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NY Gov Hochul's Latest Crackdown On Illicit Cannabis Operations Has The Big Apple In Its Crosshairs
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 7:29pm | 671New York authorities would be given expanded power to shut down illegal pot shops and levy fines of up to $200,000 under legislation proposed Wednesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is making yet another attempt to protect the stalled legal weed market. The attempt is part of the push to get the...
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If New York Lawmakers Were Smart, They'd Race To Get The Legal Weed Market Up And Running, Why Aren't They?
Monday, February 20, 2023 - 4:39pm | 627New York lawmakers, in session for 2023, are strangely mum about the state’s failure to raise the $150 million for the much-heralded social equity fund and its role in the state’s legal cannabis rollout. Gov. Kathy Hochul created a $200 million public-...
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New York's Unlicensed Cannabis Shops In The Spotlight
Friday, January 20, 2023 - 6:21pm | 494Since New York legalized recreational marijuana in March 2021, several tobacco shops in the Big Apple began selling unlicensed weed products. However, these smoke shops have been exposed to continual robberies, which increased more than fourfold between the first and second years of...
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NY Gov. Hochul Announces Opening Of First Cannabis Shop Owned By Person Impacted By War On Drugs
Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 10:08pm | 568Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday the opening of the first conditional adult-use cannabis dispensary in New York State owned by an entrepreneur who was previously criminalized by cannabis prohibition. The shop will launch on Jan. 24 in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. ...
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Gov. Hochul Refers To Opioid Addiction In State Of The State, DPA Suggests More Overdose Prevention Centers
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - 1:35pm | 947New York Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her 2023 state of the state address on Tuesday, sharing her plan to make New York a better place. Among many issues, Hochul touched on strengthening mental health care, drugs and overdose troubles. She also shared a...
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New York On Track To Become Next Cannabis Capital, But State Sen. Warns Not To Imitate California
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 - 11:23am | 1000The first adult-use cannabis sales in New York began on Dec. 29, nearly 20 months after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed recreational marijuana into law. The state began issuing cultivation licenses to more than 200 farms last spring, and now thousands of pounds of weed, worth hundreds of...
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New York Selects BioTrack To Monitor Cannabis Industry's Seed-To-Sale Movement
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - 2:30pm | 462Forian Inc. (NASDAQ: FORA), a provider of technology, analytics and data science-driven solutions for the healthcare and cannabis industries, announced that New York has selected BioTrack for the Office of Cannabis Management’s seed-to-sale tracking system, per a press release...
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New York Update: Cannabis Retail License Approvals, Timeline, Criticism Of New Commercial Guidance
Friday, November 4, 2022 - 2:42pm | 923On Thursday, Axel Bernabe of the New York's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) told a Business of Cannabis conference in New York City, that the first adult-use cannabis retailer licenses “could be approved in about two weeks.” He referred to plans for an upcoming...
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New York Gov. Hochul Scurries To Figure Out Cannabis DUI Detection As Weed Sales Loom
Monday, October 10, 2022 - 6:27pm | 679Before retail licenses to sell marijuana continue to be issued in the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration is trying to develop a way to measure when motorists are driving while under the influence (DUI) of cannabis. There is no current standard or valid test yet. In seeking solutions...
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New York's Medical Cannabis Companies Seek A Less Pricey Route To Go Recreational
Friday, August 26, 2022 - 4:27pm | 407Medical cannabis operators in New York are worried about having to pay an exorbitant fee in order to go recreational. According to the New York Times, in order to sell marijuana outside of a medical program, multi-state operators (MSOs) must pay a fee of $20 million. Winning bidders of the state...
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New York City's Mayor Adams Is Looking For A Cannabis Czar, Weed Experience A Plus, Drug War Victims Welcome To Apply
Monday, July 18, 2022 - 12:37am | 508Mayor Eric Adams is conducting a job search for a first-ever “Cannabis NYC Founding Director” to represent the city’s marijuana interests once the state officially gets legal sales underway. Job Requirements? Senior level professional with experience working either with...
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New York Marijuana Regulators Notify More Than 50 Unlicensed Cannabis Retailers That They're Breaking The Law
Thursday, July 7, 2022 - 3:50pm | 526The New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) reported that marijuana regulators in the city have put more than 50 unlicensed marijuana retailers on notice, accused of illegally selling cannabis. Additionally, OCM said that unlicensed marijuana businesses are claiming to be legal cannabis...
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New York Reg. Update: Health Insurance For Medical Marijuana, New Efforts Against Illicit Cannabis Market & More
Friday, June 3, 2022 - 8:58am | 726New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has taken important steps to get the state's legal cannabis market up and running. Medical Cannabis For Insurance Coverage On Wednesday, the state Senate gave the green light to a bill that would require public health insurance programs to...
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New York Report: Hemp Farmers Begin Cannabis Cultivation, Assembly Bill Pushes Hemp For Industrial & Packaging Use
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 11:46am | 510New York's Senate and Assembly passed a bill to encourage businesses to use hemp materials for packaging, construction and other industrial purposes and will send it to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office for her signature, reported Marijuana Moment. State Sen. Michelle Hinchey (D), who...
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NY Cannabis Official Says Legal Weed Should Hit Shelves By Fall, Here's Who Will Sell It First
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 10:31am | 739Earlier this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York Cannabis Control Board had approved 52 adult-use Cannabis Conditional Cultivator Licenses across the state. These are the first adult-use cannabis licenses granted. The move allowed New York's hemp growers to...