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Gov. Hochul calls for bigger fines against unlicensed weed shops

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing steep fines for stores selling weed without a license. The move comes as pressure builds to crack down on unlicensed cannabis shops – something other city and state officials have struggled to do…

Exclusive: NY’s cannabis regulators sued again, this time by the big players

It’s the lawsuit many saw coming. A coalition that includes some of New York’s medical cannabis companies is asking a judge to compel state regulators to open up licensing for all retail dispensary applicants immediately. The complaint, provided yesterday to…

MSOs Make the Case for Immediate Inclusion in NY’s Adult-Use Market

March 16, 2023
Tom Hymes
Compliance and Regulations, News & Insights
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UPDATED In a report prepared by MPG Consulting on behalf of Acreage Holdings titled New York Illicit Cannabis Market Absorption Analysis, the multistate operator presents a series of arguments and accompanying scenarios that depict varying outcomes for success with respect…

New York’s Adult Use Cannabis Processor Licenses

By Simon Malinowski, Attorney at Harris Bricken Continuing our series on New York’s cannabis rules and regulations, we’re breaking down everything you need to know about New York’s cannabis processor licenses (check out our other posts in the series here,…

New York CAURD Expansion Puts Non-CAURD Applicants in License Limbo

March 9, 2023
Tom Hymes
Compliance and Regulations, News & Insights
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As New York moves steadily forward with the rollout of its adult-use cannabis program, new regulatory measures proposed last week by the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) are still in a comment period, with inevitable changes to come. Revising…

New York Adult Use Cannabis: A Timing Update

By Simon Malinowski, Attorney at Harris Bricken There has a been a lot going on as New York continues to move towards rolling out its full adult use cannabis licensing, which has itself led to a lot of confusion in…

Looking for a Job? The Cannabis Industry Is Hiring in New York.

The industry estimates that there could be 63,000 jobs in weed across the state by 2025, many of them in retail and hospitality. The first time Kirk Lawrence got a job selling weed, it was in the 1990s at a…

New York State Convicted Him. Now It’s Made Him a Weed Pioneer.

Roland Conner became the first person with a criminal conviction to open a licensed cannabis dispensary in New York with the state’s help. Roland Conner’s first foray into the weed business as a teenager in the early 1990s resulted in…

NYC’s Cannabis Underground Is Growing Roots And Building A New Economy

NYC harbors the most sophisticated illegal import and distribution system of cannabis in the world. And as the industry grows, so do the underground's seed-to-sale operations and product offerings that include non-smoking products like edibles, vapes, and tinctures. NY State…

NYC’s first legal recreational weed dispensary to open in East Village on Dec. 29

December 21, 2022
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Housing Works will open New York’s first legal, recreational dispensary near St. Mark’s Place in the East Village on Dec. 29, Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed Wednesday. The shop, which will replace a shuttered Gap store on East Eighth Street and Broadway,…

New York Loosens Rules on Locations for Weed Dispensaries

December 9, 2022
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Licensees will no longer be required to accept storefronts leased by the state, a move welcomed by applicants who want more control over their retail locations. New York cannabis regulators have scrapped a rule requiring the state’s first retail operators…

The 32-Year-Old Tasked With Making Legal Weed Work Queens native Christopher Alexander is building the market from scratch.

Toward the end of July, around 40 people gathered at the Black Spectrum Theatre in Queens to voluntarily sit through a PowerPoint presentation. It was part of a public forum organized by the Office of Cannabis Management, the state regulatory body…

What’s in New York’s Illicit Cannabis: Germs, Toxins and Metals

A report from a medical cannabis trade group found contaminants such as E. coli and salmonella in some products purchased at unlicensed dispensaries. Some cannabis products sold at unlicensed storefronts in New York are not only illegal, but also contaminated…

The black market strangled California’s legal weed industry. Now it’s coming for New York.

Lax enforcement has allowed illicit sales to flourish — with little incentive to go mainstream. NEW YORK — Inside a Brooklyn smoke shop, past rows of bongs and other paraphernalia, a display case is piled high with legal hemp and…

Federal Injunction Halts New York’s Retail Dispensary Application Process

November 10, 2022
Sean Mack
New York
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By Sean Mack On November 10, 2022, a New York federal judge entered an order enjoining New York’s retail cannabis dispensary application process in five regions of the state. This decision follows similar decisions from federal courts in Maine and…