Brown Budda, a Black- and woman-owned cannabis dispensary in Southampton, epitomizes the challenges within New York's cannabis market aimed at equity. Though licensed and compliant, it faces extensive local review delays. These bureaucratic hurdles reflect a wider trend where municipalities impose strict, often confusing permitting processes that affect small businesses disproportionately. Brown Budda's struggle highlights the disconnect between New York's goals for inclusivity and the barriers posed by local authorities, threatening the growth of a fair cannabis industry designed for those impacted by past policies.
Brown Budda represents how municipal bureaucracy can derail the equity goals of New York's cannabis program despite compliance with state regulations and a focus on inclusion.
With municipalities imposing lengthy and inconsistent permitting processes, Brown Budda's experience highlights the growing challenges for small businesses trying to navigate the cannabis market.
The prolonged local review cycle for Brown Budda illustrates the gap between New York's stated goals of justice and the reality faced by equity licensees.
Despite entering the cannabis market as part of a state initiative for equity, Brown Budda's stalled progress emphasizes barriers faced by minority-owned businesses.
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