Mayor Adams cracks down on unlicensed NYC stores selling cannabis December 15, 2022 AggregatedNews New York 1 Comment Illegal cannabis shops have been flourishing in New York City since marijuana was legalized for adult use in March 2021. But with the first licensed recreational dispensaries set to open by the end of this year, Mayor Eric Adams is… Read More→
What’s in New York’s Illicit Cannabis: Germs, Toxins and Metals December 1, 2022 AggregatedNews Black Market, New York 0 Comments 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… Read More→
The black market strangled California’s legal weed industry. Now it’s coming for New York. November 13, 2022 AggregatedNews Black Market, New York 0 Comments 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… Read More→
‘Stay tuned.’ New Michigan marijuana director hints at plans to go after black market marijuana October 28, 2022 AggregatedNews Michigan, Policy & Legal 0 Comments One thing is clear: Michigan marijuana regulators intend to increase enforcement to eradicate black-market marijuana making its way to the licensed commercial market. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s placement of Brian Hanna, a former Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) inspector and Michigan state… Read More→
Former AG: Local prosecutors need to step up and shut down New Jersey’s Illegal cannabis market | Opinion July 25, 2022 AggregatedNews Black Market, Op-Ed 0 Comments By Chris Porrino and Peter Slocum When I was attorney general of New Jersey, the discussion surrounding the legalization of cannabis for adult recreational use was just heating up. We knew back then, based on polling of eligible voters, that… Read More→
Is Cannabis Inflation Proof? July 14, 2022 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments By Adams Lee, Attorney at Harris Bricken Inflation has been dominating the headlines lately. Prices for gasoline, food (e.g., beef, bacon, eggs), used cars and many other items have spiked over the past year. It seems like there is always… Read More→
The Economics of Legal Weed Don’t Work June 21, 2022 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Ten years ago Colorado became the first state in the U.S. to fully legalize the recreational use of cannabis. Many other states followed, and several others already had sufficiently lax medical marijuana legislation, that now an estimated 40% of American… Read More→
Legalizing pot didn’t eliminate street dealers, study says June 6, 2022 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments The head of Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board says he agrees with a Canadian university study that legalization of recreational marijuana use didn’t eliminate the illegal dealers. And Tyler Klimas says the study in the Journal of Studies of Alcohol and… Read More→
Op-Ed: Why legal weed is losing the war to illegal weed May 22, 2022 AggregatedNews Black Market, California 0 Comments The market for legal weed is growing. But in California, as elsewhere, it faces serious challenges. We’re not talking about droughts, climate change or supply chain shortages. The biggest challenge is competition from illegal weed. Our best estimate is that… Read More→
NYC weed dealers sell pot that looks like candy and ice cream to kids April 30, 2022 AggregatedNews Black Market, New York 0 Comments Pot peddlers are hawking their weed near kids as young as 10 — with some buds camouflaged to look like candy or ice cream cones — in and around several Inwood schools. On Thursday, The Post witnessed three different deals… Read More→
These Weed Sellers Aren’t Waiting for Permits: ‘Like a Dream Come True’ March 13, 2022 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments Here’s what it’s like to walk through Washington Square Park in Manhattan in the wake of legalization. Wanting to invest in himself and be free of bosses, Terrence Gorham started selling customized T-shirts, hoodies and backpacks from a folding table… Read More→
In California pot market, a hazy line between legal and not January 16, 2022 AggregatedNews Black Market, California 0 Comments LOS ANGELES (AP) — On an isolated farm, greenhouses stand in regimental order, sheltered by a fringe of trees. Inside are hundreds of head-high cannabis plants in precise rows, each rising from a pot nourished by coils of irrigation tubing.… Read More→
‘Talk About Clusterf—’: Why Legal Weed Didn’t Kill Oregon’s Black Market January 14, 2022 AggregatedNews Black Market, Oregon 0 Comments Legalization was supposed to take care of the black market. It hasn’t worked out that way. CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. — The first unlicensed cannabis grow popped up near Gary Longnecker’s remote Southern Oregon home seven years ago. Now there are… Read More→
‘There’s No Rules Right Now’: Inside Oklahoma’s Surprising Weed Crackdown November 12, 2021 AggregatedNews Black Market, Oklahoma 0 Comments In a deep-red state that became the nation’s hottest marijuana market, keeping regulations to a minimum didn’t keep the bad guys out. LOVE COUNTY, Okla. — Shortly after sunrise on July 22, a dozen or so police officers from across… Read More→
‘Ridiculous’ price of medical marijuana leaves patients scrambling July 18, 2021 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana 0 Comments Many people who use the drug to treat chronic conditions are priced out of their state’s medical marijuana program. Patrick McClellan was thrilled when he learned that his home state of Minnesota was legalizing medical marijuana in 2014. For McClellan,… Read More→