New York Cannabis News

Hoping for the governor’s support, New York lawmakers have raised the proposed tax rate, lowered possession limits, and added expungement for low-level cannabis convictions to the state’s pending adult-use legislation.

New York lawmakers are crafting new legislation aimed at major cannabis policy reforms now that the governor’s plan to legalize via the state budget has been rejected.

Vireo Health has acquired Massachusetts licensed cannabis company Mayflower Botanicals; it is Vireo’s first acquisition in a state with an adult-use program.

At least one New York village has announced plans to sue the state government if lawmakers approve statewide legalization legislation.

New York’s governor has pulled his cannabis legalization plan from the state’s budget, planning instead to let lawmakers address the issue in the next legislative session this summer.

Several Black lawmakers in New York say they will not support any legalization bill that does not provide explicit, specific provisions for reinvestment in minority communities.

Cannabis holding company Acreage Holdings opened a new retail location in Queens, New York today.

The United Bodegas of America and other bodega owners are lobbying New York lawmakers for the ability to sell cannabis alongside their current offerings of tobacco and alcohol.

A New York City crackdown on CBD-infused food and drinks has left some entrepreneurs worried and confused about the state of CBD regulations in the Big Apple.

Despite significant support for cannabis legalization in New York, lawmakers are having a difficult time negotiating funds for establishing the program.

The governor’s inclusion of legalization revenues for his 2021 budget suggests that sales could launch in New York by 2020.

Meanwhile, only 7 percent of cannabis arrests in 2018 targeted white people.