In all, the agency identified 553 banks and 202 credit unions that are "actively providing banking services to marijuana-related businesses."
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Adult use sales first began in mid-January. By November, monthly sales of adult-use products exceeded those of medical cannabis.
Subjects in the study appeared "to recover almost back to baseline levels 1-hour post-use."
Those who filled their cannabis extract prescriptions three times or more during the study period decreased their use of prescription opioids.
“Results showed … a high rate of effectiveness in the prescribed treatment, as well as a decrease in pain levels, improvement in QOL, and a reduction in the consumption of concomitant medications.”
The studies’ findings add to the growing body of literature establishing that various formulations of cannabis and cannabinoids safely and effectively mitigate hard-to-treat pain conditions.
Retail sales totals in 2021 were the highest ever reported by state regulators.
Despite the law’s passage, there still exists no explicit timetable for when adult-use retail sales will begin in New York.