The New York State Cannabis Control Board is the approval and oversight body of the Office of Cannabis Management.
cannabis.ny.gov
So the 3rd CCB meeting on Wed Nov. 3, 2021 has now concluded. In this 3rd meeting, the CCB mainly dealt with revisiting & updating regulations on 'Cannabinoid Hemp,' no longer called 'CBD Hemp.' It seems that the current CCB attitude to hemp is to deregulate the hemp industry as much as possible, but retaining cannabinoid testing & best practices towards growing hemp.
Also the OCM has posted the newly proposed home grow regulations, & newly proposed hemp regulations, & a contact email for the 60 day comment period on medical home grow regulations on the following OCM webpage:
cannabis.ny.gov
email for public comments:
regulations@ocm.ny.gov
For medical patients, this is an important issue - these are some of my concerns:
Why are so many restrictions placed on the amount of medical cannabis that can be possessed?
Why are the number of plants by the CCB restricted to only 6 plants per person with a maximum of 12 plants per household?
What are the proposed penalties for having say 7 or 13 cannabis plants, how will the OCM enforce these restrictions on home grow?
Will the police be authorized now to invade our living spaces so they can make certain that we only possess a maximum of 6 or 12 plants & not one more?
Will being a medical cannabis patient just be an open invitation for police no-knock house invasions or other potential judicial harassment for having too many cannabis plants?
In the situation that makes cannabis home grow difficult or impossible, will a medical patient be able to designate a grower to grow the patient's cannabis plant allotment of 6 plants?
Allowing landlords veto power over cannabis home grow will simply result in landlords banning home grow altogether.
By & large the NY CCB in 2021 is re-criminalizing cannabis with these essentially unenforceable rules. These more or less arbitrary restrictions on cannabis are just reefer madness redux. In comparison, alcohol is almost completely unrestricted to adults, except for using heavy machinary, etc, yet alcohol can become an addiction to many & can immobilise & even kill if consumed in excess. Cannabis is never lethal, there is no level of toxicity, & it is not addictive. Yet cannabis is still restricted in the most absurd overreach with no supporting evidence to back up these restrictions.