Sometimes, government bureaucracies function inefficiently because they are too inflexible in their habits. Other times, they find it difficult to get started because they’re looking to do something completely new and unproven. The latter appears to be the case with the Office of Cannabis. Management (OCM), which is guilty of issuing hashish dispensary licenses in New York State under the Marijuana Tax and Regulation Act of March 2021. This implementation took much longer than initially anticipated, and Courtney Beaupre, owner of Honey’s Cannabis CBD and Accessories in Gardiner, is one of the young marketers patiently waiting for her chance to start promoting products with recreational THC grades.
The last time we spoke with Beaupré, 11 months ago (https://hudsonvalleyone. com/2022/12/04/honeys-hashish-cbd-in-gardiner-poised-for-dispensary-license), she had her CBD business has been in operation for 4 months in the area that once housed Lightsey Cycles, Pasquale Pizzeria on Main Street. While dispensaries were already starting to open in most parts of the state, rents stagnated in the Hudson Valley, waiting for the solution. of a lawsuit filed through a Michigan-based hashish distributor challenging the new law’s preferential remedy for New York-based companies. As a result, Beaupré and other potential local stores were excluded from the first rounds of eligibility. She was ready to apply in February or March 2023, hoping that Honey would become a full-fledged dispensary over the summer.
It didn’t. The CMO “just hasn’t been able to get out of this,” Beaupré said. “There have been several trials, and one was added this summer that brought everything to a screeching halt. And there were so many about to open.
That means Beaupré, a licensed intellectual fitness adviser to Gateway Hudson Valley, has had to lease a prime advertising area in the middle of Gardiner’s village, which is home to a non-revenue-generating company, for more than a year. A lot of money as a recreational sale of hashish. However, this monetary risk will help propel its candidacy for the most sensible position on the list, as will Honey’s classification as a women-owned business. “Since we have a known location, we started earlier. “
Beaupré, however, was able to record the first segment of his application on Oct. 4, at short notice, sending it electronically from his computer as he flew to Spain, which had been planned for a long time. The second segment, the full disclosure bureaucracy of all authentic company stakeholders, is due Nov. 18. “We are expected to receive a notification about a month later,” he said.
It’s now clear that any Hudson Valley entrepreneur in the local hash business wants to stay in it for the long haul, and Beaupré rarely takes anything for granted. This weekend, Honey’s held its first open space and showcase for hash producers, which will continue weekly until at least the end of 2023, and likely for six months, according to the owner. It’s a very clever practice session. For me it’s less complicated,” Beaupré said as The first day of the grand opening came to an end.
Last July, the CMO followed a Cannabis Grower Showcase initiative that allows hemp growers to partner with licensed stores to host pop-up events promoting recreational hash in places like farmers’ markets. Two licensed local stores, Legacy Dispensers and High Falls Canna, are the middlemen who can legally set up manufacturer showcases like the one just featured at Honey’s. The actual THC products are sold on-site and the proceeds from the sales go directly to the farmers, providing a taste of what will eventually be available once. Honey’s obtains its dispensary license and redesigns its area for added security.
The hashish makers who participated in the opening weekend of the exhibition were all founded in upstate New York and almost all in the Hudson Valley. Among them were High Falls Canna and Back Home Farms of High Falls, Supernaturals of Accord, Platinum Reserve and Bannerman’s Batch of Poughkeepsie, Nowave of Rochester, Hepworth-Pura of Highland and Juniper Jill of Hoosick Falls. Edibles from Lagusta’s Luscious chocolatiers at New Paltz were advertised under the Soft Power Sweets label.
The products came in a staggering variety of shapes, weights, and “delivery systems,” from loose flowers and pre-rolled single joints to “weed water,” gummies, and vape cartridges. Displays ranged from casual stacks of product boxes to well-lit buds, which glow with resin under magnifying glasses. There were menus for the other types of marijuana, classifying their effects with terms such as euphoric/uplifting, creative/playful, or calm/relaxed, as well as describing their flavor profiles. in terms as complicated as those used by oenophiles.
Brian Casey, co-owner with his wife Geralyn Kohut of High Falls Canna, was on hand to translate the trendy terminology in selling hashish to beginners (or other older people who discovered marijuana back in the days when its production and delivery were low-tech). For example, maximum product lines were ranked to indicate whether they contained Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, or a hybrid. How do you know which one is right for you?
It turns out that the presence and type of chemical compounds called terpins is the main difference between the two varieties. “The old saying about indicas says it sounds like “on a couch. “It relaxes you. People use it if they’re having trouble falling asleep,” Casey explained. “Sativa makes you creative; it’s more stimulating. It is most productive if taken during the day.
Casey also praised Honey’s as a convenient destination to get your hands on your recreational cannabis. He noted that, unlike some dispensaries that hire teen staff who might be susceptible to offering the most productive strain in the inventory to any customer, Beaupré and his team of “The Budtenders” are knowledgeable, discerning and wellness-oriented. “They’re professionals here,” he says. They take a medicinal and holistic approach. “
For the foreseeable future, the Cannabis Grower Showcase at Honey’s Cannabis CBD and Accessories will be open from 3:30 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. from Tuesday to Friday, from 12 p. m. to 7:00 p. m. on Saturday and from noon to five in the afternoon. A wide variety of CBD products can also be found for sale. The store is located at 133 Main Street (Route 44/five five) in downtown Gardiner; entrance through the Pasquale parking lot or Farmers’ Turnpike in the rear. For more information, call (84five) 382-9127, email honeyscannabis@gmail. com, or stop by www. honeyscannabis. com or https://m. facebook . com/honeyscbd.
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