Long row to hoe for New York’s cannabis czar

Nov. 10, 2021 – Chris Alexander is breaking new ground as the first executive director of the state’s office of cannabis management, serving in a job and agency he helped create as a contributor to the legislation legalizing adult-use marijuana that became law in the spring. He joins the show to discuss his role in the state, the hemp regulations approved by the state Cannabis Control Board and the future of New York’s adult-use marijuana market.