“Regardless of our greatest efforts, the state funds is not going to embody the a lot wanted hashish farmer's Aid fund. Each the Senate and Home budgets embody substantial sources to deal with the monetary losses our hashish growers will expertise in 2022 and 2023 resulting from restricted shops. It is extremely disappointing that now we have not been in a position to attain an settlement with the governor. We’ve a basic obligation to guard NY's hashish growers who’ve cultivated in good religion and have provide you with few locations to promote their crops; crops which have since misplaced worth, leaving farmers within the purple. Whereas we respect the trouble to shut unlawful warehouses, making manner for extra regionally grown merchandise, it’s too late for a lot of farmers who can not afford to remain in enterprise. If we wish a profitable and native authorized hashish market, this'We should do the whole lot in our energy to assist the New York farmers who develop this product. The dearth of a aid package deal take care of the governor does simply the other.”
Joint Assertion – Aid Fund for Hashish Farmers 4.19.24