Joint Session: Diverse Voices in NYS Cannabis

In this episode of Joint Session, host Herb Barbot is joined by Joshua Sanderlin, Commissioner of the Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner, to unpack how Delaware is building its adult-use cannabis market from the ground up. Commissioner Sanderlin shares insights from launching recreational sales, transitioning medical operators, and rolling out a new licensing system designed to balance growth, regulation, and social equity. The conversation explores the realities of operating a highly regulated market, including challenges around local control, illicit competition, and preparing new licensees—many of whom are first-time business owners—for long-term success. Sanderlin also offers a candid perspective on federal reform, the limits of rescheduling versus descheduling, and what it will take to create a sustainable, locally driven cannabis industry in the years ahead.

Joint Session: Diverse Voices in NYS Cannabis is produced by Herb Barbot, with executive production and marketing by Simlev Media.

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