Kristina Giyaur

Kristina Giyaur is a cannabis and marijuana law attorney based in New York, New York. Admitted 16 years ago, Giyaur studied law at Fordham University School of Law. Alongside cannabis matters, Giyaur handles medical program rules, patient certification and provider obligations and financial and regulatory offenses, including the banking and money-movement exposure cannabis businesses face.

Cannabis is lawful for adults in New York and commercially regulated, which means the legal questions tend to be regulatory ones: who may hold a license, what a licensed premises may do, and how state rules interact with local authority. Oversight sits with 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.