New York’s Cannabis Fund Became a Disaster. Its Managers Earned $1.7 Million Nonetheless

 New York’s Cannabis Fund Became a Disaster. Its Managers Earned $1.7 Million Nonetheless

By Rosalind Adams
This article was originally published on October 24 at 1:14 p.m. EDT by THE CITY
They haven’t come close to fulfilling Governor Kathy Hochul’s goal of helping 150 people victimized by the state’s old, racially biased drug laws enter the lega…

Records obtained by THE CITY show that the high-profile and celebrity managers of a private-public cannabis loan fund snagged a windfall.Cannabis social equity fund managers Lavetta Willis, left, Chr…