Getting baked: Cannabis dispensary opens in Harrison to long lines, cheering crowd
HARRISON — It was all about “getting baked” Wednesday morning in Harrison, the small town located across the river from Newark — but not about...
Category: Cannabis
Another N.J. legal weed shop is opening. Here’s what to know.
It’s another cannabis market win for Central Jersey. Leaf Haus will have a grand-opening celebration Aug. 17, as it becomes the third legal weed shop...
A New York State of delay: Playing red light, green light with the cannabis market
This guest column is from Timmie Elsner, a retired NYC Housing Court Judge and former Associate General Counsel for the New York State Division of...
The War on Drugs is still raging in New York, only the target population has changed
This guest column is from Paula Collins, EA, Esq., a tax attorney dedicated to the cannabis industry and a co-founder of the NY Consortium of...
Will Gov. Hochul and the NYS Legislature stand up for this state’s fledgling cannabis industry?
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CEO used Hudson dispensary as ‘personal piggybank,’ court docs say. Now it’s time to sell or go under.
It was all smiles at the Harmony dispensary in Secaucus on March 1 when the company became the first in Hudson County to launch recreational...
How social equity cannabis businesses can get half-price tickets to major Oct. 12 conference
On Oct. 12, the state’s premier B2B cannabis business conference and networking event returns to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Newark Airport. The day-long conference...
Legal weed store set to open near Atlantic City beach
New Jersey’s 38th recreational legal weed store is about to open. Design 710 is located at 112 Park Place in the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic...
An urgent plea to Gov. Kathy Hochul to save New York’s cannabis industry
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We wised up about tobacco. We will regret legalizing marijuana (Your Letters)
To the Editor: As I read the article about Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh passing 11 stores that sell tobacco (“Walsh wants a law to curb...
Ask me anything about NY cannabis with Jeffrey Hoffman: Hemp rules, federal law, Empire Cannabis
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People to know in NY cannabis: Joanne Wilson
Join NY Cannabis Insider at our next industry networking event on Aug. 15 at Madame Mikette’s in NYC. Tickets will sell out. Joanne Wilson founded...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for August 11, 2023
Happy Saturday! Stay dry this evening and catch up on our eventful coverage of this past week in legal weed. We’re gearing up for our...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for August 12, 2023
Happy Saturday! Stay dry this evening and catch up on our eventful coverage of this past week in legal weed. We’re gearing up for our...
Hey OCM, how’s that plane looking after today’s CAURD hearing?
This guest column is from Colin Decker, owner and founder of 7 SEAZ, New York’s first legacy-to-legal adult-use cannabis brand, and owner of Hudson Valley-based...
‘I could be bankrupt’: Judge continues restraining order on NY cannabis
Join NY Cannabis Insider at our next industry networking event on Aug. 15 at Madame Mikette’s in NYC. Tickets will sell out. The mood outside Ulster...
‘A head start running off a cliff’: farmers detail the good, bad and ugly of NY cannabis
Join NY Cannabis Insider at our next industry networking event on Aug. 15 at Madame Mikette’s in NYC. Tickets will sell out. Cornell University held...
Veterans speak out about lawsuit threatening to upend New York’s cannabis rollout
Join NY Cannabis Insider at our next industry networking event on Aug. 15 at Madame Mikette’s in NYC. Tickets will sell out. Earlier this week,...
Connect with cannabis industry members at a NYC networking event on August 15
The upcoming NY Cannabis Insider industry insight meetup is a networking event happening August 15 from 6-9 p.m. in Midtown East Manhattan and will be...
A running list of all lawsuits filed against New York cannabis regulators
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Ask me anything about NY cannabis with Jeffrey Hoffman: MasterCard, consumption lounges, proposed smoking ban
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The next phase of cannabis equity: focusing on employment in New York
Join NY Cannabis Insider at our next industry networking event on Aug. 15 at Madame Mikette’s in NYC. Tickets will sell out. More than any...
