A lot of people wonder what cannabis highs feel like. Here are some of the effects that are associated with it.
Still, wondering it feel like to be stoned f is a valid concern for people who are considering adding weed into their lives. If you haven’t done it, you wonder what does it feel like to be high.
For as much as there is cannabis content on the world, it’s difficult to describe its effect without resorting to giggly movie depictions or people who are spaced out. Cannabis’ effects depend on several factors, with the drug being able to produce widely different responses.
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Clinical studies of cannabis have found that the drug produces feelings like relaxation, loss of inhibition, euphoria, sleepiness and even altered perceptions. When it comes to negative side effects, there’s paranoia, fear, nausea and even hallucinations. Studies show that cannabis is linked with a little bit of everything.
Cannabis is very individualized, with the same strain being able to produce different effects depending on the person and how they’re feeling. If you’re mood is high and positive before smoking and you choose the right strain, you’ll likely experience euphoria, a term that encapsulates a large horde of positive moods. If you’re stressed out or anxious before smoking, you might feel a rise of paranoia and unease that will make your experience unpleasant.
Some lucky people claim to feel very creative after consuming weed, being able to read, paint, write, with an engagement that allows them to carry this out for hours. For other people, the opposite occurs; they may be having a great time, but their memory is impaired and they can’t really commit to activities that demand a lot of engagement.
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Hallucination is a strong word when applied to cannabis, but there is some truth in how cannabis alters your perceptions and senses. Places and objects can look different than normal, sounds and music can grow into more powerful experiences and meals can become much more appetizing.
Bad trips are distinct possibilities for cannabis users, whether they have experience with the drug or not. New smokers have higher odds of feeling them since they don’t know their right dosage yet and their bodies are still figuring out how highs work. In this case, the best thing to do is to consume THC slowly, checking in with yourself periodically in order to manage how you’re feeling.
Describing someone’s cannabis experience is almost impossible. Unlike alcohol, which usually follows a clearer trajectory, cannabis interacts with many factors before it produces an effect. Your mood, genes, the strain you’re consuming, the setting you’re in and more have a hand in determining your experience.
Leaders at the United Auto Workers (UAW) have apparently learned that many potential hires have “walked away from interviews” once they realized GM is testing for cannabis.
The iconic American automaker and one of the largest in the world, General Motors (NYSE:GM), is reluctant to jump on the cannabis-friendly bandwagon and, some say, the consequences are proving to be negative for the company. The Motown-headquartered corporation that happens to be located in a state with fully legalized marijuana, is having problems finding workers.
In addition to no longer being among the country’s higher-paying blue-collar jobs, another reason for not attracting workers is GM’s weed testing policy, according to Merry Jane magazine.
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Applicants Walking Away From Interviews
The company, at the moment, is looking for 725 temporary part-time employees for two of its assembly plants — one in Flint and the other in Fort Wayne — but leaders at the United Auto Workers (UAW) have apparently learned that many potential hires have “walked away from interviews” once they realized GM is testing for cannabis.
Michigan state law permits every adult resident to consume marijuana for either recreational or medical purposes — a right that many young workers are not prepared to give up for a low-paying temporary job.
This leads to another problem with General Motors: their compensation package. Temporary positions needing to be filled are only paying $16.67 an hour, while a local Pizza Hut delivery driver earns $20 per hour.
Another issue irking potential GM workers is the way the company is testing for weed. It is using the hair follicle testing method, which reveals only that someone has been using cannabis in the last several weeks, but not exactly when, that is to say, consuming while on the job may be suspected but not necessarily the case. Also, testing for CBD in a person’s system is known to be vulnerable to a false positive.
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United Auto Workers Push The Company To Stop Testing
The UAW is urging General Motors to abolish its weed testing policy and raise hourly wages to at least $18.
Whether the company will take the demands seriously remains to be seen, but the word is that GM is considering them and is in talks with UAW officials.
Another corporate giant, this time in the online retail business, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), recently decided it was time to change its outdated policy and declared it will no longer test for cannabis in most job positions.
