While New Yorkers await the full-scale launch of the legal recreational cannabis retail industry, those in the Hudson Valley luckily still have Berkshires dispensaries to lean on. From its exclusive Smash Hits strains to its money-saving Value Ounces, here are 5 reasons why award-winning dispensary Canna Provisions still sits head and shoulders above the pack.
Some people may spend these last weeks of winter soaking in the snow-covered slopes, but many of us just find ourselves waiting impatiently for the first signs of spring. Until warmer days are here again (and with them, all that mood-boosting Vitamin D), many cannabis connoisseurs are actually turning to their favorite plant for a little mid-winter pick-me-up that energizes and uplifts instead of locking them to the couch.
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[Editor s Note: Since publication, New York State has legalized recreational marijuana, opening the doors for a flood of adjacent industries, and embracing some of the most progressive criminal justice reforms associated with the legalization movement.]
On February 18, Chronogram Media teamed up with Etain to host Legal Weed is Coming, a virtual event with a diverse panel of policy influencers, growers, and dispensary owners. The event, held on Zoom, brought together over 150 audience members for a lively discussion on what legalization of recreational marijuana might look like in New York and the possibility of legislation becoming law this spring. Panelists included Hillary Peckham, COO of Etain; Meg Sanders, CEO of Canna Provisions; Marcus Williams, vice president of Community Growth Partners at Rebelle; Melissa Moore, New York State director of Drug Policy Alliance (pictured above); Andi Novick, president of Small Farma Ltd.; and Gail Hepworth,