Roadblocks and Red Tape: New York’s Cannabis Effort at a Crossroads June 6, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments When New York State began laying the groundwork for its recreational cannabis industry last year, officials cast atoning for the harm done by the war on drugs as a cornerstone of the ambitious plan — and promised to give people… Read More→
Lawmakers scramble to fix NY’s struggling rollout of retail cannabis June 5, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments Some New York lawmakers are scrambling as they enter the final week of the legislative session to implement measures to aid the state’s struggling retail cannabis market, including a proposal to allow growers to sell last year’s crops at concert… Read More→
NY poised to crack down on illegal marijuana shops. Here’s how it’ll work May 31, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments Cannabis regulators in New York are poised to begin enforcing new state laws aimed at shuttering hundreds of unlicensed shops selling black-market marijuana that undermines the state's fledgling legal cannabis industry. The state Office of Cannabis Management on Tuesday voted… Read More→
Why It’s So Hard to Crack Down on Stoned Drivers in New York May 22, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments Since recreational marijuana was legalized statewide in March 2021, weed now seems ubiquitous on New York City roadways. At smoke shops, customers drive off after blazing up. In motion or at red lights, smoke wafts from car windows, the smell… Read More→
The NY Cannabis Control Board Meeting Summary May 16, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments By Simon Malinowski Well, the big Cannabis Control Board (CCB) meeting happened on May 11, 2023, and it was as action packed as advertised. There were rules and regulations, Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses issued, and heated exchanges between the regulators. Here are… Read More→
How the New York City metro area’s slow legal weed rollout created a boom in ‘gray’ market cannabis shops May 15, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments The push for legal, recreational marijuana is sweeping across America. Delaware just became the 22nd state to legalize recreational cannabis — and four more states could join the party in the coming years. In the densely populated Tri-State area of New… Read More→
‘Discontent and despair’: NY cannabis entrepreneurs fed up with state’s problematic industry rollout May 10, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments Tensions are rising among New York’s recently licensed cannabis entrepreneurs. A group of Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licensees have documented in a letter an “alarming and unacceptable” lack of communication and transparency among state cannabis regulators. The group of… Read More→
N.Y. expanding its crackdown on illegal pot shops after inability under existing laws May 2, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments State lawmakers are set to expand the government’s ability to shut down an estimated thousands of illegal pot shops in New York. The move by the state’s Democratic supermajorities comes after the state’s Office of Cannabis Management was able to… Read More→
Harlem Businesses Sue to Stop Cannabis Dispensary Planned for 125th Street April 27, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments The lawsuit suggests more problems may be ahead for New York State’s troubled rollout of the recreational marijuana industry. A prominent Harlem business group filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to stop the state from building a recreational cannabis dispensary… Read More→
A timeline of Mayor Eric Adams’ shift from embracing to cracking down on illicit cannabis in New York City April 10, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments New York City’s cannabis industry has changed rapidly since early last year, and so has its mayors’ stance toward the plant and its prevalence throughout the five boroughs. An analysis of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ public statements since June of… Read More→
New York cannabis regulators approve nearly 100 dispensaries April 4, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments New York’s Cannabis Control Board on Monday approved 99 new Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses, permitted a new testing lab and extended temporary regulations until Aug. 1. “I think this might be one of the happiest meetings we’re having all… Read More→
Another hurdle for New York cannabis regulators to tackle: retail buffer zones March 28, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments New York’s Office of Cannabis Management recently announced a policy change to double the number of conditional dispensaries allowed in the state, but existing zoning rules could cap the number of weed retailers in many Empire State communities. The Marijuana… Read More→
NY cannabis dispensary restrictions lifted, but not in Finger Lakes Region March 28, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Tuesday court ruling will allow New York State to begin issuing licenses for recreational cannabis dispensaries everywhere except in the Finger Lakes Region. An injunction previously prevented Western New York, Central New York, Mid-Hudson, Brooklyn, and… Read More→
Weed is legal in New York, but the illegal market is still booming. Here’s why March 28, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments New York’s first legal marijuana dispensaries are now up and running. But with the opportunity for both consumers and sellers comes questions about how the new legal market will compete with illegal sales. Marijuana is the most commonly used federally… Read More→
Gov. Hochul calls for bigger fines against unlicensed weed shops March 22, 2023 AggregatedNews Black Market, New York 0 Comments 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… Read More→