New York's Cannabis Control Board (the CCB or the board) commenced their duties this fall, starting with their first board meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 5, and most recently on Nov. 3. In their first meeting, the board authorized dispensaries to sell flower marijuana products to qualified patients, but home cultivation for patients remained prohibited because officials failed to meet a deadline to develop corresponding regulations. The board appointed Jason Starr as chief equity officer. Starr previously served as an assistant counsel to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and also worked in the New York Civil Liberties Union.