Gov. Kathy Hochul

As legal cannabis begins to take shape in New York, efforts to involve those most impacted by the War on Drugs are also coming into focus.  Tremaine Wright, chair of the New York State Cannabis Control Board, said this week that legal cannabis sales will likely begin by the end of 2022 as the...

Now that the great state of New York has fully legalized cannabis and future participants are already applying for business licenses, the Workforce Development Institute and Cornell University have teamed up to form the Cannabis Workforce Initiative (CWI). As state regulators begin the...

As part of its plans to usher in its first marijuana retail outlets, New York regulators are set to approve a set of rules that will prioritize people with prior marijuana convictions or those whose family members have been harmed by criminalization. The move will...

Just in case you thought it was safe to stop thinking about the conflict between MedMen (CSE: MMEN) (OTCQX: MMNFF) and Ascend Wellness Holdings (OTCQX: AAWH), a new twist pulls you right back in.  The often vitriolic court battle between two cannabis companies over a licensing...

New York is nearing the one-year anniversary of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) being signed into law and legalizing cannabis.  Under Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York is taking important steps to get its cannabis market up and running....

It’s that time of the year when our honorable state governors deliver their state-of-the-state messages, most of which predictably highlight the wonderful things they've done for their constituents and the economic progress they achieved since being elected. This year, several...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) highlighted the potential of the cannabis industry to create thousands of job opportunities and industries after having cleared a key regulatory hurdle last week when she named the final two members of the state's five-member Cannabis Control Board...

Shortly after former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA) legalizing adult-use cannabis on March 31, 2021, legislators created the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) governed by a Cannabis Control Board (CCB) to oversee and implement...

New York's state Senate is expected to confirm Tremaine Wright (D), former Brooklyn assemblywoman, to lead the agencies that will regulate cannabis sales in New York. Wright is set to be confirmed as chair of the Cannabis Control Board and the Office of Cannabis Management, reported NY...

New York’s 57th governor, Kathy Hochul — sworn into office this week after embattled Andrew Cuomo resigned — said she is ready to move on the state’s potentially multibillion-dollar legal cannabis program ASAP, reported The New York Post. The Background: New York’...