By Briana Supardi, CBS 6 Albany on August 20, 2023

After cannabis sales lagged in New York, marijuana growers are coming together to participate in the state’s Cannabis Growers Showcase’ initiative in hopes of getting their stockpiled crops sold.

Many cannabis growers have been struggling to get last year’s crop on the shelves due to a lack of dispensaries.

“The slow opening of the retail outlet, which is known as a dispensary, was hard to get products grown last fall harvested and stored over the winter into the market,” said Tessa Williams, owner of Empire Farm and licensed cannabis cultivator.

– Read the entire article at CBS 6 Albany.