg my-xl bg-white rounded elevation-low border border-light-grey\">\n<p class=\"text-xs pt-lg\">By submitting this form, you will be subscribed to news and promotional emails from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\">Leafly<\/a> and you agree to Leafly&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/company\/tos\">Terms of Service<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/company\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. You can unsubscribe from Leafly email messages anytime.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- Chartbeat --> <!-- End Chartbeat -->  <!--\nPerformance optimized by W3 Total Cache. 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