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Status of New York State's Pot Industry

Jeff Medford and guest host Gino Fanelli on "Connections with Evan Dawson"
Julie Williams
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WXXI News
Jeff Medford and guest host Gino Fanelli on "Connections with Evan Dawson"
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WXXI News

It's 420! The storied weed holiday celebrated by cannabis connoisseurs the world over.

Today, guest host Gino Fanelli will be talking about the status of New York's pot industry, and how longtime growers are working to enter the legal market. Our guests:

  • Jeff Medford, a longtime cannabis grower and founding member of the NYS Green Coalition
  • Grant "SkribeDaGod" Atkins, a school teacher, musician, and cannabis entrepreneur with 6Point Canna and Lambsbreath
  • Chris Alexander, executive director of the state Office of Cannabis Management
  • Jeremy Cooney, State Senator
Gino Fanelli is an investigative reporter who also covers City Hall. He joined the staff in 2019 by way of the Rochester Business Journal, and formerly served as a watchdog reporter for Gannett in Maryland and a stringer for the Associated Press.