Marijuana Moment
New York officials are rolling out a broad plan to encourage environmental sustainability and set energy use standards within the state’s legal marijuana industry. It’s part of regulators’ broader goal of promoting economic, environmental and social sustainability in the emerging sector.
0819_eesustainabilityoverviewOver the past several months, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has put out new energy and environmental rules for both medical marijuana and adult-use cannabis businesses, and this week, it published an overview of several key initiatives.
“The Office has circulated regulations for both medical and adult-use licensees designed to minimize the adverse environmental impacts of the cannabis industry within the State,” OCM said on a new sustainability webpage that launched on Monday. Regulators’ initial focus is “on energy use standards and carbon and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions management, waste minimization, and the protection of air, water, and land, amongst other things,” the announcement said.
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