12:00: Fresh off a huge Best of Rochester night, CITY Magazine looks ahead
1:00: Legal marijuana – where it has been and where it’s headed
It was once again a year of change for Rochester’s oldest alternative (now-monthly) magazine. After a huge Best of Rochester turnout earlier this month, it’s time for a check-in! Join the CITY team as they look back on 2024, and talk about plans for 2025 — from stories and video to events and community partnerships. Have an idea for CITY? Want to join the conversation? Guest host Leah Stacy and the CITY team are listening. In studio:
Leah Stacy, editor for CITYRyan Williamson, director of strategy and operations for CITYJacob Walsh, art director for CITYPatrick Hosken, arts reporter for CITYRoberto Lagares, multimedia reporter for CITY
Then in our second hour, March 31, 2025 will mark four years since New York legalized recreational cannabis. But the roll-out was anything but smooth. Lawsuits stalled the granting of retail licenses, farmers who were granted a first crack at the marketplace were left sitting on literal tons of weed, and the state was left scrambling to crack down on a flourishing black market. But now, many of those growing pains have finally been quelled, and the industry passed the $1 billion mark in sales for the first time in 2024. Guest host Gino Fanelli leads a discussion about where legal pot has been, and where it’s headed. Our guests:
Felicia Reid, deputy executive director and acting executive director of the NYS Office of Cannabis ManagementZach Sarkis, co-founder and executive director of NY HempLab, and founder of FLWR City CollectiveBritni Tantalo, co-founder of the New York Cannabis Retailers Association and co-owner of Flower City DispensaryJayson Tantalo, co-founder of the New York Cannabis Retailers Association and co-owner of Flower City Dispensary During “Connections with Evan Dawson” on 1/17/25, guest host Leah Stacy and the CITY team talk plans for 2025. In hour two, guest host Gino Fanelli discusses the state of legal cannabis in New York. Read More
