New York Cannabis News

New York’s LIM College announced the creation of its Bachelor of Business Administration degree program in cannabis, which the college says is the first of its kind in the nation.

During their first meeting on Tuesday, the board in charge of implementing New York’s legalization bill enacted medical cannabis reforms including waiving application fees, allowing for whole flower, and raising supply limits.

The New York State Fair is reconsidering its open cannabis policy following some complaints from this year’s event.

Park Strategies, a New York-based lobbying firm that specializes in highly regulated industries, is launching a division to focus on cannabis legalization and other industry issues.

There were just eight cannabis-related arrests in New York City during the second quarter of 2021, representing a 95% decrease in arrests from the year prior.

Brooklyn, New York’s Medgar Evers College is the first City University of New York campus to offer a cannabis minor degree program.

New York leaders have confirmed two officials to help run the state’s upcoming adult-use cannabis program.

TILT Holdings is partnering with Long Island, New York’s Shinnecock Indian Nation to establish vertical cannabis operations on their tribal territory in the Hamptons.

PharmaCann is planning an initial public offering that could value the company at over $1 billion, according to a Reuters report.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on Tuesday dismissed 3,578 cannabis cases in a move that clears up nearly all of the New York City borough’s remaining cannabis cases.

The courts have granted the Westchester, New York district attorney’s request to dismiss all felony or misdemeanor charges for cannabis possession or sales.

A New York proposal would create provisional licenses for cannabis cultivators, allowing them to start growing crops even if the Office of Cannabis Management doesn’t establish program rules by January 1.

Police officers in New York airports are no longer seizing cannabis products or issuing tickets for cases of low-level possession.

A New York adult-use dispensary that received a cease-and-desist letter earlier this month will be allowed to remain open under a recent Mohawk Tribal Court ruling.

The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe has filed civil actions in Tribal Court against businesses they claim opened illegally to sell adult-use cannabis without permission from the tribe.

The New York St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is the first in the state to authorize adult cannabis use.

A New York community college is offering two new cannabis certificates: one centered on plant cultivation duties and techniques and another on cannabis manufacturing and production.

A New York MTA bus driver is suing the makers of a weight loss tea after the product led to a failed drug test and demotion.

The dismissal of the more than 6,000 cases comes two months after lawmakers legalized cannabis for adult use in New York.

New York banned the sale of Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC under new hemp industry regulations released last week.

A Buffalo, New York firefighter who was fired after failing a drug test due to his prescribed medical cannabis use has filed suit against the city and his former department.

The New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission will stop testing drivers for cannabis after New York legalized cannabis for adult use in March.

Syracuse University announced a partnership with the cannabis education platform Green Flower to provide an online industry certificate program.

At least two New York Native American tribes — the Shinnecock Indian Nation and the Saint Regis Mohawks — are eyeing the state’s cannabis industry now that adult-use reforms have been approved.