While some states with legalized cannabis have forbidden businesses to drug test their employees, federal agencies such as the Veterans Affairs department, NASA and every branch of the armed services, must continue to follow strict federal regulations and not allow their employees to use even CBD, writes Merry Jane.
“People have been working on this for 10 years,” Gov. Ned Lamont said. “It’s been a long time coming. I think we have a good bill that puts public health first.”
Connecticut just became the 18th state in the union to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes and the 4th just this year, as Gov. Ned Lamont signed the bill into law on Tuesday.
The bill, which allows adults 21 and older to possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis, goes into effect on July 1 and the sale of recreational marijuana is planned to kick off in May 2022.
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Finally Signed
The long process was not without conflict and many held their breath in the hope the legalization bill would make it to the governor’s desk unscathed.
“People have been working on this for 10 years,” Lamont said. “It’s been a long time coming. I think we have a good bill that puts public health first.”
Lamont said more work needs to be done to achieve social equity, but that he’s satisfied with the bill he just signed.
“History will tell us if that’s true or not, but I feel confident in saying this is the best bill in the country and it’s going to move us in the direction of ensuring that we provide a well-regulated marketplace for adult-use cannabis for adults who want to participate in that kind of activity,” Lamont said.
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“It’s an important thing to do on a number of fronts. Number one, in terms of equity and social justice. I think it is a model for the rest of the nation. We had a chance to learn from others,” the governor added.
The bill was originally introduced by House Speaker Matt Ritter (D) and Senate President Martin Looney (D).“I think it’ll be the most comprehensive and best cannabis legalization bill in the country,” House Majority Leader Jason Rojas (D) said at the small signing ceremony, reported Marijuana Moment.
Speaking Of Social Equity – Another Bill Signed
Connecticut made news last week when it became the first state to make all prison phone calls free after Gov. Lamont signed the bill into law, thus helping incarcerated men and women and their families to stay in touch.
New studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate this demographic is less likely to get vaccinated when compared to older adults.
Two new studies conducted by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that younger Americans are less likely to get vaccinated against COVID-19 when compared to their elders.
The CDC conducted a poll on the number of people that had been vaccinated by May 22 of this year. Of responders, 58% of U.S. adults had received at least one shot. Those who were 65 or older made up 80% of these statistics while those between the ages of 18 to 29 only came in with 38%.
While it can be argued that younger Americans had access to vaccines later on and might explain these numbers, as the pandemic has progressed and vaccination restrictions have eased, younger people have remained slow and hesitant to get their shots.
Young men living in rural areas and people living in rural counties and in places where there is low income were more likely to lag in vaccination rates.
Inquiring deeper, the CDC conducted a national survey on over 2,000 people aged between 19 and 39. Those who said they were probably or definitely not getting the vaccine said they didn’t trust it. Others said they were afraid of possible side effects or that they didn’t think they needed the shot.
While it’s sobering to learn that many young people remain afraid or uninterested in a vaccine that has decreased the spread of the virus and the progression of the pandemic, the study asked what could get them motivated to get their shot. Up to 40% of participants who were unsure said they would be more open to getting the shot if they had more information available regarding its effectiveness and safety.
The top five cities that are Google searching terms like “state cannabis legalization” are all places where cannabis is completely illegal.
As of April 2021, seventeen states, two territories and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation to regulate cannabis for adult use. In addition, Connecticut and Rhode Island seem poised to legalize adult use cannabis, Louisiana has decriminalized marijuana possession and Montana is establishing its own marketplace. Those are big gains, and they just keep coming. According to a recent analysis conducted by cannabis marketing company Digital Third Coast, consumers want even more access, more convenience, and also more restrictions, at least when it comes to advertising cannabis. As cannabis becomes mainstream, you would be surprised at the red cities are googling cannabis.
Digital Third Coast analyzed Google searches in all 50 states and 34 of the largest U.S. cities where cannabis is not yet fully legal. The analysis was rounded out by a survey of over 1,000 Americans who were asked to offer their views on cannabis legalization, use, and marketing. The drive for legality as expressed by respondents appeared centralized in the West, with Wyoming at number one and North Dakota coming in second. West Virginia took a surprising third ranking, making it an outlier among its western counterparts, including Iowa and Nebraska, which rounded out the top five.
