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New Yorkers with pot convictions will now be the first to get to sell it

New Yorkers with both past cannabis-related convictions and business experience will get first chance at Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses. ALBANY, N.Y. — If you or a loved one have a pot conviction, you could have a new employment opportunity.…

Albany may consider reparations for residents affected by marijuana laws

ALBANY – A new Common Council proposal calls for revenues from recreational marijuana sales in the city to be used as reparations for communities of color harmed by the war on drugs. Sixth Ward Councilwoman Gabriella Romero and Tenth Ward…

New York rolls out green carpet for cannabis dealers

New York officials are rolling out the green carpet for convicted weed sellers who are now going legit. The state Dormitory Authority of New York is getting ready to spend some $200 million in public funds to rent out locations…

NY Senate passes bill to crack down on illicit cannabis possession and sales

State senators this week passed a bill that would expand authority for the New York Office of Cannabis Management to seize illicit marijuana and for the state Department of Taxation and Finance to penalize people allegedly selling weed illegally. The…

They Have Sold Pot for Years. Now They Want to Go Legal. Can They?

For “legacy” cannabis entrepreneurs, becoming a taxpaying, regulation-observing business has its challenges. “I was always known as the guy that loved cannabis,” said Lou Cantillo, who grew up selling it to friends in Coney Island. That love came with a…

After pot conviction, NY couple plans for legal dispensary

HICKSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Eladio Guzmán spent two years in jail for selling drugs, missing the birth of his first child. Cannabis is part of his tumultuous past, but a year after New York legalized possession and use of marijuana,…

NY weighs giving pizza joints, other eateries OK to sell cannabis-infused food

This could give new meaning to Big Apple pizza joints. New York State officials are weighing whether to allow pizzerias and other eateries to sell fresh cannabis-infused grub and packaged pot edibles, The Post has learned. Aaron Ghitelman, a spokesman…

The Wheel is Turning and You Can’t Slow Down: An Update on the Tri-State of Cannabis

The Wheel is Turning and You Can’t Slow Down: An Update on the Tri-State of Cannabis By Neil M. Willner, Co-Chair, Cannabis Practice Group at Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC Trying “just a little bit harder” and “just a little…

NY issues first licenses for 52 marijuana farmers

The state Cannabis Control Board issued the first licenses to 52 local farmers to grow marijuana for adult recreational use— a major step in launching the seed to sale industry in the Empire State. The cannabis grown by farmers or “cultivators” awarded…

New York cannabis regulations are in limbo. But the pot industry is booming on reservations.

There are questions about how the tribes are procuring the marijuana, how it may ultimately be regulated and whether the tribes will reach a compact with New York to tax sales. SALAMANCA, N.Y. — In this small town in western…

New York Cannabis “Gifting” — Criminal!

New York continues to crack down on unlicensed cannabis sales masquerading as “gifts” or “membership fees.” The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) sent cease and desist letters a few weeks ago, which threatened substantial fines, possible criminal penalties, and “put[ting]…

Governor Hochul Announces Opening of Application Portal for Hemp Farmers Seeking a License to Grow Adult-Use Cannabis

PRESS RELEASE First Licensing Opportunity for New York Adult-Use Cannabis Industry Advances Governor’s Seeding Opportunity Initiative Positions New York Farmers as First to Grow Adult-Use Cannabis in New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the opening of the web-based application…

New Yorkers With Marijuana Convictions Will Get First Retail Licenses

Officials intend to reserve the first 100 or more retail licenses to sell marijuana in New York for people who have been convicted of related offenses, or their relatives. ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State will soon announce plans to…

New York cannabis in 2021 in review: Marijuana industry finally gets rolling

December 31, 2021
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March 31 marked an end to recreational cannabis prohibition in the Empire State, and the beginning of the painstaking task of establishing what will likely become one of the nation’s largest regulated marijuana markets. That was the day then-Gov. Andrew…

New York State marijuana opt-out tracker

December 5, 2021
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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – While some municipalities have decided to opt-out of adult-use marijuana dispensaries and/or on-site consumption lounges in their jurisdiction. Failure to comply before the cutoff date will automatically enter a municipality into the retail market. The Marijuana Regulation…