Boosters of the state’s fledgling medical marijuana industry are optimistic the business could grow in New York after nearby states approved recreational use laws last Tuesday.
“It really exemplifies the fact that 80 percent of the public support medicinal cannabis and even a majority of people support a recreational law,” said Kyle Kingsley, the CEO of Vireo Health, whose company is one of five that operate in the state’s medical marijuana program, in an interview on Capital Tonight. “I think it’s going to help with the stigma in New York.”
At the same time, Kingsley is also optimistic the incoming administration of Donald Trump will not hamper medical marijuana programs in states like New York.
Watch the full interview here.
