These 36 Finalists Are Likely to Be New York’s First Marijuana Retailers
Marijuana Industry NewsNew YorkRecreational Marijuana November 21, 2022 0
New York took a significant step on Sunday toward launching a legal market for recreational cannabis by announcing the 36 businesses and nonprofits under consideration for licenses for the first retail dispensaries in the state. The Office of Cannabis Management published the list of candidates ahead of a vote on Monday... Read more
New York Cannabis Farms Have $750 Million of Weed — and Nowhere to Sell It
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York November 18, 2022 0
There’s one hitch: Instead of being shipped to retail stores, the weed is just piling up. Though a rampant gray market is already up and running, not one legal recreational dispensary has yet opened in New York, despite the state regulator’s repeated assurances that cannabis stores would be a... Read more
The Flower Shop Looks Beyond Arizona and Utah
ArizonaFloridaMarijuana Industry NewsNew JerseyUtah November 17, 2022 0
Arizona-based TFS Brands, aka The Flower Shop, began life as SKY Dispensaries in 2017 only to rebrand to its current name in 2019 following the promotion of Greta Brandt from General Counsel to her current role as President of the company. If that decision did not succeed, the company... Read more
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signs order to partly legalize medical marijuana
KentuckyMarijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana November 16, 2022 0
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Tuesday to legalize the possession and use of medical marijuana by certain eligible individuals in the state, so long as it was purchased legally outside Kentucky and amounts to less than eight ounces. Kentucky is currently one of just 13 states to still outlaw marijuana... Read more
Kentuckians can soon bring legal weed back home but not from Ohio
KentuckyMarijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaOhio November 16, 2022 0
Kentuckians can soon possess and use medical marijuana legally purchased in other states but they won’t be able to buy it in Ohio. An executive order signed Tuesday and in effect Jan. 1 will allow Kentuckians with certain medical conditions to possess up to 8 ounces of marijuana in the... Read more
