In this episode Herb speaks with <a href="https://www.concurrences.com/en/auteur/Axel-Bernabe">Axel Bernabe</a>, inaugural Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Director for the New York State Office of Cannabis Management.  Axel, a partner at Manatt Health in NYC, was health counsel to former NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo.  In that role, Axel helped negotiate the groundbreaking Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act with the NYS Legislature.  Our Licensee Highlight segment features Paul Yau, Co-Founder of <a href="https://visitthetravelagency.com/">The Travel Agency</a> (formerly, the Union Square Travel Agency).  In partnership with the nonprofit Doe Fund, this Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary is setting the standard for aesthetics, product availability, and delivery services.  It is also pioneering a retail branding concept in NYS cannabis.  Further Reading:<ul><li><a href="https://www.manatt.com/insights/press-releases/2023/manatt-expands-national-cannabis-practice-with-new">Manatt Expands National Cannabis Practice With New York State’s Top Regulator</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thetravelagency.co/downtown-brooklyn-dispensary-opening/">The Travel Agency Cannabis Dispensary Comes to Downtown Brooklyn</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thetravelagency.co/fifth-avenue-manhattan-dispensary-opening/">The Travel Agency Arrives on Fifth Avenue</a></li></ul>Joint Session: Diverse Voices in NYS Cannabis is produced by Herb Barbot, with additional production and engineering by Matt Patterson, with Rebecca Malpica producing our digital marketing/social media. Please contact us at <a href="mailto:herb.jointsession@gmail.com">herb.jointsession@gmail.com</a> if you have any questions or comments, including topics to cover. Follow the show on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jointsession.pod/">jointsession.pod</a>, and on LinkedIn at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/joint-session-podcast/">Joint Session Podcast.</a> If you’re enjoying the show, leave us a rating and review on your favorite podcast platform. It helps new listeners find the show.

Herb speaks with Axel Bernabe, inaugural Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Director for the New York State Office of Cannabis Management.  Axel, a partner at Manatt Health in NYC, was health counsel to former NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo.  In that role, Axel

Herb speaks with Axel Bernabe, inaugural Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Director for the New York State Office of Cannabis Management.  Axel, a partner at Manatt Health in NYC, was health counsel to former NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo.  In that role, Axel helped negotiate the groundbreaking Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act with the NYS Legislature.   Our Licensee Highlight segment features Paul Yau, Co-Founder of The Travel Agency (formerly, t...

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