"He said that both he and Dunne will seek “to make sure those who need and qualify receive medical cannabis in New York, as well as [to] make sure our manufacturing facility is the safest and most secure in the entire state and country.”
Banks created a political firestorm for Mayor Bill de Blasio when he quit last year rather than take a promotion to first deputy commissioner, a post he thought had too little power.
His exit left the NYPD without any black officers in its top three positions.
The Compassionate Care Center of New York is among many businesses hoping to be selected by the state Department of Health as one of five authorized distributors of medical marijuana."