New York Set to Issue 1,500 Additional Marijuana Business Licenses
New York City, the beacon of dreams, is soon to be flooded with an abundance of green. Not just from its iconic Central Park, but from a burgeoning marijuana market. In a move that seeks to address...
New York’s Cannabis Packaging Policies Prohibit Targeted Marketing
New York’s Cannabis Control Board has agreed that cannabis advertising should cater less to children. The state regulations tighten their grip on advertising in the marijuana sector they have laid...
New York’s 2023 State Budget Makes Room for Cannabis
On January 18th New York Gov. Kathy Hochul released her proposed 2023 budget and budget legislation. All eyes were poised on how the new governor would budget for the adult-use legalization of mar...
NY Pushes To Use Cannabis Tax On Social Justice Reparations
It has been about a year since the doors at Upstate CBD opened. Since then, the stigma around CBD has changed dramatically. “When we first opened, CBD was a huge gray area, and then it went mainstr...
NYC Opens First U.S. Overdose Prevention Center
To help reduce the drug overdose crisis, New York City has opened two overdose prevention centers. In 2018, the first statewide bill for OPCs in New York was introduced and accepted by Mayor de Bl...
New York’s Marijuana Legalization Process Continues to Unfold
Cannabis legalization in New York is moving to new stages after experiencing a few delays along the bumpy road. According to MSN, political infighting brought on by “crippling” staff delays finall...
New York Cannabis Control Board Approves Patient Access To Medical Flower
During New York’s Cannabis Control Board’s first meeting, the board announced that medical cannabis dispensaries in the state could begin providing access to medical cannabis flower to registered p...
