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...
Category: Cannabis
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...
Here’s your Black Friday deals for legal cannabis in N.J.
Though many legal weed shops have specials, discounts and vendor pop-ups today for Green Wednesday, the savings don’t end today. Green Wednesday was created to...
11 holiday gift ideas from N.J. legal weed stores
These 11 items from a handful of the 72 legal weed shops in the Garden State are sure to make great gifts for any curious...
Lessons and highlights from NY Cannabis Insider’s White Plains conference
At NY Cannabis Insider’s full-day conference in White Plains last week, more than a dozen expert speakers opined on everything from the basics of running...
Quick tips on how to sober up from weed
There are more choices than ever for cannabis products in New Jersey. But if you’re a new cannabis consumer, you should be aware of a...
These new edible weed caramels are perfect for sharing this holiday season. My review
Over the past year, the New Jersey legal cannabis market has exploded to 72 shops and many new products. Thanks to a recent change in...
New York cannabis doctors challenge Leafwell and Curaleaf’s marketing tactics
Medical cannabis became Dr. Lynn Parodneck’s professional focus in 2016, not long after seeing how the plant helped treat her husband’s Parkinson’s Disease symptoms. But...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for November 18, 2023
Thank you so much to everyone who attended NY Cannabis Insider’s final conference of 2023 on Thursday! It was a great day filled with informative...
These Green Wednesday cannabis deals will leave your pockets thankful
With New Jersey’s second holiday season since recreational weed was legalized kicking off next week, many consumers are thankful about being able to pick up...
NY cannabis regulators adopt hemp regulations, don’t vote on Fiore settlement
New York’s Cannabis Control Board approved updated regulations for cannabinoid hemp, which place severe limits on THC content, despite an ongoing lawsuit in which a...
Latest complete list of where to buy weed in N.J.
Of the 72 stores where you can buy legal weed in New Jersey, 24 are recreational only and 11 are solely for medical patients. Each...
N.J. police can use disputed method to determine driving while high, court says
New Jersey police can continue using a protocol to identify drug-impaired driving, but with new limits on how they can be used, the state Supreme...
New York’s cannabis regulators know out-of-state brands are breaking the rules – but agency won’t enforce until 2024
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. It’s no secret that New York State’s nascent...
Can New York affect social equity and accessibility in a regulated and taxed cannabis market? (Guest Column)
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. This guest column is from Paula Collins, EA,...
New York Senators now know what’s wrong with the state’s cannabis industry. What will they do next?
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. After hearing from state cannabis regulators, law enforcement...
People to know in NY cannabis: Jalen Jones
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. Jalen Jones is a senior account executive at...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for November 11, 2023
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. I hope everyone’s having a great Veterans Day...
‘Kitchen Cousin’ aims to open cannabis dispensary in Jersey City, despite NIMBY opposition
It’s déjà vu all over again in the Village neighborhood of Downtown Jersey City. Only the name of the applicant has changed in a NIMBY...
Analyzing what’s next for the cannabis industry, from crisis to opportunity
NY Cannabis Insider is hosting its last industry conference of the year at the Sonesta in White Plains, N.Y. on November 16 from 9:00 a.m....
NY’s Office of Cannabis Management just changed nickel limits for farmers. What does that mean?
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. The Office of Cannabis Management recently changed its...
Ohio legalizing recreational marijuana has some asking, will Pa. follow suit?
Pennsylvania will soon be mostly surrounded by a sea of states that have or are about to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana. Ohio voters’...
Cannabis helped me fight cancer. N.J. must allow more access to patients | Opinion
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‘Help us, we are dying.’ New York’s cannabis farmers are at their breaking point.
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. The Cannabis Farmers Alliance, an industry group advocating...
Planning to apply for a cannabis retail license? Look for these red flags when evaluating vendors (Guest Column)
This guest column is from Jordan Isenstadt, a senior vice president at Marino PR who founded the agency’s cannabis practice. Isenstadt previously worked for the...
NY’s women in cannabis: Lori Rosen
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. Lori Rosen is president of the Rosen Group,...
Our nation’s biggest crisis stems from hate | Letters
Some people say that the biggest crises for our country are the border and immigration; the economy and inflation; abortion and women’s rights; violence and...
People to know in NY cannabis: Dr. Torian Easterling
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. Dr. Torian Easterling is co-founder of Black Star...