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...
Category: Cannabis
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...
How are things going at Long Island dispensary Strain Stars?
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. Business has been booming at Long Island...
20,000 N.J. lives are still in limbo, because of bureaucratic stupor | Editorial
Gov. Murphy and Attorney General Matt Platkin have announced that they are making great progress in trimming the backlog of unprocessed expungement cases, which translated...
New York’s cannabis farmers disheartened over lack of financial relief in state budget
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. The tens of millions in losses suffered...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for April 20, 2024
Happy 4/20, everyone! It’s been another tumultuous week in another tumultuous year for legal cannabis in New York, so we hope everyone enjoys a rare...
N.J. now houses more than 100 dispensaries: Here’s where they are all located
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How did 420 become the code and celebration date for marijuana?
By GENE JOHNSON, The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. —...
Which N.J. counties have the most weed stores? Here’s the list.
The international counterculture weed holiday — 4/20 — is fast approaching — and New Jersey has made progress in opening up dispensaries across the state....
Unveiling the truth behind cannabis and alcohol regulation: Why copy-and-paste isn’t enough
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. Alcohol and cannabis are often seen as...
‘Gobsmacked’: Cannabis Association of NY faces backlash over licensing letter
Members of New York’s largest cannabis industry trade group are furious and threatening to leave the association after its leadership sent a letter urging state...
An open letter to OGS Commissioner Moy: ‘Simply issue’ cannabis licenses (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 Cortland...
An open letter to OGS Commissioner Moy: ‘Simply issue’ cannabis licenses (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 Cortland...
Long Island’s zoning laws continue to leave cannabis retail licensees in limbo
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. A year and a half after New...
People to know in NY cannabis: Shanice Brown
Shanice Brown is the store manager, and buyer at VERDI Cannabis, a licensed dispensary in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. She answered eight simple questions for NY...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for April 13, 2024
Happy weekend, everyone! We had another busy week covering legislative, regulatory and business stories in New York’s cannabis industry. Let’s take a look at what...
Medical marijuana card comes with risks that threaten benefits | Nancy Eshelman
Like a lot of people my age, I ache. Before I open my eyes in the morning, my shoulders and knuckles tell me if it’s...
NY Cannabis regulators approve 101 new licenses, as applicants complain about proximity protection
New York’s Cannabis Control Board expanded marijuana regulators’ authority to issue provisional licenses, heard complaints about proximity protection and approved 101 new adult-use cannabis licenses...
New alliance of cannabis processors formed in New York State
A coalition of eight licensed cannabis processors is launching a trade group, which they intend to serve as an advocacy organization as well as a...
Former Syracuse teacher’s cannabis retail shop to open in well-known DeWitt spot
DeWitt, NY – It’s been a long wait for Jonathan Maxim, who first announced his plans to open a retail recreational marijuana dispensary last fall....
‘Witnessing the collapse’: NY rescue bill for cannabis farmers in jeopardy
Tickets now available for NY Cannabis Insider’s next industry meetup at Riff City in Buffalo on May 14. Prospects for a cannabis relief fund in...
Marijuana decriminalization measure fails to garner support in Pa. borough
A small central Pennsylvania borough on Tuesday night rejected a measure that would have decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana. The North York Borough...
People to know in NY cannabis: “Hawaii” Mike Salman
“Hawaii” Mike Salman is the co-founder and CEO of Chef for Higher, a culinary brand on New York’s legal cannabis market. He answered eight simple...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for April 6, 2024
Happy weekend, everyone! Between a judicial invalidation of cannabis marketing regulations, a story about some illicit shops gaining proximity protection from the Office of Cannabis...
Will Murphy reappoint vocal critic to N.J. weed commission?
The Murphy administration has yet to announce whether the governor will reappoint a vocal critic of New Jersey’s weed industry to the state’s Cannabis Regulatory...
Judge walks back order invalidating all of New York’s cannabis regulations
An Albany County Supreme Court judge yesterday struck down marketing and advertising regulations, ruling that cannabis regulators’ advertising standards are “arbitrary and capricious.” Judge Kevin...
In jaw-dropping decision, judge strikes down all New York recreational cannabis rules
In a jaw-dropping decision, an Albany County Supreme Court judge has invalidated all New York State regulations for adult-use cannabis, ruling that the rules are...
Tussle in New Paltz ends in another lawsuit against the Office of Cannabis Management
Coming on the heels of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s top-to-bottom shake-up of the Office of Cannabis Management, a lawsuit filed on Friday takes aim at a...