New York Cannabis Industry News

NYC Cannabis Arrests on the Decline, Still Disproportionally Target Minorities

Tue / Aug 22nd

According to data from the Legal Aid Society, New York City’s primary public defender organization, cannabis arrests in the five… Read More

iAnthus Strikes New Deal to Acquire New York MMJ Producer, Terminates Deal with Different Licensee

Mon / Aug 14th

iAnthus Capital Holdings, a venture capital firm publicly traded on the Canadian Securities Exchange, has signed a letter of intent… Read More

New York Health Department Expands Allowed MMJ Products, Still No Flower

Fri / Aug 11th

Medical cannabis patients in New York could soon have access to a wider variety of products, including topicals, chewable tablets… Read More

Minnesota Judge Orders Smuggling Case Involving Ex-Vireo Employees to Continue

Thu / Aug 3rd

A Minnesota judge has denied the motion to throw out charges against two former Vireo Health officers accused of illegally… Read More

New York Adds Five Companies to MMJ Roster

Wed / Aug 2nd

New York has doubled the number of available medical cannabis licenses from five to 10, despite objections from current operators… Read More

NY Gov. Signs Hemp Expansions into Law; State Earmarks $10M for Industry Investments

Thu / Jul 13th

During a ceremony at Cornell University, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an expanded hemp bill into law, categorizing the… Read More

$9.1M DoD Contract Awarded to NY Firm Utilizing Hemp Materials

Mon / Jul 3rd

An eco-friendly building material company in New York that utilizes hemp in its products has been awarded a $9.1 million… Read More

Maryland Regulators May Pull Preliminary License from Company Loosely Tied to MN/NY Scandal

Wed / Jun 28th

The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission is seeking to revoke the preliminary license of MaryMed LLC due to concerns about the… Read More

New York Senate Passes Bill Allowing MMJ for PTSD, Moves to Gov.

Thu / Jun 22nd

New York’s Republican-controlled Senate has approved a bill adding post-traumatic stress disorder to the state’s medical cannabis qualifying condition list,… Read More

New York’s Vireo Health Offering Free MMJ Delivery Through August

Wed / Jun 21st

From today until August 31, Vireo Health of New York is offering free medical cannabis delivery to some patients in… Read More

Governor-Backed Hemp Bill Introduced in New York

Mon / Jun 19th

At the behest of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a bill that would treat hemp more like other agricultural products has been… Read More

Venture Capital Firm Agrees to Acquire New York MMJ Licensee

Tue / Jun 13th

Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based iAnthus Capital Holdings has agreed to acquire Valley Agriceuticals LLC, which holds a conditional medical cannabis license… Read More

New York PAC Forms to Push Legalization Convention

Tue / Jun 6th

A political action committee has been formed in New York hoping to convince voters to convene a constitutional convention, which… Read More

New York Economic Development Fund Invests in MMJ Research

Mon / Jun 5th

The Buffalo Institute for Genomics and Data Analytics (BIG), a University of Buffalo program, has partnered with MMJ International Holdings… Read More

New York Assembly Committee Approves Adding Severe Menstrual Pain to MMJ List

Thu / Jun 1st

The New York Assembly’s Health Committee approved a bill last week that would add dysmenorrhea as a qualifying condition for… Read More

New York City Subway Gets MMJ Ads

Tue / May 23rd

Vireo Health of New York has launched a medical cannabis advertising campaign in New York City’s subway system – the… Read More

New York Health Department Publishes MMJ Physician List

Tue / May 9th

New York’s Department of Health has, for the first time, made public a list of medical cannabis providers in the… Read More

NY MMJ Providers Sue Health Department Over Plans to Add Licensees

Mon / May 1st

Four out of five of New York’s medical cannabis companies have filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Health… Read More

New York State College’s Hemp Society Industrial Hemp Proposal Waitlisted

Mon / Mar 20th

A proposal to grow hemp by the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s Hemp Society… Read More

Chronic Pain Patients Can Apply for MMJ in NY Starting Next Week

Fri / Mar 17th

Chronic pain patients in New York will be able to seek a physician’s recommendation for medical cannabis beginning Mar. 22… Read More

New York Licensed Producers Still Not Profitable as State Considers Doubling Licenses

Mon / Mar 13th

Despite a recent expansion of the state’s medical cannabis program, New York’s licensed producers are still in the red, Buffalo News… Read More

Bill Sealing Low-Level Cannabis Possession Convictions Heads to NY Senate

Thu / Feb 16th

A proposal to seal criminal records of individuals arrested for possession of cannabis in public view in New York has… Read More

Adult-Use Bills Filed in New York

Tue / Feb 7th

Adult-use legalization measures have been introduced in both houses of New York’s legislature, which would set up a taxed and… Read More

Two Former Vireo Officials Charged with Illegally Transporting MMJ from Minnesota to New York

Tue / Feb 7th

Two former Vireo Health officials face felony charges over allegations that they illegally transported medical cannabis oils from their Minnesota… Read More

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