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States with mixed legality that includes medicinal programs, different laws governing CBD usage and, in some cases, decriminalized cannabis, ranked lowest in “cannabis curiosity”. The Google search data revealed a high volume of interest in legalization from those living in states where cannabis is already legal.
The top five cities that are Google searching terms like “state cannabis legalization” (Birmingham, AL, Charleston, SC, Cheyenne, WY, Nashville, TN and Omaha, NE) are all places where cannabis is completely illegal, but that isn’t stopping Digital Third Coast’s cross-section of America from enjoying cannabis. According to their results, 60% of respondents reported as cannabis users. 92% of respondents supported legalization, with 45% claiming that leaving whether to consume cannabis as a “matter of freedom or personal choice” was their primary reason for that support. This was almost double those who listed “medical reasons and palliative care” as a primary motivation (25%).
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Not only did the majority of Google search results and U.S. citizens surveyed point to overwhelming support for legalization, but one in three Americans wants to see cannabis sold in supermarkets, gas stations, and grocery stores. Seven in 10 want to see cannabis legalized at the federal level, which suggests a significant acceptance around the normalization of cannabis use and its integration into day-to-day life, as does the fact that fully 26% of respondents feel that cannabis dispensaries should not be banned from opening near schools, houses of worship or residential areas.
There was strong support for making 21 the legal age for using cannabis, while 37% felt that 18 years of age would be more appropriate. There was significantly less support at the low and high ends of the scale, with only 7% supporting 25 as an appropriate legal age for use and 5% in support of making it 16 years.
Digital Third Coast doesn’t make any big leaps when it comes to using their data to draw conclusions about the future of cannabis legalization, passing the buck to lawmakers and with good reason. With 81% of respondents reporting their feelings that legalization would be helpful to society, lawmakers will have to sit up, take notice, and take action to keep the growing number of cannabis-positive constituents happy.
A significant percentage of people have to cope with COVID-19 symptoms after they’ve been cured of the virus.
One of the most puzzling aspects of COVID-19 is its long-haul effects. While the majority of people make a full recovery within a couple of weeks, a significant amount of people don’t. They have to cope with symptoms long after the main disease has passed.
COVID-19 long haulers are usually seen as the exception to the rule, but new data suggests these cases are much more common than we give them credit for. According to a JAMA review, over 70% of people who’ve had COVID-19 are experiencing lingering symptoms 60 days later. With the amount of people that have had COVID-19 in the U.S., this means that a few million of them are still coping with side effects.
Here are some of the most common symptoms:
Fatigue
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Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms people experience when having COVID-19. In fact, measuring your fatigue levels is one of the clearest ways to tell whether you have a regular flu or COVID-19. While fighting off any infection is tiring, COVID-19 fatigue is described as debilitating and persistent, the kind of fatigue that makes carrying out regular tasks very difficult.
Brain fog is a cognitive symptom that is often mentioned when discussing COVID-19. It’s not a medical term, but it envelops a variety of behaviors that range from forgetfulness to the ability to complete mental tasks that require some concentration. It’s difficult to resolve brain fog but it’s recommended to sleep at least 8 hours a night and working on brain puzzles.
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease. Depending on the severity of the infection, it can result in prominent repercussions for your lungs, including shortness of breath and chest pain. These physical symptoms can be cured with some time, caring for your lungs and complying with breathing exercises.
Loss of taste and smell is one of the strangest symptoms produced by the disease, particularly for people who experience this for weeks after they’ve recovered. While the majority of people slowly recover, it’s still an unnerving experience that has pushed many to try smell therapy.
Proposed legislation will likely prohibit hemp products from containing more than .3% of any kind of THC, including delta-8. This will make the market for such products very small, or non-existent.
For a state that pioneered medical cannabis and was a relatively early adopter of recreational cannabis (cannabis is defined only as marijuana here and not hemp), California is among the worst states in the union when it comes to sensible hemp-derived CBD policy. So it should surprise absolutely nobody that in legislation that’s designed to “legalize” CBD (AB-45 and SB-235), the state is now coming for delta-8 THC.
