People to know in NY cannabis: Nicole N’diaye
Nicole N’diaye is CEO of hemp cultivation company NAHE LLC and founder of hemp brand Bossiee Budz. She answered eight simple questions for NY Cannabis...
Category: Cannabis
Court blocks marijuana sales at a Syracuse shop, but some legal questions remain
A Syracuse business accused by the city of operating an illegal marijuana operation has been ordered by a judge to stop its activities, but also...
How will cannabis rescheduling impact New York’s workplace drug testing?
The U.S. Department of Justice last month began a formal process to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule 3 substance. The move will likely alleviate banking...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for June 22, 2024
Happy weekend, everyone! We’ve had a busy couple of weeks covering legislative, regulatory and business stories in New York’s cannabis industry. Let’s take a look...
Meek Mill joins Murphy to launch N.J. clemency overhaul on Juneteenth
Slavery is banned everywhere in America except the prison system. The 13th amendment states, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime...
Two more higher-ups let go from NY’s Office of Cannabis Management
Two people in chief positions at New York’s Office of Cannabis Management were let go from their jobs last week as part of an ongoing...
How are things going at Midtown East dispensary Urban Leaf?
Urban Leaf officially opened its doors in Manhattan’s Midtown East neighborhood on April 18, and is currently serving about 200 customers per day. In its...
NYC cannabis fund set to deploy capital to struggling cannabis businesses within five boroughs
A public-private fund for New York City’s cash-strapped cannabis businesses, which lagged in getting off the ground, was finalized Tuesday and will disburse money as...
Legal cannabis likely won’t be in this year’s budget, but supporters say there’s a silver lining
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People to know in NY cannabis: Lexi Antoniou
Lexi Antoniou is a laboratory technician at testing lab Biotrax. She answered eight simple questions for NY Cannabis Insider’s “People to know” series. What is...
Another proximity protection lawsuit surfaces against NY cannabis regulators, with possibly more on the way
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. A cannabis retail license hopeful is suing...
Tips for building your cannabis dispensary menu in New York
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...
New OCM director steps in; Cannabis Control Board grants more than 100 new licenses
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. New York’s Cannabis Control Board on Tuesday...
Boardwalk turbulences raises questions about kids — and cops | Editorial
The ruckus at the Shore on Memorial Day Weekend resulted in more consternation from law enforcement and local mayors, who felt overwhelmed by the crush...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for June 8, 2024
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. Happy weekend, everyone! We hope everyone has...
How are things going at Yonkers dispensary The Plant?
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. The Plant officially opened its doors on...
Shuttered Secaucus cannabis dispensary could reopen under new ownership, in different part of town
After a tumultuous period that included the closing of the dispensary and the ousting of its CEO, Hudson County’s first ever cannabis store could reopen...
Tour the ayrloom production facility & hear about developing craft brands with the NYS cannabis microbusiness license
NY Cannabis Insider (NYCI) is hosting a networking meetup that will also feature a candid discussion with panelists who will talk about one of the...
Tour the ayrloom production facility & hear about developing craft brands with the NYS cannabis microbusiness license
NY Cannabis Insider (NYCI) is hosting a networking meetup that will also feature a candid discussion with panelists who will talk about one of the...
Cannabis tax reform bill awaits approval in closing hours of NY session
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. As the New York State legislature gets...
Opportunity to learn about the cannabis microbusiness license, tour the ayrloom production facility and network
NY Cannabis Insider (NYCI) hosts unique and interactive business-to-business events across the state that bring together business owners and industry leaders to network and discuss...
New York’s cannabis expansion: balancing licensing speed with market stability
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. When Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an overhaul...
Syracuse’s efforts to shut illegal cannabis shops continue to face legal pushback
Syracuse, N.Y. — The city of Syracuse’s efforts to shut down unlicensed marijuana sellers is facing renewed pushback in court after a shop accused of...
NY cannabis leader stepping down early after mismanagement in marijuana rollout
Chris Alexander, center, executive director of New York State Office of Cannabis Management, shows off the first purchase of cannabis gummies from Cortland’s Florist Farms,...
