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Andrew Cuomo’s Bad Press
Since December, Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, has not taken an in-person question from a reporter. Amid compounding crises, Cuomo––who was hailed by much of the national press at the height of New York’s COVID outbreak––has hidden from journalists, under the guise of health and safety protocols. (No matter that he held briefings last spring, when COVID peaked in New York, with reporters allowed inside.) His recent press conferences have been stacked, instead, with supporters.
On Monday, Josefa Velásquez, of
THE CITY, asked Cuomo when he’d let the press return. “That is purely a function of the COVID safety requirements,” Cuomo responded. As Zach Williams, of
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Rest in peace, Keegan Peterson Jeremy Berke, Yeji Jesse Lee Marijuana plants grow near a road in the Rif region, near Chefchaouen, Morocco, August 11, 2008.
Welcome to Insider Cannabis, our weekly newsletter where we re bringing you an inside look at the deals, trends, and personalities driving the multibillion-dollar global cannabis boom.
Hello,
Before we dive in this week, I wanted to alert you all to the tragic passing of Keegan Peterson last Thursday, at the age of 33.
As many of you who read this newsletter know, Keegan was the CEO of the Denver-based Wurk, a prominent member of the broader cannabis industry and community, and a mainstay on the conference circuit.