Saratoga Springs, NY — A new business looking to crop up in Saratoga Springs moved one step closer to construction this month. A special use permit was granted to Reverie 73 NY for a recreational adult use marijuana dispensary, the first in Saratoga County. The permit allows the business to operate in a new building proposed behind PJ's BBQ at 1 Kaydeross Ave. W. A sketch of … [Read more...] about Popular Saratoga BBQ may soon share their lot with a marijuana dispensary
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Hudson Valley Cannabis News
October 23, 2023 – Let’s face it. New York’s rollout of legalized recreational marijuana dispensaries has not met the state’s expectations. Whether it was the federal lawsuit that challenged a system that preferred in-state applicants, or the state suit challenging the exclusion of disabled veterans as compared to justice-affected applicants, there have been a series, to be … [Read more...] about Hudson Valley Cannabis News
Middletown Police seize almost 100 pounds of marijuana from store
MIDDLETOWN – A warrant search of a business in the City of Middletown, Splash Infused, that sells tobacco and related products, turned up 95.6 pounds of vegetative marijuana, 3,000 other edible marijuana-based products, marijuana vape cartridges, packaging materials and associated paraphernalia. Police investigated with the city fire inspector was denied entrance to the store … [Read more...] about Middletown Police seize almost 100 pounds of marijuana from store
Program helps place formerly incarcerated into marijuana workforce
State officials estimate more than 60,000 marijuana-related jobs will come online by the end of 2025. The Criminal Justice Equity Initiative, also known as CJEI, is working to make sure people who were arrested on marijuana charges, in what was "the war on drugs," get some of those jobs as they become available. What You Need To Know State officials estimate more than 60,000 … [Read more...] about Program helps place formerly incarcerated into marijuana workforce
After troubled start, New York is shaking up its legal marijuana market with new competitors
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 After troubled start, New York is shaking up its legal marijuana market with new competitors
Buffalo Common Council notes boom in cannabis license applications
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
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
