Clean Slates Promised Under New York Marijuana Law Prove Complicated
Marijuana Industry NewsNew YorkRecreational Marijuana February 13, 2023 0
When New York legalized recreational marijuana two years ago, it was meant to tear up the path to prison that being convicted of possession had long paved. But even as legalization took effect and New Yorkers could smoke with impunity, Frederick Volkman was sent to a maximum-security prison after... Read more
Crackdown on illegal weed shops expands, as Manhattan DA asks landlords to evict violators
Marijuana Industry NewsNew YorkUncategorized February 8, 2023 0
Mayor Eric Adams is teaming with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to crack down on illegal cannabis shops by using some new tactics. The city is seeking to leverage a little-used provision of New York’s Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law to get building landlords to evict store owners... Read more
This New York bill would require medical marijuana to be covered by some insurance plans
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaNew York February 7, 2023 0
Medical marijuana has helped thousands of patients effectively and safely treat pain from a wide range of medical conditions, and has been found to be safer, and in some cases, more effective than other prescription medications. Lifesaving for some, medical marijuana isn’t an option for everybody; the high out-of-pocket... Read more
Inside New York’s struggling weed real estate experiment
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York February 5, 2023 0
Roland Conner never imagined that getting arrested for marijuana in the ‘90s would lead to where he is now: the owner of a new cannabis dispensary in the heart of Greenwich Village. The blocks surrounding his shop, Smacked Village, are bustling with potential customers among the NYU students and... Read more
Committee Insights | 11.29 | The Pathway to Greater Equity in New York’s Adult Use Cannabis Market
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsNew York January 31, 2023 0
In this edition of our NCIA Committee Insights series, originally aired on November 29 and produced NCIA’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, we held a lively discussion to present the official recommendations jointly submitted to the New York Office of Cannabis Management in Fall 2022. Since early... Read more
New York State now has 66 licensed cannabis retailers
Marijuana Industry NewsNew YorkRecreational Marijuana January 27, 2023 0
New York marijuana regulators on Wednesday approved dozens of conditional adult-use dispensary licenses in a session during which members also discussed adopting bylaws for how the board runs meetings and makes decisions. The Cannabis Control Board – which now includes newly appointed member Dr. Jennifer Gilbert Jenkins – approved 30 new Conditional Adult-Use Retail... Read more
New York State Convicted Him. Now It’s Made Him a Weed Pioneer.
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York January 25, 2023 0
Roland Conner became the first person with a criminal conviction to open a licensed cannabis dispensary in New York with the state’s help. Roland Conner’s first foray into the weed business as a teenager in the early 1990s resulted in a string of arrests and convictions on possession and... Read more
