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New York Cannabis “Gifting” — Criminal!

New York continues to crack down on unlicensed cannabis sales masquerading as “gifts” or “membership fees.” The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) sent cease and desist letters a few weeks ago, which threatened substantial fines, possible criminal penalties, and “put[ting]…

Governor Hochul Announces Opening of Application Portal for Hemp Farmers Seeking a License to Grow Adult-Use Cannabis

PRESS RELEASE First Licensing Opportunity for New York Adult-Use Cannabis Industry Advances Governor’s Seeding Opportunity Initiative Positions New York Farmers as First to Grow Adult-Use Cannabis in New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the opening of the web-based application…

New Yorkers With Marijuana Convictions Will Get First Retail Licenses

Officials intend to reserve the first 100 or more retail licenses to sell marijuana in New York for people who have been convicted of related offenses, or their relatives. ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State will soon announce plans to…

New York cannabis in 2021 in review: Marijuana industry finally gets rolling

December 31, 2021
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March 31 marked an end to recreational cannabis prohibition in the Empire State, and the beginning of the painstaking task of establishing what will likely become one of the nation’s largest regulated marijuana markets. That was the day then-Gov. Andrew…

New York State marijuana opt-out tracker

December 5, 2021
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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – While some municipalities have decided to opt-out of adult-use marijuana dispensaries and/or on-site consumption lounges in their jurisdiction. Failure to comply before the cutoff date will automatically enter a municipality into the retail market. The Marijuana Regulation…

Who Needs a License? New York Weed Dispensaries Are Already Opening

November 26, 2021
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Stores that offer recreational marijuana might not be entirely legal yet, but entrepreneurs are ready to start righting the wrongs of the war on drugs list prices, per se, but “Suggested Donations,” starting at $20. The packages offered in return…

Embrace retail cannabis, New York: Why localities should opt in

Ever since Gov. Hochul ascended to the top job in August, there has been much-needed momentum toward establishing New York’s recreational cannabis marketplace. Despite the enthusiasm for the nascent sector — a sector that’s earned the support of nearly two-thirds…

Cannabinoid hemp industry to face new, stricter guidelines

Hemp-derived CBD sellers and producers will soon have to comply with rules several years in the making ALBANY — The Office of Cannabis Management on Wednesday adopted regulations designed to set stricter standards for New York’s exploding hemp market, requiring all…

NY State cannabis board – in its first meeting – relaxes medical marijuana rules

October 6, 2021
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ALBANY – Its initial start delayed partly by scandals that engulfed Andrew Cuomo in his final months as governor, a new state regulatory panel met for the first time Tuesday as New York State took another step ahead to the…

All Eyes on New York as Legalization Looms

New York’s recreational marijuana market is poised to begin with a big splash -- and it’s one that may well ripple around the world, according to speakers at a packed “Business of Cannabis: New York” conference last week. The state’s…

New York misses deadline to allow medical cannabis home-grows

September 30, 2021
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As adult-use pot takes center stage, medical providers are frustrated by slow roll out of changes that would increase patient access ALBANY — Six months after New York passed its landmark bill legalizing marijuana for adult use and creating a regulatory…

Gov. Hochul’s cannabis appointment reeks of inexperience: lawmaker

September 6, 2021
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Gov. Kathy Hochul’s choice to head the new cannabis control board is a half-baked idea — because the appointee has zero experience dealing with the marijuana industry, a legislative pot expert kvetched. Sen. Diane Savino (D-Staten Island) called Hochul’s appointment…

High priority: Kathy Hochul vows to launch NY’s legal marijuana industry Cuomo stalled on

Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed that getting New York’s budding marijuana sales program off the ground will be a high priority. Scandal-scarred ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature approved the law back in March that legalized the sale of weed…

2021 Half-time Report: As Adult-use Legalization Spreads Across the U.S., Federal Legislation, Social Equity Take Center Stage

With half of the year now in the history books, it is safe to say the first half of 2021 will likely be remembered as a series of watershed moments for the cannabis industry. Even if we do not achieve…

Andrew Cuomo Is Out, Kathy Hochul Is In (And Hopefully So Is New York’s Cannabis Control Board)

by Simon Malinowski, Attorney at Harris Bricken Yesterday morning New York Governor Cuomo announced his resignation (which will take effect in 13 days), a week after a report from the New York State attorney general concluded that Governor Cuomo sexually…