Let’s shift from explaining NY’s cannabis problems to solving them (Guest Column)
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. This guest column is from Ngiste Abebe,...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for May 25, 2024
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. Happy Memorial Day weekend, everyone! We at...
Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in US, new study says
For the first time, the number of Americans who use marijuana just about every day has surpassed the number who drink that often, a shift...
Central NY weed shops owner fined $15.2 million by state after ignoring orders to stop sales
Syracuse, N.Y. — A Central New York weed shop owner was fined $15.2 million by the state Attorney General after state officials say he ignored...
New York’s cannabis story, dissed and beaten, still rings true (Guest Column)
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. This guest column is from Freeman Klopott,...
NY Cannabis Insider to host “state of the state” industry networking event on June 13
NY Cannabis Insider (NYCI) hosts unique and interactive business-to-business events across the state that bring together business owners and industry leaders to network and discuss...
Portland police quietly evacuate entire Best Buy store, arrest robbery suspect who was left inside
Portland police say they discreetly worked with management at the Best Buy in North Portland Tuesday evening to evacuate customers and employees before confronting a...
Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the US, a new study says
Millions of people in the U.S. report using marijuana daily or nearly every day, according to an analysis of national survey data, and those people...
Investigation into NY cannabis regulator Damian Fagon still going
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. The New York Inspector General’s Office is...
A health care agency got CNY’s first cannabis license. It doesn’t plan to use it
Early last year, an affiliate of Central New York’s largest nursing home operator was awarded the region’s first conditional license to sell legal recreational marijuana....
‘Dear OCM: It’s time to talk’ (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...
NY created cannabis rollout ‘dumpster fire’ and needs to put it out soon (Your Letters)
To the Editor: Regarding your editorial (”Promised overhaul of NY cannabis regulator can’t come soon enough,” May 19, 2024) on the Office of Cannabis Management’s...
People to know in NY cannabis: Paul Lepore
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. Paul Lepore is the president of Happy...
Overhaul of NY cannabis regulator can’t come soon enough (Editorial Board Opinion)
An audit of the New York state Office of Cannabis Management confirms everything our reporters at NY Cannabis Insider have been hearing from stakeholders for...
Tiptoeing through the tulips, workers find pot plants at Wisconsin Capitol
By TODD RICHMOND, the Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Someone’s plans to harvest dozens of apparent marijuana plants grown on the Wisconsin state Capitol...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for May 18, 2024
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. Happy weekend, everyone! We’ve had a busy...
After many delays, 3 new legal marijuana shops are ready to open in Central New York
The notoriously slow roll out of legal marijuana stores across the state is about to speed up, at least in Central New York. Two legal...
Off to the races: Curaleaf leads NY MSOs out of the starting gate
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. Sales data in the still nascent New...
Office of Cannabis Management quietly changes rules amidst legal controversy
The Office of Cannabis Management has approved a chemical for cannabis extraction without notifying a processor whose facility has been shut down since March for...
Office of Cannabis Management quietly changes rules amid legal controversy
The Office of Cannabis Management has approved a chemical for cannabis extraction without notifying the processor whose facility has been shut down since March for...
Don’t underestimate Trump’s odd oratory powers | Letters
Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) kindly broadcast Donald Trump’s entire election rally in Wildwood on May 11. He appeared to have a decent crowd of...
Gov. Hochul’s review of Office of Cannabis Management finds inefficiencies, inexperience, mismanagement; agency head to step down
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced her administration will restructure...
Cumberland County college launches cannabis business certificate program
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Interactive “state of the state” of the cannabis industry event being held in Buffalo
NY Cannabis Insider (NYCI) hosts unique and interactive business-to-business events across the state that bring together business owners and industry leaders to network and discuss...
Harrisburg man hired gunmen to protect his large marijuana shipments
A jury convicted a 36-year-old Harrisburg man on Monday of trafficking over 2,200 pounds of marijuana and related offenses after he hired a gunmen to...
Leafly court decision could provide roadmap for challenging New York cannabis regulations
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. For a brief moment last month, New...