Partner, Ryan V. Stearns and associate, Joseph W. Schafer quoted in Buffalo Business First article discussing New York State's Cannabis Control Board decided to reserve the first 100 retail cannabis licenses or individuals or their immediate family members with a cannabis-related conviction.

“This is New York’s way of saying, ‘We’re not just going to talk the talk, but we’re going to walk the walk,' ” Schafer said. “There’s a first-to-market advantage.”