OCM TO BEGIN ACCEPTING CONDITIONAL ADULT USE PROCESSOR APPLICATIONS
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Cannabis and the Law Foley Hoag LLP Posted on June 23rd, 2022 by Cecilia Oyediran The Cannabis Control Board (the “Board”) held a public meeting earlier today during which it advanced several key components of the innovative Seeding Opportunity Initiative, which positions individuals with prior cannabis-related criminal offenses to make the first adult-use cannabis sales with products grown by New York farmers. Here are some key takeaways from the meeting: During the meeting, the Board voted to establish the application and licensing window for the Adult-Use Conditional Processor license. Pursuant to the legislation signed by Governor Hochul in February, which we wrote about here, processors who hold a Cannabinoid Hemp Processor license from the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) qualify to apply for the adult-use conditional processor license.  To be eligible to apply for a conditional adult-use processor license, a processor must: Have applied for a cannabinoid hemp processor license before January 1, 2022; Hold an active cannabinoid hemp processor license issued by the OCM; and Have an ownership interest of 51 percent or more of the entity that is the licensee. The Adult-Use Conditional Processor license authorizes the license holder to process and distribute their own cannabis products (over 0.3% THC) for a period of two years or until they transition to a non-conditional processor license. Processors are required to participate in a mentorship program for social equity applicants and an environmental sustainability program. The application window will open on Tuesday, June 28 and close on Wednesday, August 31. The mock-up of the online application form can be found here. Other meeting highlights include the approval of an additional 41 conditional adult-use cultivator licenses as well as the appointment of Damian Fagon as Chief Social Equity Officer, discussed further below. Approval of Additional Conditional Adult-Use Cultivator Licenses Since opening the Conditional Adult-Use Cultivator application window on March…

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