ov. Kathy Hochul’s audit of the Office of Cannabis Management resulted in a shakeup in leadership and a change of operations for the embattled agency. She announced Friday that the time had come for the embattled agency to move out of its startup phase, and said that state Office of General Services Commissioner Jeanette Moy’s report on the agency had shed light on inefficiencies, opaque procedures and a lacking accountability within the Office of Cannabis Management.

“Today is not about pointing fingers,” Hochul said. “It’s about pointing OCM in a new direction and implementing solutions that work for everyone, from New Yorkers eager to open their own legal shops, to growers who waited too long for market for their harvest, to the New Yorkers who are sick and tired of the unlicensed retailers who have taken over their neighborhoods.”

Hochul’s remarks Friday didn’t single anyone out for the agency’s legal and regulatory missteps, but Office of Cannabis Management Executive Director Chris Alexander will leave in September, and the office’s Chief Equity Officer Damian Fagon is expected to be removed from his post following a formal investigation into his conduct.

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