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New York Cannabis Growers Given One Year To Submit Mandatory Sustainability Plans
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - 5:30pm | 667The 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...
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Minnesota Opens Applications For Cannabis Business Social Equity License Preapproval
Thursday, July 25, 2024 - 9:55pm | 299Since July 24th, prospective cannabis business owners verified as social equity applicants were instructed to submit applications for cannabis business license preapproval through the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management's (OCM) website. This marks a crucial step for those wishing to participate...
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New York 2023 Cannabis Market Yearbook: How Many Pounds Sold And Licenses Issued?
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - 7:35pm | 592How many licenses were issued in New York this year? How much cannabis was sold? And how is the local regulator addressing illegal cannabis sales? New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) annual report delves into regulatory measures that could enhance investment prospects and provide...
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Court Orders Temporary Block On NY Cannabis Regulations As Legal Battle Over Weed Advertising Heats Up
Friday, September 22, 2023 - 9:26pm | 614Earlier this week, cannabis e-commerce platform Leafly Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFLY) filed a lawsuit in Albany County state Supreme Court against New York's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM). The Lawsuit The move comes on the heels of numerous filed lawsuits against NY's cannabis...
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Why Service-Disabled Veterans Sued New York's Cannabis Program
Sunday, September 10, 2023 - 1:12pm | 1088This article was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today and appears here with permission. Denied Legal Right to Priority Cannabis Market Entry, Veterans Seek to Overturn & Prevent Expansion of Unconstitutional Licensing Scheme That Prioritizes Criminal Records Over Honorable U.S....
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Pot Shop Owner To Sue OCM For Raiding His Store Without Warrant, Agency Says It Was Acting Under NY Law
Friday, July 14, 2023 - 12:54pm | 776John Brown, the owner of a marijuana shop in Rochester, New York, plans to go after the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) following a recent raid of his place. What happened: OCM officers raided his cannabis shop, Triclomes, and seized around $2 million in cannabis...
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NY Weed Shop Raided, No Cause Or Search Warrant, Owner Calls It 'Unadulterated Authority'
Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 12:41pm | 819Triclomes, a cannabis shop in Rochester, New York, was recently raided. John Brown, the owner, says officers seized around $2 million in cannabis products without any explanation, search warrant or cause, reported Wham. "They were asked for a warrant and probable...
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Cannabis Professionals Discuss Struggles With Illicit Operations In New York
Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 10:49am | 1180New York's budding marijuana market seems to be facing lots of challenges, the main one being the small number of licensed cannabis shops versus the numerous illicit operators. Another issue is a lawsuit against the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), brought by the...
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New York Cannabis Industry Update: Revised Rules, Summit And Enforcement Provisions
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 2:54pm | 788New York cannabis regulators issued revised marijuana industry rules on Wednesday in response to more than 3,500 public comments. They will be subject to a 45-day public comment period, reported Green Market Report. Some of the rules from the Office of Cannabis Management's document...
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Second Round: New York MSO Coalition Targets Gov. Kathy Hochul Over Lax Cannabis Enforcement
Friday, March 31, 2023 - 4:18pm | 475The 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...
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Dude, Where's My Trucks? Uncle Budd NYC Still Searching For 12 Confiscated Cannabis Trucks
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - 5:22pm | 871As New York’s legal cannabis program limps toward its most important goal of actually allowing the sale of weed in retail shops, NYC residents have options as they wait for the state bureaucracy to catch up. If you happen to live in the Big Apple, you’ve probably seen colorful ...
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New York's Cannabis Management Office Wants TikTok To Allow Educational Marijuana Ads
Thursday, May 26, 2022 - 6:19pm | 556The New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) sent a letter recently to TikTok executives asking the company “to end its ban on advertising that involves the word 'cannabis' as they work to promote public education in the state’s move to legalize,"...
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New York: Top Regulator Gives Update On The State's Adult-Use Licensure Timeline
Monday, February 14, 2022 - 7:03pm | 364The Office of Cannabis Management's (OCM) executive director, Chris Alexander discussed the timetable of adult-use licensure rollout in the Empire State, during a webinar titled "The Promise of Social Equity in the Cannabis Industry," hosted by Cornell University...
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New York Doctors Can Now Recommend Medical Marijuana To All Patients Who Can Benefit From It
Monday, January 24, 2022 - 5:55pm | 467The New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced on Monday the launch of a new medical cannabis certification and registration system that will not only be far easier to use but will expand eligibility criteria for patients who can benefit from medical cannabis. The...