Last June, Joseph Thomas, an assistant counsel to Gov. Kathy Hochul, wrapped up negotiations on a $150 million deal that made investment firm Chicago Atlantic Group the major financier of the state’s cannabis legalization program. Within the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, doubts about the agreement flared instantly and intensely. “This is BAD,” wrote Matt […]

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