New York’s legal cannabis industry was built with a promise: a fair, transparent, and locally-driven market that prioritizes small farmers, independent brands, and social equity operators. However, that promise is under attack. Cannabis inversion— the illegal practice of importing out-of-state cannabis into New York’s legal supply chain—is allowing dishonest operators to flood the market with illicit product, crushing local farmers and small businesses in the process.
If you are a New York cannabis farmer, dispensary worker, or industry insider who has witnessed inversion firsthand, the time to act is now. The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has created an official reporting system to expose bad actors and protect the integrity of New York’s market. You can help enforce the rules by filing a formal complaint with OCM’s Trade Practices Bureau:
By reporting inversion activity, you can help eliminate unethical players who are threatening New York’s small farmers, legal processors, and dispensaries.
Cannabis inversion refers to the illegal practice of smuggling cannabis from outside of New York’s regulated market and disguising it as legally grown and processed within the state. This is done through fraudulent partnerships between processors and distributors who...
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