Sasha Nutgent, who is the store manager of Housing Works Cannabis Co said that taking the lead in New York’s social equity model is a “once in a lifetime moment.”
“God put things on earth for our use, whether it's alcohol or the cannabis plant,” King says, explaining that even Jesus turned water into wine while attending a wedding with his mother. “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
When illegal product is stronger, better, and cheaper the government sponsored version it will always lose (see Canada). The legal trade just acts as cover for the illegal trade. It just goes to show government regulation always make industry less effective.