Cannabis summit brings pot growers, entrepreneurs, consultants together in NYC
Brooklynites aim to get in on marijuana ground floor
Hotter than hot: Investors, growers, entrepreneurs, community leaders, elected officials and the curious — many from Brooklyn — came together at the Metropolitan Center in Manhattan on Tuesday to hear about opportunities in a “regulated cannabis market” in New York state.
The atmosphere was intoxicating, reminiscent of the 1990s dotcom gold rush. The sensation of big money, somewhere nearby, mixed with the almost religious fervor of empowerment. Expert panels discussed issues relating to licensing, taxes, social equity and reparations, farming in skyscrapers, mistakes made by Colorado, Canada (which legalized marijuana on Wednesday) and California, testing problems and the realities of doing business in an area so gray that most banks won’t even accept deposits.
The 2018 Cannabis Summit, organized by Capalino+Company, took place on the swell of what appears to be unstoppable momentum for legalized recreational pot for adults in the state.