For “legacy” cannabis entrepreneurs, becoming a taxpaying, regulation-observing business has its challenges. “I was always known as the guy that loved cannabis,” said Lou Cantillo, who grew up selling it to friends in Coney Island. That love came with a cost: when he was a teenager, he said he was...
The Savior of Social Equity Cannabis in NYC
We recently interviewed Jonathan Elfand (co-founder) of Empire Cannabis Clubs after a local farmer accused him of being "privileged" and "not operating by the book" and here's what he had to say about his take on social equity in the State of New York. Jonathan Elfand - "We are operating...