Carla Sanderson

Carla Sanderson is a cannabis and marijuana law attorney based in New York, New York. Sanderson has been licensed for 14 years and holds a law degree from Brooklyn Law School. Related work listed for Sanderson covers the criminal side of a legal market, meaning unlicensed sales, over-limit possession and diversion cases, impaired-driving cases, which are contested in legal states because per se THC limits do not track actual impairment and appellate work, including challenges to licensing decisions and criminal convictions.

Adult use is legal in New York and the commercial market is licensed, so questions tend to be about who qualifies for a license, what obligations attach to it, and where local rules override the state framework. Regulation runs through the Office of Cannabis Management. New York is a market still working through its licensing rollout, with significant activity around application disputes and unlicensed storefront enforcement.