The ‘Simple People’ Are Legislating in CT February 27, 2024 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, Connecticut, News & Insights 2 Comments Connecticut legislators were unprepared for the large number of people who showed up last Thursday to testify before the General Law Committee and had to move the proceedings to a larger chamber to accommodate everyone. It was a simple mistake… Read More→
CT Bill Would Prohibit Cannabis Discounts February 26, 2024 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, Connecticut, News & Insights 0 Comments 421 bills have thus far been introduced for consideration by Connecticut’s General Assembly in the 2024 legislative session, which was convened February 7 and runs until May 8. Among the bills are half a dozen that deal in some way… Read More→
Who Do You Call to Sniff Out Bad Cannabis Actors? February 6, 2024 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, News & Insights, Security, Spotlight 0 Comments For anyone who has traveled the cannabis industry for any length of time, the risks associated with getting in bed with the wrong partners are about as acute as they can get, and truth be told, almost no one escapes… Read More→
Final NY Regulator Meeting of 2023 Gets Testy January 2, 2024 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, New York, News & Insights 0 Comments The emergency meeting of New York’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) called for last Friday (December 29) started 20-minutes late, a seeming eternity, but that was forgotten as soon as the meeting began and it became clear that something was off… Read More→
Deadline for NY Adult-Use Applications Passes (UPDATED) December 19, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, New York, News & Insights 0 Comments The 5pm ET deadline to submit applications for five license types for New York State’s adult-use cannabis market came and went yesterday, with a robust last-minute rush as anticipated. The license types – cultivation, processor, retail dispensary, distributor, and microbusiness… Read More→
Judge Approves ‘Fiore’ Settlement, Ending Injunction December 2, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, Letters to the Editor, New York 0 Comments That penetrating sound emanating from New York Friday evening was the collective sigh of relief from hundreds of provisional CAURD licensees upon hearing the news that Supreme Court Judge Kevin Bryant has signed the stipulated settlement that had been reached… Read More→
Ohio Approves Adult-Use, The Legislative Clock Starts Ticking Today November 9, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, News & Insights, Ohio 0 Comments In the aftermath of yesterday’s election, Ohioans are either celebrating or bemoaning the passage of State Issue 1, which establishes a constitutional right to abortion in the state, and also the passage of State Issue 2, which authorizes the legislative… Read More→
A Silver Linings Playbook for New York’s CAURD Program September 5, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, News & Insights 0 Comments While New York cannabis consumers are feeling their oats in terms of having access to copious amounts of weed in the Big Apple and beyond, the situation for operators is far less rosy, to say the least. Applicants to the… Read More→
How To Reframe Cannabis Compliance August 22, 2023 AggregatedNews Compliance and Regulations 0 Comments Due to the sheer volume of statutes, regulations, and other guidelines cannabis businesses must comply with, developing a comprehensive cannabis compliance program is challenging. However, legal complexity may be one of many causes. Prioritizing enforcement over providing compliance resources to… Read More→
Judge Bryant Grants Injunction But Exempts Certain CAURD Licensees – UPDATED August 21, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, New York, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments UPDATED The defendants in Fiore v. NYSCCB on Thursday appealed the case to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for the Third Judicial Department. "Defendants appeal from the 8/18/23 Decision & Order of the Hon. Kevin Bryant, granting in… Read More→
Are Negotiations Already Breaking Down in the NY CAURD Lawsuit? – UPDATED August 17, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, New York, News & Insights 1 Comment UPDATED New York's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) responded via email Thursday to say it cannot comment on pending litigation. The department did provide the following statement: "New Yorkers can still purchase legal, safe-and-tested cannabis from existing operational dispensaries (including… Read More→
Why Cannabis Product Review is So Important August 16, 2023 AggregatedNews Compliance and Regulations, Hemp Industry News 0 Comments By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken Over the last five years, I’ve done countless compliance reviews for cannabis product and CBD product labels, packaging materials, and products themselves. In all cases – not most, all – cannabis product labels… Read More→
CAURD Lawsuit: NY Judge Beseeches Parties to Compromise August 15, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, New York, News & Insights, Spotlight 1 Comment With both sides seeking declaratory judgment in their favor during Friday’s packed hearing in Carmine Fiore et al v. New York State Cannabis Control Board et al, State Supreme Court Judge Kevin R. Bryant instead extended any decision on the… Read More→
New York CAURD Lawsuit: The Stage is Set for Friday August 10, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, New York, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments On August 2, a lawsuit by four service impaired veterans was filed in New York State Supreme Court in Albany County against the state’s cannabis regulators that has brought the ongoing CAURD program to a screeching halt following an August… Read More→
Cannabis Growers Showcases Get the ‘New York Minute’ Treatment July 27, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, New York, News & Insights 0 Comments In an attempt to jump start a flagging adult-use cannabis program that was supposed to be a model for the nation, New York last week announced not only the issuance of well over 200 provisional retail licenses, but, in addition… Read More→