FILE – An employee at the Good Leaf Dispensary measures out marijuana for a customer on the reservation Mohawks call Akwesasne, on March 14, 2022, in St. Regis, N.Y. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Twenty businesses or individuals have notified the city of Buffalo that they want to set up a marijuana retail dispensary in the city. The Buffalo Common Council discussed the applications … [Read more...] about Buffalo Common Council notes boom in cannabis license applications
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Deluge of Pot Shop Proposals Leaves Community Boards Dazed and Confused
One week after New York state opened the permit process for legal cannabis shops to the general public, community boards across the city have been bombarded by submissions that they are struggling to review. Under the state’s 2021 law, a retail applicant must notify their local community board at least 30 days before submitting their application to the state and identify their … [Read more...] about Deluge of Pot Shop Proposals Leaves Community Boards Dazed and Confused
New York’s cannabis permit process faces challenges, community boards overwhelmed
NEW YORK - New York State's Office of Cannabis Management recently opened up its application process to the public. Now anyone can apply to get a permit to sell Marijuana in a retail store. Lifting previous restrictions is a move designed to increase the number of retail store legally able to sell marijuana but the state's roll-out which has been rocky at best has hit yet … [Read more...] about New York’s cannabis permit process faces challenges, community boards overwhelmed
State lawmaker proposes fines for smoking marijuana near children
A state lawmaker wants to make it illegal to smoke marijuana near children. Assemblyman Phil Steck, D-Schenectady, has introduced A.8025 to prohibit the use of cannabis within 30 feet of a child or 30 thirty feet of any location in which children reside or attend for any recreational or educational purpose. Steck’s bill also includes additional penalties for those who are … [Read more...] about State lawmaker proposes fines for smoking marijuana near children
N.Y.’s legal pot plans slow to grow
RAVENA, N.Y. -- New York officials launched legal recreational marijuana sales by promising many of the first retail licenses to people with past drug convictions, hoping to give people harmed by the war on drugs a chance to succeed before competitors crowded in. But more than nine months after sales started, only about two dozen state-sanctioned dispensaries have opened their … [Read more...] about N.Y.’s legal pot plans slow to grow
$130M grow facility expansion raises hopes in state’s marijuana industry
A major investment in New York’s cannabis growing industry was on display in the Hudson Valley village of Montgomery on Wednesday, providing an opportunity for a firsthand glimpse into the facility's state-of-the-art growing process. But it didn't stop some from expressing ongoing concerns about the state's budding cannabis market. There was no ribbon cutting for the $130 … [Read more...] about $130M grow facility expansion raises hopes in state’s marijuana industry
New York state expands cannabis licenses
New York State’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) recently announced the expansion of cannabis license applications. From Oct. 4 to Dec. 4, OCM will receive applications for licenses to cultivate, process and distribute cannabis. These general licenses typically last two years and were originally given to those with prior marijuana-related offenses when the drug was … [Read more...] about New York state expands cannabis licenses
New York Office of Cannabis Management: 60-day application window opens Wednesday (Today)
The last meeting of the Cannabis Control Board drew stinging criticism from the very people New York’s adult recreational cannabis marketplace was supposed to help. There were grievances aired as well as deep emotional trauma on display during the public meeting, including a fear of bankruptcy. According to the executive director of the state Office of Cannabis Management Chris … [Read more...] about New York Office of Cannabis Management: 60-day application window opens Wednesday (Today)
Smoke shop clerk busted for weed sales
EAST FISHKILL – A 25-year-old clerk at an East Fishkill smoke shop has been charged with selling marijuana to a juvenile. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force assisted by the East Fishkill Police Department. Poughkeepsie resident Vikasreddy Sumreddy, an employee of the Sky High Smoke Shop in East Fishkill has been charged … [Read more...] about Smoke shop clerk busted for weed sales
With NY state legal weed rollout stalled, cannabis farmers face financial turmoil, growing despair
New York cannabis farmers say that as the future of the state’s legal cannabis industry remains uncertain, they are facing deepening mental and financial despair as they sit on hundreds of pounds of weed at their farms. Lisa Keller, the owner of Weaver Road Farms in Chautauqua County, has increasingly dealt with feelings of anger and depression as she’s tried to get her … [Read more...] about With NY state legal weed rollout stalled, cannabis farmers face financial turmoil, growing despair