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...
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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...
Murphy’s cannabis czar leaving for top post
The top cannabis official in Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration is leaving for a new post in the New Jersey Department of Health. Jeff Brown, who...
‘We’ve drained our savings’: New York cannabis farmers struggling to stay afloat
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. Nic Fera, part owner of Goldfinch Flora...
New York’s cannabis applicants deserve more transparency (Guest Column)
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. This guest column was written by Joe...
N.J. ranks high among states that smoke the most weed
New Jersey ranks among the states whose residents smoke the most weed on a regular basis, according to a recent Gallup poll that profiled cannabis...
Ridiculously bleak’: NY’s cannabis growers still waiting on regulators to approve their licenses
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. New York’s Cannabis Control Board will meet...
NY Cannabis Insider to host NYC “state of the state” industry networking event on May 14
NY Cannabis Insider (NYCI) hosts unique business-to-business events across the state that bring together business owners and industry leaders to network and discuss topics essential...
US to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug in historic shift
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic...
Biden administration takes huge step to reclassify weed. What it means for N.J.
In a major move, the Biden administration plans to reclassify weed as a less harmful substance, which could lay the groundwork for more medical research...
Feds to reclassify marijuana as less-dangerous drug, won’t legalize it
By ZEKE MILLER, JOSHUA GOODMAN, JIM MUSTIAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify...
‘Difficult decision’: Cannabis company files for bankruptcy, plans to shut down
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Legal cannabis delivery gaining ground among NYC dispensaries
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. When Long Island City dispensary NYCBUD launched...
Medical marijuana patient to Scutari: Let my people grow | Editorial
Willie Beemer has lived in ceaseless pain since shattering his right leg in a motorbike accident at age 14. There’s a visible knot on his...
Friendly Fire: Gottheimer’s bank, Ukraine aid, and Fulop builds a machine
Can Americans still have a sensible and friendly political discussion across the partisan divide? The answer is yes, and we prove it every week. Julie...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for April 27, 2024
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. Happy weekend, everyone! We had another busy...
Trenton gets it first weed store
Trenton now has its first cannabis dispensary. Theory Wellness, a company based in Massachusetts, on Thursday opened in the state’s capital as medical-only but plans...
Pa. House panel hears lessons learned about pot legalization in other states, Canada
State lawmakers continued their exploration of how best to go about legalizing recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania by gathering information from experts on possible guardrails that...
Seed-to-Success cannabis program providing free training to NY’s cannabis entrepreneurs
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. More than 100 New Yorkers have completed...
Pilot can’t fly marijuana to retail stores in Alaska even if its sale is legal in the state, federal judges rule
A federal appeals court has upheld the revocation of a man’s pilot certificate after he delivered marijuana by plane to retail stores in Alaska through...
You can’t grow weed at home, so they planted it on the Statehouse lawn
Days after the international holiday for weed, activists planted cannabis in front of the Statehouse to protest New Jersey’s ban on growing your own. New...
People to know in NY cannabis: Danny Murr-Sloat
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. Danny Murr-Sloat is the owner, founder and...
New York’s cannabis funds faltering as market is strapped for cash
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. Several publicly backed funds meant to bolster...
Despite lawsuit and cannabis controversy, Blue Violets opens its doors in Hoboken
A Hoboken cannabis dispensary mired in controversy for nearly two years has opened its doors as the city’s first recreational use-only store, despite a looming...