CANNABIS FARMERS MARKET AND LIVE CONCERT: FINGER LAKES GROWERS SHOWCASE AND SUNDAY SESSIONS TO BE HELD AUGUST 30TH IN CANANDAIGUA, NY. MICROBUSINESSES, CELEBRATING NEW LEGISLATION S.10113/A.11217, AMONG 18 SMALL NEW YORK CANNABIS BRANDS ATTENDING, WITH EXCLUSIVE PRICING ON PRODUCTS.
The first two Finger Lakes Growers Showcase & Sunday Sessions events welcomed thousands of guests from all across New York State. The June event was the first legal cannabis showcase event under the recent Office of Cannabis Management guidelines, and it was “...an absolutely smashing success”. (John Kagia, Executive Director of the Office of Cannabis Management).
The next showcase, on August 30th, will feature exclusive pricing on products from 18 NYS farmers and processors. After shopping the showcase, guests can attend the free Sunday Sessions event which features local vendors, food, drinks, and live music. August 30th’s Sunday Session is headlined by Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, the Rochester formed band with multiple number-one Billboard Reggae Chart albums. Also performing is rapper Felix Free, co-owner of 6 Point Cannabis, a NYS Cannabis Microbusiness. Everyone who attends Sunday Sessions will be able to enter a free raffle for a VIP cannabis tour for 2, provided by Crush Cannabis Tours. This experience is valued at $400 and there will be multiple winners.
SUNDAY, August 30th, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
LINCOLN HILL FARMS, 3792 NY-247, Canandaigua, NY 14424.
ADMISSION IS FREE for all adults 21+ with valid government-issued photo I.D.
On August 6th, Governor Hochul signed S.10113/A.11217; a bill that “Allows Licensed Microbusinesses [with] Dispensaries To Sell Cannabis at Approved Events”. This change to the laws opens new opportunity for these small businesses; It also gives consumers across the state more direct access to small-batch, high-quality, local products. This legislation will hopefully give some much needed relief some to the Microbusinesses in the NYS cannabis industry, However not all Micros have retail dispensaries. In the California market, which is further into legalization, very few of the small, local, “mom-and-pop” operations were able to survive. Legislation like S.10113/A.11217 is a good step to ensuring the fate of the New York State market does not follow that path, but it ultimately relies on consumers actively choosing to shop small, and shop local. Curt Boshnack, owner of Sunwalker Farms believes “all micros should have the ability to make retail money to elevate their businesses...”, retail dispensary or not, “Let the micro survive anyway it can!”
The third showcase, on August 26th, features 18 NYS farmers and processors: 6 Point Cannabis (Rochester), Circle Hill Rosin (Wayne), Dreaming Tree Farm (Saratoga), Gage Farms (Yates), Grass Roots Wellness (East Rochester), FLWR CITY (Rochester), Forest Flower (Canandaigua), Leadfarmer (Bainbridge), Oasis Cannabis (East Amherst), Snowbelt Cannabis (Jamestown), Sunwalker Farms (Canandaigua), Tall Trees Farm (Branchport), 518 Hollow (Washington County), Lit by the Lake (Niagara Falls), Alpine Agronomy (Saranac Lake), Erie Side Farm (Kirkville), Cannabaceae (Chautauqua County), and Sticky’s Weed Farm (Essex).