Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Yesterday the New York State Department of Health announced its selection of five organizations to be issued registrations to manufacture and dispense medical marijuana under New York State’s Medical Marijuana Program.
One of the five chosen is Etain, LLC. Etain is a women-owned business started by the Peckham family. The Peckham’s have a long history of doing business in upstate New York providing obs and investment into our region.
Etain will manufacture in Warren County providing important jobs within the Adirondack Blue Line. Dispensing locations will be placed in Albany, Ulster, Westchester and Onondaga.
Their products will provide relief to patients suffering from debilitating symptoms due to illness.
Earlier this year, I joined the rest of the Board of Superivsors in voting for a resolution in support of this initiative. Supervisor Fred Monroe, who is a true champion for the Adirondacks, wrote the following guest essay in support:
ere is the press release from NYS DOH:
ttps://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/2015-07-31_registered_organizations.htm.
Mark Westcott