Stakeholders across New York's broken recreational cannabis industry have had it. Cannabis farmers, processors and retailers have advocated separately since recreational marijuana was legalized in 2021 — but have teamed up for the first time hoping to make progress to get New York's legal market off the ground. They lobbied lawmakers in Albany hard this week, pushing them to … [Read more...] about Cannabis growers, sellers push Legislature to fix New York’s broken market
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Advocate, Office of Cannabis Management debate elements of New York’s rollout
Joe Rossi, the cannabis practice group leader at Park Strategies, is advocating that New York’s cannabis entrepreneurs attend the meeting, in person or virtually, to speak out on issues affecting the state’s cannabis rollout. Attendees may sign up here. Rossi wrote about some of the issues for Syracuse.com. He discussed three primary criticisms of the cannabis rollout … [Read more...] about Advocate, Office of Cannabis Management debate elements of New York’s rollout
NY inspectors raid illegal Brooklyn ‘cannabis cafe’ shop posing as state-licensed dispensary
State inspectors have seized marijuana being sold illegally at a Brooklyn “cannabis cafe” that brazenly posted a bogus state license in the window of its storefront, sources said Sunday. The state Office of Cannabis Management slapped a Jan. 12 notice on the storefront of Breckenridge Cannabis Cafe in Williamsburg that said, “WARNING: THIS BUSINESS IS ORDERED TO STOP ILLEGAL … [Read more...] about NY inspectors raid illegal Brooklyn ‘cannabis cafe’ shop posing as state-licensed dispensary