Before explaining what delta-8’s fate may be, I’ll provide a brief CliffsNotes for how bad California has handled CBD:
2018: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a FAQ on its website in July 2018 taking the position that CBD ingestibles were unlawful (check out an analysis of mine on those FAQs here). Over the next few years (according to a bill analysis accompanying AB-45, CDPH issued 13 notices of violation, 7 voluntary condemnation and destruction regulatory letters, and 9 embargoes in the wake of this–all without ever creating a real regulation! Local departments of public health were also active in enforcement.
2019: California tried but failed to pass AB-228, which would have legalized CBD.
2020: California tried by failed to pass AB-2827 and AB-2028 which were both targeted to legalize CBD.
2021: AB-45 and SB-235 are both making their way through the California Assembly and Senate, respectively. I’ve summarized these bills here and here.
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The second of those links immediately above describes in detail provisions in these bills designed to outlaw any kind of smokable hemp product. I think these bills are long shots. This is in part due to the smokable hemp bans, which are facing huge industry backlash and severely narrow the market for hemp grown in the state, and in part due to general political reasons and opposition from the cannabis industry and elsewhere.
But there is one other feature of both of these bills that doesn’t seem to have been analyzed much in great deal before, which deals with delta-8 (and delta-10) tetrahydrocannabinol. If the bill passes in its current form, it could spell the end for delta-8 in yet another jurisdiction.
A lot of people don’t understand the difference between the different forms of THC, so I’ll give a brief summary. Delta-9 THC is the main intoxicating cannabinoid found in marijuana (again, called cannabis here in California, though “Cannabis” technically includes hemp too). Delta-8 and delta-10 are also cannabinoids found in marijuana and hemp but are generally expressed in very low quantities naturally.
Delta-8 specifically has taken off recently across the country. Like delta-9, it is intoxicating, though to a lesser degree. Because it is not usually present in high volume in cannabis, it’s usually derived by converting hemp CBD through chemical processes. What this means is that there is a large market in California for hemp biomass to use in creating delta-8.
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Problematically, the proposed bills would define “THC” to include delta-8, -9, and -10. And problematically, hemp product manufacturers will need to certify that raw extract they use does not contain more than .3% THC. While there are definitely some ambiguities here, they will likely be resolved in the final draft or by regulation. We predict that the effect will likely be that hemp products will not be able to contain more than .3% of any kind of THC, including delta-8. This will make the market for such products very small, or non-existent.
What’s even more of a challenge based on this new definition is that it modifies the standard for total THC testing to include all forms of THC. For a recap, the state and federal government mandate testing to determine whether hemp has .3% or more THC by looking at THC plus converted THC-acid (THCA), which will convert when heat is applied. There are different ways to do this but the end result is that hemp that has, say, .29% THC could go over the legal threshold if there is a certain amount of THCA. Now that THC is defined to include all forms of THC, the test could be even harder to meet in some circumstances (even though delta-8 and -10 are usually expressed in very, very small quantities).
Like I said above, I think these bills are long shots. But it will be interesting to see if they pass in their current form and how state and local regulators decide to handle the situation. For more updates, please stay tuned to the Canna Law Blog.
Griffen Thorne is an attorney at Harris Bricken, a law firm with lawyers in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Barcelona, and Beijing. This story was originally published on the Canna Law Blog and has been reposted with permission.
Marijuana can affect people in different ways. Here are some reasons why you might not be feeling the hit after a smoke session.
There’s a lot of variety when it comes to the cannabis experience. Nowadays, there are dozens of options to try, from strains to different methods of consumption. Some people prefer strains that make them sleepy while others prefer ones that produce an energetic and joyful effect. And then there are those consumers who just don’t see what the fuss is about because they’re not feeling the effects.
While cannabis can be used for multiple purposes, it should provide the consumer with an experience that’s soothing and pleasant. If every time you smoke, you’re not getting anything out of it, there must be an explanation behind it.
