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New York’s legal cannabis market is rapidly gaining momentum, with state officials predicting it could reach $1 billion in sales in its second full year of adult-use cannabis sales. According to Debra Brochard, for Green Market Report, John Kagia, director of policy for the New York Office of...

The New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has introduced a new initiative to ensure that cannabis cultivation in the state aligns with its environmental sustainability goals. Beginning in September, the OCM will launch PowerScore, a free online tool designed to help cannabis...

In Buffalo, the first joint public hearing of the New York State Senate's Sub-Committee on Cannabis took place Monday and lasted seven hours. That may still not have been enough time to address the many issues dogging the state's cannabis program, starting with the painfully...

“Well, there was nothing wrong here,” began Jesse Channon, chief commercial officer at The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc (OTC: CCHWF), addressing its recent rebrand from Columbia Care Inc. At the September Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago, Channon sat with T.L...

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...

"It is unlawful to knowingly open, lease, rent, maintain, or use property for the manufacturing, storing, or distribution of controlled substances," states a recent lawsuit brought against the State of New York by the Cannabis Impact Prevention Coalition. What Happened The group, which...

Landlords in the Big Apple who rent store space to illegal weed or tobacco sellers now face $10,000 fines under a new law that seeks to crack down on the estimated 2000 unlicensed smoke shops that keep popping up all over the city. Owners of commercial spaces will be fined...

From the heart of Harlem to pioneering a renowned 'legacy-to-legal' cannabis brand in New York City, Happy Munkey LLC CEO and co-founder Vladimir Bautista's journey is a testament to the power of belief and resilience. "If it weren't for that [marijuana medical benefits], I...

The New York State Cannabis Control Board (NYCCB) met Wednesday and decided, among other issues, to add 212 additional retail dispensary licenses as part of its much-delayed rollout of legal cannabis. This brings the number of licenses to 463. "The decision to further expand the CAURD...

Jetty Extracts, a cannabis extracts producer and pioneer of clean vape technology, has reached the New York market. The popular California-based brand is expanding to its first market outside of California, returning to its New York roots and diving into authentic partnerships with local...

Since New York legalized recreational marijuana in March 2021, several tobacco shops in the Big Apple began selling unlicensed weed products. However, these smoke shops have been exposed to continual robberies, which increased more than fourfold between the first and second years of...

Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. (CSE:AAWH.U) (OTCQX: AAWH) confirmed Thursday that MedMen Enterprises Inc. (CSE: MMEN) (OTCQX: MMNFF) is still refusing to close the deal regarding New York properties. What happened The New York-based vertically integrated cannabis operator first revealed on Monday...

Columbia Care Inc. (NEO: CCHW) (CSE: CCHW) (OTCQX: CCHWF) (FSE: 3LP) will begin growing and processing cannabis in its New York facility. The cannabis company confirmed Wednesday that it has obtained approval from the New York State Department of Health to start operations at its new...

One of the nation’s leading cannabis operators, Green Thumb Industries Inc. (OTCQX: GTBIF)(OTCQB: GTII), will be building a modern cannabis campus on the site of a former federal prison in Warwick, New York. The Mid-Orange Correctional Facility was once a federal prison that held men...

Starting a cannabis business varies greatly from state to state. More than half of Americans have access to legal cannabis in some form, but state-by-state legalization means that starting a cannabis business in Oregon isn’t the same as in Massachusetts. Today legislation, fees, and delays...