A Holiday for Weed Fans, Complete With Sponsors April 22, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments In the culture of cannabis, April 20 is a holiday when those who partake light up in enjoyment and in protest of prohibition. Although the origins of “4/20” are debated — according to popular lore, a group of California high… Read More→
Budget deal ends marijuana potency tax and targets illegal shops in New York April 19, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments The state budget that’s expected to be adopted in the coming days calls for repealing the potency tax on marijuana products as well as new regulations intended to give local municipalities, including New York City, the ability to more easily inspect and… Read More→
New York eyes crackdown on illicit weed shops. Will it work? April 10, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments New York’s elected officials can agree on one thing when it comes to the state’s troubled marijuana market: The state must do something about the thousands of unlicensed cannabis sellers. And they appear near a deal to give local governments… Read More→
No, a judge didn’t void all of New York’s legalized marijuana laws. He struck down some April 5, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments New York’s cannabis industry was unsettled Thursday by a judge’s ruling that appeared to strike down all regulations governing recreational marijuana in the state. But a key portion of the order turned out to be a mistake. The Wednesday ruling was amended… Read More→
A Legal Pot Pioneer Was Busted in Idaho With 56 Pounds. He Has a Plan. March 26, 2024 AggregatedNews Industry People 0 Comments In retrospect, the Idaho shortcut might have been a bad idea. The mission had already begun to go sideways when Dana Beal — a pioneer of New York’s marijuana legalization movement but someone who has never obtained a driver’s license… Read More→
New York’s Marijuana Scorecard: 85 Legal Shops, 2,000 Illegal Ones March 22, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments After three years of fits and starts, the rollout of New York’s recreational cannabis market gained speed in 2024, most notably with the opening of about 50 licensed dispensaries so far this year. But the licensed retailers, who number about… Read More→
Illegal pot shops across New York City are hurting legitimate marijuana dispensaries, Gov. Kathy Hochul says March 4, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments Gov. Kathy Hochul says the abundance of illegal marijuana dispensaries in New York is hurting legitimate businesses, and she's asking social media companies to help her crack down on illegal pot shops. The space where Bar Veloce is now on Ninth Avenue may… Read More→
New York Fined Unlicensed Weed Shops More Than $25 Million — and Collected Almost None of That February 24, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments The state has levied more than $25 million in fines against unlicensed smoke shops for selling cannabis products since last year, but so far only a minuscule percent of those fines have been collected by both the state Tax Department… Read More→
Grown in Oklahoma, Smoked in New York: Illicit Marijuana’s Legal Roots February 24, 2024 AggregatedNews Black Market, New York, Oklahoma 0 Comments In the dead of night last April, state drug agents in Oklahoma intercepted an 18-wheeler rumbling east toward the Arkansas border smuggling 7,000 pounds of marijuana hidden in security camera boxes. The weed was from licensed farms in Oklahoma, according… Read More→
Legal Weed in New York Was Going to Be a Revolution. What Happened? February 19, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments A few years ago, Howell Miller was in prison in New York State, walking laps around the track with a fellow-inmate he’d befriended, who happened to be a former U.S. congressman. Prior to the prison stint, Miller, a cheerful guy… Read More→
NY greenlights 109 additional weed licenses, expands home growing allowance February 17, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments State regulators approved 109 new marijuana business licenses on Friday, including 38 retail dispensaries, as New York's cannabis industry aimed to get on track following repeated setbacks. The license approvals came after the Cannabis Control Board abruptly canceled a meeting… Read More→
Judge rejects a claim that New York’s marijuana licensing cheats out-of-state applicants February 5, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments A federal judge has rejected a challenge to New York state’s licensing program for selling legal marijuana, a system two California applicants say unconstitutionally discriminates against out-of-state residents. The ruling Friday by Albany Judge Anne M. Nardacci may spur New York… Read More→
Are Edibles Safer Than Smoking? January 29, 2024 AggregatedNews Edibles & Infused Processors 0 Comments Cannabis-infused chocolate fountains are flowing at weddings. “Budtenders” are pouring cannabis cocktails. And as sales of edibles are trending up, cannabis brands are emphasizing the idea that the products might offer a healthier alternative to bongs or blunts. “Edibles allow you to enjoy cannabis without… Read More→
N.Y. cannabis board abruptly cancels meeting on homegrown rules, new licenses January 25, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments The state Cannabis Control Board abruptly canceled its January meeting late Tuesday, less than 17 hours before it was scheduled to consider proposed homegrown regulations and a slew of retail license applications that have been backlogged due to litigation and… Read More→
Hochul proposes repeal of NY’s marijuana ‘potency tax’ January 16, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget released Tuesday proposes repealing a state “potency tax” on marijuana products that industry stakeholders said has deterred legal retail sales and driven more consumers to buy their products from unlicensed vendors. Hochul’s proposal, which follows… Read More→