Here are 5 reasons why weed might not be affecting you:
You inhaled wrong
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It may sound silly, but inhaling smoke is not easy, especially if you haven’t smoked anything before. It takes a few tries for people to get it right. In order to successfully inhale smoke and get cannabis into your bloodstream, you must inhale through the mouth, deeply until you feel your belly expand. A lot of people think that holding in the smoke will produce a stronger response, but this is likely their brain tricking them due to oxygen deprivation. Exhale slowly, that way you can minimize the risk of a coughing fit.
It’s your first time
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It’s very common for first-timers to have a strange first experience with cannabis, sometimes not even knowing what they feel. As is the case with most things, ingesting cannabis takes some practice. Your body needs to learn how to get high, recognizing how it feels. Some experts also mention a cannabis “sensitization period,” which is a period of time where you won’t experience that high feeling due to your body getting developing more cannabinoid receptors as you start exposing it to more THC.
You’re using a consumption method that doesn’t work for you
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Whenever you try out a new cannabis method, it works to assume that you’re starting from scratch and are going through another sensitization period. Edible highs and inhaled highs are very different, so it’s important to be exposed to these methods several times before you get a grasp on how that particular high is supposed to feel like.
Your genes might also play a role in the way in which you experience cannabis highs. Data shows that people with the genetic mutation in the AKT1 are more likely to experience paranoia and anxiety when smoking weed. There are also people who naturally have more endocannabinoids than others, experiencing stronger highs. This all means that there’s no way of predicting the way in which cannabis acts on your body. Everyone is different, and the only way to learn what works for you is to try out different things.
Cannabis tolerance levels are very important. Many things can impact your tolerance, from your age, genetics, and frequency of consumption. Tolerance plays a part in how your body reacts to cannabis, with some people only needing one hit to go off on an anxiety spiral, while others can smoke more and feel very little. Try out different methods and amounts of cannabis you ingest, getting a feel for what your body responds to.
If some of the research on the subject of marijuana and violence holds any weight, a society of stoners could create an uprising of evil that only stands to destroy the planet.
Marijuana use is usually synonymous with peace, love, and a bunch of tree-hugging. It is known as a chill herb where the most common side effects include making people happy and prompting them to laugh a lot more on their way to a Taco Bell drive-thru. By all accounts, marijuana seems to be that one drug which, if legalized on a global scale, might finally give way to a situation where conflicted countries are not trying to kill each other with a wicked vengeance. We know bar fights are started thanks to beer and alcohol. But can marijuana cause a person to become aggressive?
It just seems likely that the world would be a better place if it were stoned from time to time. But then again, if some of the research on the subject of marijuana and violence holds any weight, a society of stoners could create an uprising of evil that only stands to destroy the planet.
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It might sound like complete lunacy to suggest that marijuana might contribute to a more aggressive population. Yet, a 50-year study examining the link between long term cannabis use and violence finds that it might not be that crazy after all.
Research published back in 2016 in the journal Psychological Medicine finds that regular cannabis use over the years seems to alter the brain in ways that make a person more likely to exhibit violent behavior.
“Together, the results of the present study provide support for a causal relationship between exposure to cannabis and subsequent violent outcomes across a major part of the lifespan,” lead researcher and neuroscientist Tabea Schoeler at Kings College London, explained to Psychology Today.
This is a touchy subject, to say the least, considering that the interpretation of such studies is often made without acknowledging various other factors. In other words, it is tough to say, with any level of certainty, whether a long marijuana habit is actually making people more aggressive and mean over time. At least not without first considering things like socioeconomic status and personality traits.
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Because while the average marijuana user is typically viewed as kind and carefree, there are undoubtedly some among us that are raging jerk wads. Chances are, however, that they’ve been that way since birth, and their propensity for being a royal ass has nothing to do with weed.
Still, the study, which examined 411 boys from London born in or around 1953, found no violent behavior in the ones who never used cannabis in their life. But that was a different story for those who began using marijuana before the age of 18 and continued getting high well into adulthood.
Twenty-two percent of this group showed a history of violent behavior. And the best that researchers can tell is that the continued use of cannabis was the culprit. The results show that “impairments in neurological circuits controlling behavior may underlie impulsive, violent behavior, as a result of cannabis altering the normal neural functioning in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex,” the article states.
