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The measure of injuries and fatalities on the country’s roadways following cannabis legalization has been haphazard and inconclusive. In this episode Herb speaks with Chuck DeWeese, former head of the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, former chair of the national Governors’ Highway Safety Association, and founder/CEO of Connecting Clients Consulting LLC. In addition to the results seen in longstanding legal jurisdictions, Herb and Chuck discuss new tools on the horizon to assist law enforcement in determining levels of impairment caused by cannabis consumption.

The Licensee Highlight segment focuses on licensed cultivator and microprocessor applicant, William Leibee of Back Home Farms NY. William describes his approach to sustainable farming under an organic management plan that practices crop rotation, cover cropping, without the use of synthetic chemicals. Herb and William are joined by Mike Hassell, co-founder of Elevated Strategies, a consultancy assisting Back Home Farm NY.

Further Reading:

• 2023 Patient and Provider Survey Report

Joint Session: Diverse Voices in NYS Cannabis is produced by Herb Barbot, with additional production and engineering by Matt Patterson, with Rebecca Malpica producing our digital marketing/social media.

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New York State’s cannabis program has been a magnet for lawsuits that have stymied progress in issuing licenses and growing the industry. Is the problem the agency’s implementation of the governing law, or is it the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act itself that is the problem? In this episode Herb speaks with attorney Fatima Afia and covers the full range of lawsuits that have been filed against the NYS Office of Cannabis Management’s adult use program.

Further Reading:

• New York’s OCM distracted with over 20 lawsuits
• State's cannabis office facing over 20 lawsuits
• New York hit with another lawsuit challenging marijuana social equity

Joint Session: Diverse Voices in NYS Cannabis is produced by Herb Barbot, with additional production and engineering by Matt Patterson, with Rebecca Malpica producing our digital marketing/social media.

In addition, thank you to Cannabis Wire for contributing our cannabis news. You can now get 30% off a subscription to Cannabis Wire by going to CannabisWire.com and using discount code: CWJOINTSESSION

Please contact us at herb.jointsession@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments, including topics to cover.

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In this episode Herb briefly covers news items from across the country, and locally in New York, where a major report in The City, by Rosalind Adams, detailed that OCM officials repeatedly raised alarms to Governor Hochul’s team over private equity loan deal. Also, shuttered unlicensed shop owners joined to bring a class action lawsuit against New York City claiming the closures are unconstitutional.

In the first segment, Herb speaks with Vladimir Bautista, CEO and Co-Founder of Happy Munkey, LLC., an internationally known NYC lifestyle company that is synonymous with cannabis culture. Vladimir is a speaker that is highly in demand across the globe and on this episode we’ll understand why.

Finally, in our Licensee Highlight segment, Herb speaks to Sandra Jaquez and Indhira Mojica, two license applicants who are also on the board of the Latino Cannabis Association. Sandra and Indhira are entrepreneurs who will share some commonsense wisdom with the State.

Further Reading on Our Guests and Topics

• State Cannabis Officials Repeatedly Raised Alarms to Hochul’s Team Over Private Equity Loan Deal, Internal Emails Show
• Illegal Cannabis Shop Owners Challenge Adam's Crackdown on Unlicensed NYC Pot Stores
• Home Cultivation is Now Legal in NYS for Adults 21+

Joint Session: Diverse Voices in NYS Cannabis is produced by Herb Barbot, with additional production and engineering by Matt Patterson, with Rebecca Malpica producing our digital marketing/social media.

In addition, thank you to Cannabis Wire for contributing our cannabis news. You can now get 30% off a subscription to Cannabis Wire by going to CannabisWire.com and using discount code: CWJOINTSESSION

Please contact us at herb.jointsession@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments, including topics to cover.

Follow the show on Instagram at jointsession.pod, and on LinkedIn at Joint Session Podcast.

If you’re enjoying the show, leave us a rating and review on your favorite podcast platform. It helps new listeners find the show.