New York’s Cannabis Control Board today approved another 58 growers to cultivate marijuana under conditional licenses, bringing the total number of licensed cultivators across the state to 146. “We’re moving quickly, knowing that the growing season is short,” said Chris Alexander, head of the Office of Cannabis Management. Conditional license holders can... Read more
When it comes to opening a licensed recreational marijuana dispensary in New York, being first comes with definite perks. Beyond the initial customer traffic and early hype, the first batch of licensed businesses will get help finding a retail space and be eligible for financial assistance from the state... Read more
New York was trying to send a message. The state permitted marijuana possession last year, but recreational sales of the drug remain illegal until regulators can set up business licenses. This process has been slow — with the first legal sales still months away. But recreational dispensaries didn’t want to wait and... Read more
By Sadaf Naushad, NCIA Intern Although the action-packed April must come to an end, the fight for cannabis reform never stops! With U.S. Senators delaying the much-anticipated introduction of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) last month, Congress has a lot of work to do. In the meantime,... Read more
Video: NCIA Today – Thursday, May 5, 2022 | Advocacy / Community / Education ¡Happy Cinco De Mayo! NCIA Director of Communications Bethany Moore checks in with what’s going on across the country with the National Cannabis Industry Association’s membership, board, allies, and staff. Join us every other Thursday... Read more
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is launching a new, in-person exhibition called Am Yisrael High: The Story of Jews and Cannabis on May 5 at the Center for Jewish History building in New York City. The event will also be livestreamed for remote viewers. Running from this week through... Read more
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 go down just as classes were being let out.... Read more
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, it could be his future. He’s eager to open... Read more
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 for the state Office of Cannabis Management, confirmed there... Read more
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 bit more” than years past, the Tri-State’s cannabis wheel... Read more
