The NYCCIA-HVCIA Events Committee cordially invites you to a super-informal, “Weed Wednesday” on February 9, 2022 at 7pm, at Hudson Social restaurant, located at 11 Station Plaza, Dobbs Ferry, NY – which is right at the Dobbs Ferry, Metro North train station, next to the platform.  This is super-accessible via rail — just purchase a round-trip Metro North ticket between Grand Central and Dobbs Ferry station — about a 30-40 minute ride depending on which train you catch.

This is a wide open and casual event – on purpose. 🌿

No tickets, no reservations required.  Food and drink is pay your own way – just come, relax and enjoy conversations with like-minded cannabis industry peers!  If you would like to attend, please confirm by emailing operations@nyccia.org so we can get a head count.

Please ensure that you are in compliance with latest state health mandates and be sure to be prepared by bringing a mask.

Let’s keep the conversation going.  We look forward to seeing you!

The New York City and Hudson Valley Cannabis Industry Associations

Forum: Join the Home Cultivation Committee To Comment On New York’s Proposed Home Grow Rules

 Registration Now Closed For January 11th Virtual NYCCIA-HVCIA Meeting 5:30-7:00 PM

The Home Cultivation Committee of the New York City Cannabis Industry Association and the Hudson Valley Cannabis Industry Association is inviting you to a discussion about the proposed home cultivation regulations in New York.

The new rules are good but they could be improved, especially for people with the most severe medical need for cannabis. Proposed limitations could unduly and needlessly restrict access to affordable medicine grown by caregivers and medical home cultivators.  Further, the regulations do not identify where home cultivators can access seeds and clones, and may impact the ability and people’s options to access legal seeds.  We have an opportunity now to comment on the proposed regulations so that we can overcome such obstacles and help to create a smoother path to a successful cannabis garden.

Join us to learn how you can ask the Office of Cannabis Management and the Cannabis Control Board to amend the proposed rules to increase access to cannabis for our friends and neighbors who are most in need of its medicine, to ensure affordable access to seeds, and to protect the rights of all New Yorkers to grow at home into the future.

Please note that the meeting will be recorded and that video and images of the meeting may be used on our website.

We invite you to click here and scroll down to become a member of the NYCCIA or the HVCIA.

Let’s keep the conversation going.  We look forward to seeing you!

The New York City and Hudson Valley Cannabis Industry Associations

The NYCCIA and HVCIA are proud to be presenting a Cannabis Packaging Regulatory Roundup as part of North America’s largest Cannabis Packaging Conference’s debut in New York at the Jacob Javits Center.  Click here to register for this conference, which will take place from December 7th through 9th and will feature a panel on December 7th at 1:00 PM led by NYCCIA President Dave Holland, and featuring NYCCIA Board Members Michelle Fields, Sheri Tarr and Andrew Schriever.  This discussion is designed to help you to:

• Gain insight on the regulatory environment for cannabis packaging and branding

• Learn the priorities of regulators, industry, consumers, standards organizations, and other stakeholders in branding, labeling and packaging standards for the Northeastern US, and

• Understand evidence-based components of a universal cannabis information label

We hope to see you there, and we invite you to click here and scroll down to become a member of the NYCCIA or the HVCIA.

Let’s keep the conversation going.  We look forward to seeing you!

The New York City and Hudson Valley Cannabis Industry Associations

Forum: Talking About Cannabis With Family & Community

For October 17th Virtual NYCCIA-HVCIA Meeting 6:00-7:30 PM

Now that adult use cannabis is legal in New York, it’s more important than ever to have open, honest conversations in our families and our communities about what this all means.  This includes breaking down and correcting years of stigma and misinformation, while also recognizing and addressing legitimate community concerns about the time, place and manner in which cannabis businesses will operate and how best to talk to our kids about cannabis.

Join NYCCIA and HVCIA’s very own Martha McDermott, as she moderates a distinguished panel featuring:

Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra, who has served in Law Enforcement for 34 Years.  Chief Sinagra is responsible for providing police services to a community of 23,000 spread over an area of 60 square miles.  He holds a BA in Criminal Justice, and a Master’s in Public Administration from Marist College.  He is also  a  2008 graduate of the FBI National Academy Session 233, as well as Accreditation Assessor and member of the NYS Department of Criminal Justice Services Accreditation Program.  Chief Sinagra also serves as President of the Mid-Hudson Association of Chiefs of Police and 2nd Vice-President of the New York State Association of  Chiefs of Police.

Channa Comer, a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Baruch College, with an M.S. in Education from The City College of New York, who is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in Education Leadership.  Channa is a master STEM educator who has been teaching since 2007, who has served as a school-based teacher leader, an out-of-school time curriculum director, STEM club founder, STEM instructional coach, teacher mentor, professional learning facilitator, and adjunct instructor.  Channa was profiled in the book Teach Like a Champion 2.0 by Doug Lemov, and has been featured in local and national media.

Camila Hayter, a Substance Abuse Counselor and Clinical Coordinator at Ken Seeley Communities in Palm Springs, California for 4 facilities (detox, residential, outpatient and primary mental health inpatient),which has been featured for more than 10 years on the Emmy-winning show Intervention on A&E.  Cami began her career as an Addiction Counselor with the Betty Ford Clinic in California and she holds a Master’s in Health Care.

Note that registration is now closed for this event.  Please also note that the meeting will be recorded and that video and images of the meeting may be used on our website.

We invite you to click here and scroll down to become a member of the NYCCIA or the HVCIA.

Let’s keep the conversation going.  We look forward to seeing you!

The New York City and Hudson Valley Cannabis Industry Associations

Governor Kathy Hochul has called a special session of New York’s legislature which includes consideration of her candidates to regulate our new adult-use cannabis market.  Nominated for Executive Director of the Office of Cannabis Management is Chris Alexander, who has served as Associate Counsel for the New York State Senate as well as Policy Coordinator for the Drug Policy Alliance.  Nominated to Chair the Cannabis Control Board is Tremaine Wright, a former State Assembly Member and a Community Advocate.

The New York City Cannabis Industry Association (NYCCIA) and the Hudson Valley Cannabis Industry Association (HVCIA) applaud these appointments, which will now accelerate the process so that we won’t have to wait until January’s regular session to start the work of creating the new legal market.  With staff coming online in the near term, the state can start work on regulations to implement New York’s groundbreaking new law and thereby get us that much closer to realizing the law’s critical goals of promoting social and economic equity and creating as much opportunity as possible for those who want to take part in a new diverse and inclusive industry that can be a model for the rest of the world to emulate.

The NYCCIA and the HVCIA will continue to take a leading role in helping to shape policy at the state and local level and to engage with businesses and entrepreneurs, as well as leaders, civic groups, and members of the community to address concerns, issues, and ambitions in this new era of cannabis legalization.

We look forward to helping our members continue to play a vital role in the conversation, including through our Committees, and we invite you to click here and scroll down to join us as a member or to subscribe for updates to learn about the work we’re doing and events to come.

David C. Holland                                    
President, NYCCIA                                        
 
Andrew P. Schriever
President, HVCIA

Elizabeth Shields
Co-Founder, Board of Directors, NYCCIA/HVCIA

The New York City and Hudson Valley Cannabis Industry Associations