Marijuana New York to Host Series of Educational Workshops for Marijuana Entrepreneurs by Sophia Vida May 12, 2022 New York's Office of Cannabis Management announced this week that it will host two virtual “learning series” workshops next week to provide information for those looking to get a first-round retail marijuana license. Called...
Cannabis Cannabis Council CEO Says Cannabis is More Popular Than This by Sophia Vida April 21, 2022 According to U.S. Cannabis Council President & CEO Steve Hawkins, who spoke to Yahoo Finance Live, cannabis "tends to be more popular than any politician on the ballot." The CEO talked about cannabis legalization and sales ...
Legal Related New York Launches the First Public Education Campaign for Recreational Marijuana Use by Sophia Vida April 04, 2022 New York made it legal for adults to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana last March. Now the state has launched a campaign to educate on recreational marijuana use. Known as "Cannabis Conversations," the campaign will focus ...
Money related Latino Cannabis Association Aims to Build Equity into New York Marijuana Market by Sophia Vida March 03, 2022 The Latino Cannabis Association has launched this month to help members who grew up in over-policed neighborhoods to get licenses to enter the cannabis business in New York. The association was formed late last year and officia...
Featured New York Aims for $200M Fund to Bolster Cannabis Social Equity Goals by Sophia Vida January 05, 2022 In an effort to support New York's ambitious social equity goals for its recreational marijuana industry, the state's new governor is planning a $200 million public-private fund. The adult-use legislation enacted in 2021 sets a...
Legal Related NY Cannabis Board Calls Free Marijuana Samples Illegal by Sophia Vida November 08, 2021 For those companies giving away free samples of cannabis in New York, they may be surprised to learn that what they are doing is illegal. The head of New York's state Cannabis Control Board declared that businesses who give awa...
Legal Related New York Says Employers Can’t Drug Test Most Workers for Marijuana by Sophia Vida October 19, 2021 In a win for marijuana advocates in New York, the state's Department of Labor (DOL) has announced new guidance where employers cannot drug test most workers for marijuana. New York appears to be the first to explicitly bar empl...
Legal Related New York Will Now Allow Smokable Cannabis Flower by Sophia Vida October 08, 2021 The state of New York has eased its medical cannabis rules by allowing the sale of smokable flower. At its first meeting, New York’s marijuana regulatory agency amended the state’s medical cannabis program. The newly for...
Legal Related New York Cities Faced with Many Opt Out Decisions Over Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 16, 2021 Several towns and villages in the state of New York are still grappling on whether or not to allow marijuana. Council members in Colonie, a town in the Capital Region, have voted to ban marijuana consumption sites within their ...
Legal Related Cannabis Control Board Taps Lawyer from Upstate New York by Sophia Vida September 09, 2021 This week Adam Perry, a lawyer from Buffalo New York was chosen to be on the state's new Cannabis Control Board. Perry is a partner at the Hodgson Ross law firm and his practice includes cannabis and hemp. According to the firm...