But we don’t know if we buy it. In fact, we’d be willing to fight anyone who disagrees with us.
The actual nomination of a Cannabis Control Board chairperson is the first tangible step towards a functioning cannabis industry in NY.
In all of the excitement over New York’s passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), one of the things that often gets lost is that legalization was just the first step towards the issuance of adult-use cannabis licenses. The single most important administrative action item is the formation of the primary regulatory governing body, the Cannabis Control Board (CCB).
The CCB will be responsible for many of the prerequisites to adult-use licenses being issued. Chief among its responsibilities is the creation of the actual application process for both adult-use cannabis licenses and new registered organizations (ROs) and the industry’s rules and regulations, all of which will be issued within the framework of the MRTA.
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The CCB will consist of five board members: three appointed by the Governor and two appointed by the Senate and Assembly (one each). The CCB’s chairperson will be nominated by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. CCB members will be appointed for a term of three years and must be citizens and residents of New York.
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the CCB’s chairperson. The chairperson will have an outsized influence on the direction of New York’s cannabis industry. With so much leeway in issuing the industry’s rules and regulations, the chairperson has the ability to really prioritize social and economic equity applicants, decrease the early head start that could be held by the existing ROs, and establish a sustainable licensing process. The chairperson is also, technically, the individual who makes the preliminary determination as to whether a given license should be issued.
Below are a few practical examples of the CCB’s ability to steer the industry:
Restricting existing RO ability to sell other producer’s products at retail
As we previously noted, there is some debate as to whether the MRTA expressly limits RO ability to sell any adult-use products in their respective adult-use dispensaries, instead of just their own products. It will be up to the CCB to clearly regulate whether the apparent prohibition applies to retail sales.
Confirming whether On-Site Consumption Licensees can sell retail
With separate licenses for retail and on-site consumption, as well as an almost complete ban on holding multiple license types, it is unclear whether an on-site consumption licensee can also sell retail cannabis. Allowing both retail sales and on-site consumption for on-site consumption licensees is likely the difference between having a potentially sustainable business model and a money-loser that will probably not survive.
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Setting application fees
Do we need to explain the significance of this one? The CCB has the authority to charge applicants a non-refundable application fee. How the CCB sets that fee will directly impact how many prospective licensees will submit applications.
Setting canopy limits for Cultivator Licensees
We have been pretty vocal about the importance of real estate as part of the licensing process. For prospective cultivator licensees, a major consideration in looking for real estate is how much usable square footage is needed. The CCB will determine if there is a canopy limit, which will directly correlate with cultivator license applicants’ need for real estate.
Defining a microbusiness
With the microbusiness license one of the exceptions to the ban on vertical integration, we have had many clients ask about whether they would qualify as a microbusiness. The CCB will provide its definition of microbusiness, which may (or may not) open an avenue for vertical integration for a number of prospective applicants.
The importance of the CCB is clear by just looking at a few practical issues. All of which begs the question: what is the status of Governor Cuomo’s nomination of the CCB’s chairperson?
New York’s legislative session ended on June 10, 2021. The expectation had been that Governor Andrew Cuomo would have nominated someone in time for the chairperson to be approved by the end of the legislative session. With the overwhelming approval of legalization and excitement of impending tax revenue, contrasted by the cascading delays in accepting applications that would be caused by not appointing the CCB’s chairperson and four other board members by the end of this legislative session, it is difficult to comprehend that the Governor would take the risk of not timely making appointments. Yet here we are, over halfway through June, and we may now be waiting until January 2022 for the CCB’s chairperson to be appointed.
In terms of who might be nominated, a few names have been thrown out. It now appears that Governor Cuomo intends to nominate Karim Camara, a former Assembly Member and aide to the Governor. This is somewhat of a surprising development as it was widely expected that the Governor would nominate Norman Birnbaum, New York’s cannabis czar.
To avoid putting the cart before the horse, we will hold off on walking through the bios and our thoughts on prospective appointments until an actual nomination has been made. But like the rest of New York’s cannabis industry, we are eagerly awaiting the actual nomination as the first tangible step towards a functioning cannabis industry in New York.
