The deadline for New York cannabis industry operators to begin using state-mandated seed-to-sale systems is Saturday, March 7, and some products are having to be sent back from retailers to processors to comply with the new rules, the Times-Union reports. The changes are also causing concern among smaller businesses, who now have to buy supplies to affix the labels to their products.
John Vavalo, president of the Association of New York Cannabis Processors, told the Times-Union that he is buying a $100,000 laser printer to help with the process for labels required for his canned cannabis products.
“The technology doesn’t exist, so I have to develop it, because … no industry in the world does this. You get the sense that there are processors and-or retailers that just won’t be able to have products tagged and ready by (Saturday).” — Vavalo to the Times-Union
Damien Cornwell, president of the Cannabis Association of New York, told the Times-Union that he is “getting the calls from guys that are freaking out because they can’t pay their bills” but are required to comply with the system.
“If you’re the guy that barely had the money and you’re buying the digital IDs,