Riverhead’s cannabis zoning dilemma highlights broader Long Island struggles
It’s been an uphill battle trying to open the retail cannabis spigot on Long Island, but some positive signs are surfacing on the north shore...
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Will repealing the potency tax help New York’s struggling cannabis businesses?
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday proposed the state repeal its THC potency-based tax structure for legal cannabis – a move industry stakeholders have...
Story Dispensary’s Hoboken drama is expected to end this week, but councilwoman vows to take fight to state board
A closed tavern on the corner of 14th and Hudson streets in northeast Hoboken was the setting of a two-year tug-of-war over whether an adult-use...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for Jan. 13, 2024
Happy weekend, everyone. We’re just getting into the thick of the new year, and all the promises and challenges it presents to New York’s legal...
Marijuana could motivate you to exercise more, study shows
By Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post (TNS) Cannabis users are often stereotyped as lazy couch potatoes satisfying their munchies with junk food. But a new...
Let’s talk cannabis tax: 280e and IRC 471 (Guest Column)
This guest column is from Paula Collins, EA, Esq., a tax attorney dedicated to the cannabis industry, a co-founder of the NY Consortium of Cannabis...
Buffalo’s first cannabis dispensary nears $5 million in sales; a Q&A with Aaron Van Camp of Dank 716
Aaron Van Camp opened Dank 716 – Buffalo’s first legal adult-use dispensary – on July 17, 2023. During its first six months in business, the...
New Variscite case, turmoil among regulators and more: ‘Ask me anything’ about NY cannabis with Jeffrey Hoffman
Jeffrey Hoffman is a New York City-based attorney who hosts “Ask Me Anything about Cannabis Legalization in New York” each week on LinkedIn. Hoffman and...
Buffalo’s first cannabis dispensary nears $5 million in sales; a Q&A with Aaron Van Camp of Dank 716
Aaron Van Camp opened Dank 716 – Buffalo’s first legal adult-use dispensary – on July 17, 2023. During its first six months in business, the...
N.J. moving to change ethics laws for cannabis, which could help top Democrat
Senate President Nicholas Scutari introduced a bill last week that would potentially help the vice chair of the State Democratic Committee to stay within the...
‘Litigation fatigue’ in NY cannabis and the viability of Variscite’s new lawsuit
New York cannabis regulators had just wrapped up the state’s inaugural general cannabis licensing application period on Dec. 18, when two plaintiffs filed another lawsuit...
What is an ESOP? And should New York cannabis businesses consider it? (Guest Column)
This guest column is from Paula Collins, EA, Esq., a tax attorney dedicated to the cannabis industry, a co-founder of the NY Consortium of Cannabis...
Highlight reel: What happened in NY cannabis in 2023
This past year in New York’s cannabis industry has been a lot like a New Year’s Eve party: high expectations made for a fair amount...
2023: The year legal weed sales finally began in Hudson
The sale of marijuana for recreational use became legal in New Jersey in April 2022 with stores around the state opening immediately. But despite intense...
Damien Cornwell to head Cannabis Association of NY
At a meeting earlier this month, the Cannabis Association of New York announced Damien Cornwell will serve as the organization’s new president. Cornwell, who has...
Biden pardons low-level marijuana crimes on federal lands
President Joe Biden pardoned thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for Dec. 23, 2023
Happy Holidays, everyone. I hope everyone is having a very jolly weekend, while enjoying and gifting plenty of merry marijuana. Amid the holiday planning and...
Biden pardons thousands of people convicted of marijuana charges
By ZEKE MLLER, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is making thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession...
Cannabis Grower Showcases may continue in ‘24 with special event permits
Perhaps the Cannabis Growers Showcases won’t be relegated to the trash bin after all. NYS Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Binghamton) told NY Cannabis Insider that, after...
Cannabis retail 101 from Union Square Travel Agency
Nearly a year ago, David Vautrin led the opening of one of New York’s first licensed cannabis dispensaries. As more retail shops come online, and...
After six months, Onondaga County finally gets its second legal marijuana shop
Clay, N.Y. — Lighting up for the holidays is taking on a whole new meaning this week for T.J. Lewis. Lewis on Friday expects to...
Spotlight PA makes info publicly available on why patients qualify for medical marijuana
Story by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to...
An open letter to NY cannabis regulators [Guest Column]
Currently, 463 conditional retail dispensary licenses have been issued to social equity applicants. We understand that providing the first retail dispensary licenses in New York...
New York medical cannabis companies enter adult-use market amid mixed reactions
After New York marijuana regulators greenlit six of the state’s medical cannabis companies to expand into adult-use retail last week, local cultivators are viewing their...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for Dec. 16, 2023
Happy weekend everyone. As we head to the end of 2023, NY Cannabis Insider covered some important stories on the Empire State’s weed industry. Let’s...
