Groundwork for New York s budding cannabis industry already being built
A local hemp grower and cannabis lawyer share their thoughts on how the state s new legislation is already playing out. Author: Rob Hackford (WGRZ) Updated: 12:10 AM EDT April 1, 2021
APPLETON, N.Y. Tom Szulist, the owner of Singer Farm Naturals in Appleton, has been growing hemp for two years; the state s first venture into cannabis. Whether it would be hemp or cannabis, it s all the same, it s the same plant, just with different concentrations, Szulist said.
The concentrations are of two chemicals CBD, an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and chemopreventive one, used to treat any number of ailments, and THC a psychoactive.