New York City cannabis

A group of New York City businesses that had their shops shut down as part of the “Operation Padlock to Protect” program lost their case against city officials after a federal judge refused on Thursday to halt the crackdown on unlicensed cannabis sellers, reported Reuters. NYC...

There have been plenty of events in the New York cannabis space. We will break them down for you. Legal Battles Stall Cannabis Licensing Efforts New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) is dealing with over 20 active lawsuits, reported Green Market Report. These legal challenges stem...

New York City deputy sheriffs have seized so much illegal marijuana that they are having a hard time finding a place to store it, writes the Daily News. "We were seizing more than the space we had, so we started putting it in different offices," Ingrid Simonovic, the president of the New York City...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams ordered the city’s police to shut down 20 stores on Tuesday, the first day of new efforts to dismantle illicit cannabis operations in the Big Apple. "The illegal shops … have become a magnet for crime, they have become a magnet for quality of life issues that we...

Local Leaders In Queens Are Against Licensed Pot Shops, Here's Why Some New York City politicians don't want any new licensed cannabis shops until illegal ones are eradicated, reported the New York Post. Sherry Algredo, chairwoman of Queens Community Board 9 reached out to state regulators to...

Under the leadership of an all-women trio, Gotham emerges as NYC’s first premium cannabis and cultural concept store. In a recent episode of Benzinga's Cannabis Insider podcast, Joanne Wilson (CEO), T Robinson (COO) and Geraldine Hessler (CCO) share their collective vision at the forefront of...

Governor Kathy Hochul announced in her 2024 State of the State address Tuesday that she is expanding enforcement powers to deter illicit cannabis sales that will focus on closing down unlicensed cannabis operations that often sell untested products of unknown origin. "As we continue to build and...

Governor Kathy Hochul (D) signed a cannabis tax relief measure into law that will help New York City businesses that are not entitled to certain federal tax deductions under federal law. The bill, S7508, from Sen. Luis R. Sepúlveda (D) ...

New York Assemblymember Grace Lee (D) and state Senator Brian Kavanagh (D) held a press conference on Thursday to address the recent spread of illegal cannabis stores in Lower Manhattan. They announced an initiative to notify all landlords who are ...

New York City Teachers Confirm Students Are Coming To School High More and more students in New York City are smoking or vaping cannabis even during classes, according to teachers who spoke to The New York Times. What happened: In 2021, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ...