Oversupply, marketing rules and tax revenues: An in-depth conversation with OCM’s John Kagia
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Navigating the path to making money in New York State’s legal cannabis market
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...
Saint Peter’s University withdraws lawsuit to stop opening of cannabis dispensary
Saint Peter’s University ended its opposition against a nearby cannabis dispensary by withdrawing a lawsuit that sought to block it from opening, clearing the dispensary...
Want weed but don’t like smoking? From gummies to brownies, you can buy these edibles in N.J.
There’s a lot of choices for people 21 and up to use legal cannabis that don’t involve smoking. This is where edibles come in. Experienced...
New cannabis jobs board in New York seeks to help legal weed industry staff up
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in NYC on Aug. 13, 2024. Tickets available now. After over a year of work, the...
Hear how stakeholders found financial success in New York State’s legal cannabis market
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N.J. recalls weed product that contained insects and human hair
Cannabis regulators have recalled a weed product after they determined it had insects and human hair in it. The recall letter by the state’s Cannabis...
Office of Cannabis Management’s Felicia Reid talks about adopting an agency in turmoil, and moving forward
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CANY survey: Cannabis business owners report shortage of high-quality flower
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NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for July 27, 2024
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The exodus at NY’s Office of Cannabis Management continues
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in NYC on Aug. 13, 2024. Tickets available now. At least four high-ranking employees at New...
Navigating the fresh frozen cannabis market: Tips for NY farmers (Guest Column)
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The political animal: Joe Rossi’s journey through Albany’s cannabis maze
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Opportunity to hear from business owners making money in the legal New York State cannabis market
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...
High demand, low supply: NY cannabis retailers and processors struggle to find quality flower
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The catalyst to cannabis acceptance? Pain. (Guest Column)
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Amid Hudson’s urban sprawl, these entrepreneurs aim to blossom and keep dispensaries well-stocked
NORTH BERGEN — They’re technically farmers, but these New Jersey entrepreneurs aren’t growing blueberries or cranberries out in the sunny fields and wetlands of the...
People to know in NY cannabis: Regina Smith
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NY’s medical cannabis sales in decline as retail ramps up
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NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for July 13, 2024
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N.J. woman going to prison for helping boyfriend run illegal marijuana dispensary
A woman who was helping her boyfriend run an illegal dispensary out of their South Jersey apartment has been sentenced to state prison. Donna Shiffler,...
Another tense Cannabis Control Board meeting as regulators approve more than 100 new licenses
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Studying weed is the newest way to get a higher education degree in N.J.
With legal weed becoming a billion dollar business in New Jersey, Stockton University will this fall become the state’s first four-year institution to offer a...
Buying weed at the wheel deserves another look in N.J. | Editorial
Ever since the spring, law enforcement has announced a crackdown on driver behavior on the White Horse Pike in Camden and Atlantic counties, a traditional,...
How are things going at Utica dispensary Air City Cannabis?
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NY Cannabis Insider to host industry networking event in NYC on August 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...
Legal experts say Chevron ruling complicates path to federal cannabis reform
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in NYC on Aug. 13, 2024. Tickets available now. When the U.S. Supreme Court last year...
Kids are getting high, sick from hemp products sold at convenience stores. N.J. tries to stop it.
Michael Gillespie recalled how frantic he was looking for his 14-year-old son, who had gotten lost in the woods after buying an intoxicating hemp product...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for July 6, 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...
Oregon voters will face few ballot measures this fall
Oregonians will likely decide just four or possibly five ballot measures this fall as only a pair of citizen-led initiatives appear to have garnered enough...
‘Lack of guidance and communication’ by OCM threatening cannabis delivery operators (Guest Column)
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in NYC on Aug. 13, 2024. Tickets available now. This guest column is from Matthew Krupp,...
How are things going at Long Island cannabis dispensary Happy Days?
Happy Days officially opened its doors in Farmingdale on Long Island on Jan. 2, and is currently serving about 1,000 customers per day. In its...
First cannabis dispensary to open in Woodstock stymied by distance requirements
Maybe the first place in New York you’d expect to find a legal cannabis store would be Woodstock — the artsy upstate town synonymous with...
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...
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
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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
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How are things going at Yonkers dispensary The Plant?
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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...