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Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains.
Halloween greetings to everyone stocking up on candy this weekend (and maybe buying some for trick-or-treaters, too).
But before you dig in, let’s check out the stories and columns we at NY Cannabis Insider ran last week.
We’ve got all the details about our upcoming all-day conference in White Plains, which will take place Nov. 16 at the Sonesta. (Details and tickets available here).
The conference will host new and seasoned industry professionals for a day of learning and networking. The content will feature both introductory and advanced “courses” on relevant topics such as accounting, insurance, real estate, applying for a license, the medical program, and more, taught by professionals within the NY cannabis industry.
On Friday, we published a story about Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licensees who are reapplying for general licenses, due to a current court injunction preventing them from opening stores, and the possibility a judge could rule the CAURD program unconstitutional.
While the OCM hasn’t publicly stated that CAURD licensees should apply for general licenses, staffers there are telling members of the CAURD Coalition that they should make this move.
Meanwhile, attorneys who spoke with NY Cannabis Insider said the uncertain timeline the lawsuit and injunction present means that CAURD licensees who are serious about opening their stores should apply for general or social and economic equity licenses in the current round of applications.
Reporter Chris Peraino contributed a story about the uncertain future of the CAURD program, and the fallout of a current lawsuit challenging it.
Almost all CAURD licensees who were not in operation before an August injunction are prevented from opening. No new CAURD licenses can be allocated. And now that applications for licenses are open to all, CAURD licensees could miss out on first-mover advantages.
We did a Q&A with Chris Becker, co-founder of the Denver-based cannabis brand The Honeybee Collective, which will enter the New York legal weed market on Nov. 1.
Becker answered questions about how the legal market in New York differs from Colorado, how the company found New York partners and how to build a brand that appeals to customers in multiple states.
Scott Mazza, co-founder of Buffalo-based Vitality CBD, contributed a guest column about moving away from ‘guesstimates’ when it comes to CBD dosing.
“For the first time, the researchers report the maximum daily dose for ‘healthy’ adults is up to 160 milligrams (mg) of CBD. Meanwhile, those trying to conceive, are pregnant, or breastfeeding should not exceed a daily upper limit dose of 70 mg,” Mazza wrote.
Continuing our “NY’s women in cannabis” series, we ran a profile on Mireille Souvenir, the finance manager for Athenian Royalty Group, a licensed Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary that hopes to open in Queens.
We also added a new entry to our “People to know in NY cannabis” series: Freeman Klopott, a vice president with Marino PR, who was the Office of Cannabis Management’s first communications director.
Lastly, we posted attorney Jeffrey Hoffman’s latest Ask Me Anything segment, in which he answered questions about the general licensing application period, CDI boundaries and other topics.
Have a great weekend everyone, we’ll be back with plenty more next week.