Advocates say Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is discriminating against disabled military vets by prioritizing convicted drug felons when awarding licenses to sell marijuana — and po…
“The whole veterans community is in an uproar,” said Carmine Fiore, chair of the Cannabis Association of New York’s Veterans Committee and a disabled Army vet.that legalized the recreational sale of weed designated five “social and economic equity” classes to get 50% of employment opportunities in the budding pot industry — covering those convicted of marijuana-related crimes and “service-disabled veterans,” as well as women and minority-owned businesses and “distressed farmers.
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is being accused of discriminating against disabled military vets by prioritizing convicted drug felons.The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Action Act of 2021 that legalized the recreational sale of weed designated five “social and economic equity” classes to get 50% of employment opportunities in the budding pot industry.Carmine Fiore, 38, who served in the army and as a FDNY EMT has not been able to get a license to sell marijuana.
State officials have allowed ex-cons to “leapfrog” disabled vets under the special license, Fiore added.
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