N.J. moves to reinstate penalties for underage public drinking, weed consumption
Two years after decriminalizing public drinking for young people under 21, New Jersey is on the verge of reinstating penalties because too many minors have...
No place like home to grow medical cannabis | Opinion
By Peter Rosenfeld In New Jersey, it is still a major crime for a legal medical cannabis patient to grow a few plants. But I...
N.J. cannabis industry faces showdown between regulators and Big Weed
New Jersey cannabis regulators last week once again fined a large cannabis operator and chastised others for alleged union violations, while legislative sources say the...
Politicians, farmers, retailers decry decision to end Cannabis Growers Showcase
A legislative extension? A request that special event permits be issued in the short term? In light of last week’s announcement by the Office of...
What the Farm Bill extension means for CBD producers, consumers, regulators (Guest Column)
This guest column is from Scott Mazza, co-founder of Buffalo-based Vitality CBD. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author,...
Tiffany Walters: A Rochester native’s quest to transform New York’s cannabis landscape
If anyone encapsulates legal cannabis in Rochester, it’s Tiffany Walters. In her 39 years, Walters has developed expertise from industries ranging from cannabis to communications...
People to know in NY cannabis: Zoe Wilder
Zoe Wilder grew up in Atlanta during the height of the War on Drugs, and has dedicated her life since the ‘90s to advocating, researching...
Exclusive: Carmine Fiore discusses New York cannabis injunction, settlement
When Carmine Fiore filed suit against New York cannabis regulators in August asking for an injunction on the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary program, the 38-year-old...
Controversial Story Dispensary application gets nod from Hoboken Planning Board after settlement
The contentious battle over Story Dispensary in Hoboken is one step closer to ending after the proposed cannabis store was approved by the city planning...
City of Syracuse faces another lawsuit challenging its crackdown on ‘illicit’ marijuana sellers
Syracuse, N.Y. — Another lawsuit has been filed accusing the city of Syracuse of illegally shutting down a retail shop after a state and local...
Oneida Indian Nation set to roll out its legal marijuana business, in a really big way
Verona, N.Y. — It’s called the Verona Collective, and for now it’s likely the largest recreational marijuana business in New York State. The operation, run...
Professional wrestler and promoter team up with plans to open marijuana shop in Clay
Clay, NY – Professional wrestler Benjamin Duerr and former wrestling promotor Josh Jeanneret plan to open a retail marijuana shop in the northern part of...
Cannabis retail applications swamping some New York cities
With two weeks to go until New York State’s deadline for cannabis retail dispensary applications, large upstate cities have been inundated with paperwork from people...
New York cannabis insiders weigh in on CAURD settlement
The two lawsuits challenging New York’s Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary program were finally settled on Friday when NYS Supreme Court Judge Kevin Bryant lifted an...
People to know in NY cannabis: Wyatt Harms
Wyatt Harms is the cofounder and CEO of FLAMER, a Brooklyn-based cannabis brand. Harms answered eight simple questions for NY Cannabis Insider’s ‘People to know’...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for Dec. 2, 2023
Happy weekend everyone. We at NY Cannabis Insider have been covering some important developments in New York’s legal weed industry, and considering the less than...
Shop owner’s lawsuit claims Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh acted with racial bias in cannabis case
The city of Syracuse, including Mayor Ben Walsh himself, acted with anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bias earlier this year when it closed a retail shop accused...
Jail for growing weed? You must be high | Editorial
Twenty-four states permit their citizens to grow marijuana at home for medical purposes – including the liberal sanctuaries of South Dakota and Utah — and...
Pending court approval, settlement agreements unclog New York’s cannabis industry rollout
New York’s Cannabis Control Board will award retail licenses and site protection to the plaintiffs whose lawsuits have halted the state’s legal weed rollout since...
Murphy ‘very open’ to letting you grow your own weed in N.J.
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‘No excuse’ for New York State’s strict cannabis marketing regulations (Guest Column)
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...
People to know in NY cannabis: Niriksha Kannan
Niriksha Kannan is the director of people & social impact at LeafLink, a wholesale cannabis marketplace. She answered eight simple questions for NY Cannabis Insider’s...
NYS cannabis regulators approve Fiore settlement, paving way for relief from injunction
A judge may soon lift a court injunction that’s prevented hundreds of New York cannabis dispensaries for nearly four months, after the state’s Cannabis Control...
You can home brew in N.J. Ask your lawmaker why can’t we grow weed at home | Opinion
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A green Christmas in Manlius? A legal marijuana pop-up shop plans to open very soon
Manlius, NY — A Binghamton-area pot seller says he’s close to having all the approvals needed to open a temporary store selling marijuana products in...