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→
Manhattan Cannabis Chain Raided by Police and State Agents July 11, 2023 AggregatedNews Black Market, New York 1 Comment Empire Cannabis Club is the target of stepped-up state efforts to crack down on unlicensed shops. New York Police Department officers and state tax agents raided one Manhattan dispensary and were thwarted from raiding another on Tuesday in an exercise… Read More→
Stirring the pot: employee cannabis use in New York July 11, 2023 AggregatedNews employment law, New York 0 Comments July 10, 2023 - New York law provides protections to cannabis users (though the degree of protection varies based on whether the use is medical or recreational). As a result employers, who may not be high on the idea of… Read More→
New York cracks down on unlicensed pot shops, but closing them might take time June 28, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments NEW YORK (AP) — Fed up with hundreds of bootleg pot shops, New York launched new inspections this month aimed at getting rid of the unlicensed stores that are troubling the state’s fledgling legal marijuana market. “You will be caught,” the governor… Read More→
Weed enforcement has floundered so far. Will Gov. Hochul’s efforts change that? June 20, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments New York City’s unlicensed weed bodegas far outnumber licensed shops by about 250-to-1, according to city estimates. But that isn’t stopping Gov. Kathy Hochul from pouring resources into cannabis crackdowns, as efforts to get the legal industry off the ground… Read More→
New York Cannabis: The Variscite Injunction is Lifted June 19, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments By Simon Malinowski, Attorney at Harris Bricken The news tricked out slowly, then all at once: New York has settled the Variscite litigation, and the injunction prohibiting Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses in the Finger Lakes region has been lifted.… 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→
Time Is Running Out In New York’s Adult-Use Litigation Show-Down April 13, 2023 Tom Hymes News & Insights, Policy & Legal 0 Comments One central claim in the lawsuit filed last month against New York State by a coalition of medical cannabis licensees is that the success of the state’s adult-use program hinges on a speedy takedown of the illicit market, with the… Read More→
MPG Consulting: Time Travelers for the Cannabis Industry April 6, 2023 Tom Hymes Company Stories, Interstate Commerce, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments Since its founding by Adam Orens in 2014, Colorado-based MPG Consulting, formerly The Marijuana Policy Group, has been helping industry stakeholders with an array of professional services that include market research and analysis, business plan creation, strategic investments, licensing, and… Read More→
‘Perfect storm’: Illegal California pot keeps showing up in New York April 5, 2023 AggregatedNews Black Market, News & Insights 0 Comments It’s never been easier to buy California weed in New York. Pot stores across New York City are filled with cannabis grown in California, according to SFGATE interviews and other press reports. There’s just one problem — it’s illegal to… 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→
Exclusive: NY’s cannabis regulators sued again, this time by the big players March 16, 2023 AggregatedNews New York, Policy & Legal 0 Comments It’s the lawsuit many saw coming. A coalition that includes some of New York’s medical cannabis companies is asking a judge to compel state regulators to open up licensing for all retail dispensary applicants immediately. The complaint, provided yesterday to… Read More→
MSOs Make the Case for Immediate Inclusion in NY’s Adult-Use Market March 16, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, News & Insights 0 Comments UPDATED In a report prepared by MPG Consulting on behalf of Acreage Holdings titled New York Illicit Cannabis Market Absorption Analysis, the multistate operator presents a series of arguments and accompanying scenarios that depict varying outcomes for success with respect… Read More→
New York’s Adult Use Cannabis Processor Licenses March 16, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments By Simon Malinowski, Attorney at Harris Bricken Continuing our series on New York’s cannabis rules and regulations, we’re breaking down everything you need to know about New York’s cannabis processor licenses (check out our other posts in the series here,… Read More→
New York CAURD Expansion Puts Non-CAURD Applicants in License Limbo March 9, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, News & Insights 0 Comments As New York moves steadily forward with the rollout of its adult-use cannabis program, new regulatory measures proposed last week by the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) are still in a comment period, with inevitable changes to come. Revising… Read More→