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Cannabis Consumer Advocate Tiffany Walters Warns NYS Lawmakers of Growing Threat to Legal Market and Public Safety
Tiffany Walters, CEO of New York State Cannabis Connect and a board member of the Empire State Green Standard Alliance, testified yesterday before the New York State Legislature’s Joint Budget Hearing on Economic Development, urging lawmakers to address the urgent threat of cannabis supply-chain “inversion” and to strengthen protections for consumers and compliant businesses.
Empire State Green Standard Alliance Releases Cannabis Recall White Paper and Participates in Governor’s State of the State
The Empire State Green Standard Alliance (GSA), New York State’s leading cannabis consumer advocacy organization, released a comprehensive white paper titled A Comprehensive Policy Framework for When Recalls Are Necessary — and How New York State Should Execute Them
Protecting New York’s Cannabis Consumers
A Comprehensive Policy Framework for When Recalls Are Necessary — and How New York State Should Execute Them
New York’s legal pot shops more than doubled in 2025 — as sales surpassed $2.5B - New York Post
New York’s legal cannabis market surpassed $2.5 billion in sales — including more than $1.5 billion in business for 2025 alone — following an initial rocky rollout three years ago, the Office of Cannabis Management said in its annual report.
Statement from Empire State Green Standard Alliance on the abrupt leadership changes at the NYS Office of Cannabis Management.
New York’s cannabis consumers deserve stability, transparency, and consistent enforcement.
Cannabis Toolkit for Parents and Mentors - What You Need to Know About Teens and Cannabis
What You Need to Know About Teens and Cannabis
Opinion Commentary: State actions on cannabis shops are a lesson for municipalities
Local governments cannot set zoning restrictions on these legal businesses that go beyond state law.
Cannabis Inversion: The Threat to Consumer Safety and Market Integrity
What is “inversion”? Cannabis inversion is the laundering of illicitly trafficked cannabis products into regulated state supply chains. This poses one of the gravest threats to consumer safety and the integrity of the legal cannabis industry.
October 2025 Member Newsletter
As part of your membership, you will receive an email like this from us once a month. Our goal is for this email to give you and all New York State cannabis consumers the news you can use, in case you missed it.
