Axel Bernabe

The New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association (NYMCIA) has filed a lawsuit against the New York Cannabis Control Board (CCB) and the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) over a $20 million fee for adult-use cannabis licenses. The NYMCIA is asking for the fees to be declared unconstitutional...

New York's cannabis landscape is set for a significant transformation. Licensing Expansion The New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced that it is expanding its licensing program for recreational marijuana, after numerous delays that brought the entire process to a...

The Coalition for Access to Regulated and Safe Cannabis (CARSC) recently sued New York's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) for allegedly violating the Marijuana Regulation and Tax Act (MRTA). The Claim Continues… In response to recent events, the New York MSO Coalition released a...

On Thursday, Axel Bernabe of the New York's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) told a Business of Cannabis conference in New York City, that the first adult-use cannabis retailer licenses “could be approved in about two weeks.” He referred to plans for an upcoming...

Cannabis companies and their investors have a chance to help design the regulatory framework in their nascent industry if they’re willing to help government in that effort, policymakers from New York and Illinois said Tuesday. Illinois State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, who was the chief sponsor of...