Aaron Ghitelman

New York Cannabis Control Board (CCC) awarded 99 conditional adult-use retail dispensary licenses earlier this month, after a months-long legal hurdle that prolonged the deal. CCC chairwoman Tremaine Wright was enthusiastic following the move that brought the total number of cannabis permits...

Rick Zahnleuter, the chief attorney for the New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), abruptly left his post, right in the middle of the state agency's rollout of regulations and guidance to the emerging marijuana market. Zahnleuter retired from the New York Department of Health in...

A group of legacy operators has formed a coalition called Unified Legacy Operators Council (UNLOC) from New York State, in order to compel regulators to take the underground industry seriously. The group, with about 25 members, expressed that "legacy entrepreneurs have deep connections in the...