NY cannabis industry pushes back on flavored vape ban
Join NY Cannabis Insider at our next industry networking event on Aug. 15 at Madame Mikette’s in NYC. Tickets will sell out. The views and...
About that War on Drugs: the reality of a NYC shop raid
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NY’s cannabis industry screeches to grinding halt after court issues restraining order
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NY’s women in cannabis: Amy Chin
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Clearing up the numbers around unlicensed NYC smoke shops: A Q&A with Sheriff Anthony Miranda
Join NY Cannabis Insider at our next industry networking event on Aug. 15 at Madame Mikette’s in NYC. Tickets will sell out. During a joint committee...
People to know in NY cannabis: Jeremy Rivera
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N.J.’s premier cannabis business conference set for Oct. 12
On Oct. 12, the state’s premier B2B cannabis business conference and networking event will return to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Newark Airport — just...
Here’s the 13 newest legal weed stores to open in N.J.
The legal weed market in New Jersey has grown slowly over the last year, but it has bloomed since the start of the season. We...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for August 5, 2023
Happy Saturday! We hope everyone’s keeping cool during this extreme heat wave. Let’s recap our coverage of New York’s cannabis marketplace from the past week....
Ex-NHL player: Let’s clear the smoke on the NCAA’s cannabis policies
By Riley D. Cote and Jake P. Kelinson In early June, the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS) announced its...
Columbia Care cannabis dispensary in Rochester temporarily closes after OCM denies waiver
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Will you be able to buy legal marijuana at the 2023 New York State Fair?
The New York State Fair bills itself as a showcase for the state’s agriculture sector and farm businesses. But don’t expect the state’s newly legal...
Where can you smoke at the NYS Fair? New rules push tobacco, cannabis use off the fairgrounds
The New York State Fair has adopted a new policy that prohibits all smoking and vaping (both tobacco and cannabis) on the fairgrounds. Instead, the...
THC to go? Dispensary plans to launch marijuana delivery in Central New York
Join NY Cannabis Insider at our next industry networking event on Aug. 15 at Madame Mikette’s in NYC. Tickets will sell out. In the next...
Here’s the 11 newest legal weed stores to open in N.J.
The legal weed market in New Jersey has grown slowly over the last year, but it has bloomed since the start of the season. We...
How many dispensaries need to open – and by when – to meet NY’s cannabis tax revenue projections
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From a closet to 70,000 square feet: Cannabis home growers are redefining the market
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NY’s women in cannabis: Dr. Lynn Parodneck
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Skipping DASNY: Nyack cannabis dispensary owner aims to be first to open in Rockland County
Join NY Cannabis Insider at our next industry networking event on Aug. 15 at Madame Mikette’s in NYC. Tickets will sell out. Unlike many other...
Talking tribes: NY Cannabis Insider panelists to discuss Native American nations at NYC meetup
NY Cannabis Insider, the leading platform for cannabis industry news and networking in New York State, is excited to announce the panel topic and speakers...
The Higher Company to roll out cannabis delivery in Central New York
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People to know in NY cannabis: Hal McCabe
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Today is the last day to weigh in on New York State’s cannabis rules
Join NY Cannabis Insider at our next industry networking event on Aug. 15 at Madame Mikette’s in NYC. Tickets will sell out. Joe Rossi is...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for July 29, 2023
Join NY Cannabis Insider at our next industry networking event on Aug. 15 at Madame Mikette’s in NYC. Tickets will sell out. We’re sliding into the...
Drake, Roddy Rich, Travis Scott, Childish Gambino top playlist of weed-themed songs, study shows
Weedar, a loyalty and distribution platform for cannabis, recently conducted research to find the Top 15 best songs for getting high. The company found that...
These 2 legal weed stores opened in N.J. this July
The New Jersey legal weed market is expanding at a steady pace. While the state’s regulatory body for cannabis has awarded over a hundred new...
Cannabis Growers Showcases face strict compliance measures and lower price caps
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Ask me anything about NY cannabis with Jeffrey Hoffman: Networking recommendations, Growers’ Showcase, and more
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