With Eyes on Trump, Legal Marijuana Warily Rolls Along
Law.com
For legal marijuana, business is booming—but the industry’s rapid growth has resulted in landmines for proprietors and the attorneys who advise them. Connecticut has a relatively narrow medical marijuana program in place. It’s similar to New York’s, which dispensary founder Hillary Peckham—one of only five license holders in the state—recently called one of “the most restrictive in the nation.” But New York state Sen. Liz Krueger sees Massachusetts’ vote to legalize recreational marijuana in November as a sign the tide has turned. “I do believe … the growing fact that states on the east coast are joining our colleague states farther west in legalizing will trigger broader discussion,” Krueger said at a recent panel discussion hosted by the New York State Society of CPAs.