New York Cannabis Business News

GOP psychedelics amendment in Congress; Feds fund hemp housing research; PA marijuana banking to gov; MN legalizes THC edibles; VT drug decrim poll Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day.…

NY Cannabis Insider’s conference schedule for the rest of 2022 is now available! Get tickets to our NYC meetup in August, our Syracuse half-day conference in September and our full-day conference in Tarrytown in November.Happy Fourth of July Weekend!This was a busy week at NY Cannabis Insider. We covered the…

ALBANY – A new Common Council proposal calls for revenues from recreational marijuana sales in the city to be used as reparations for communities of color harmed by the war on drugs.Sixth Ward Councilwoman Gabriella Romero and Tenth Ward Councilman Owusu Anane want to create a nine-member commission to create…

NEW YORK -- New York state legalized recreational marijuana last year but has yet to allow licensed dispensaries to sell it beyond medical use.As CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports, that hasn't stopped all kinds of unlicensed vendors from popping up all over the city, and now the state is trying to…

A new fund dedicated to advancing social equity and led by an NBA veteran and a leading municipal firm is moving into New York State's growing cannabis industry.Social Equity Impact Ventures, LLC, a premier minority-led investment team, will sponsor and manage the New York Social Equity Cannabis Investment Fund. This first-of-its-kind $200…

This week’s update highlights legislative developments in California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC.  California  Over 750 Cal NORML supporters have written letters to their Assemblymembers in support of AB 2188, which bans employers from denying workers’ jobs or firing them based on a positive drug test for inactive metabolites of…

This article is a shortened version of an opinion written by the president of Beak & Skiff. It first appeared in NY Cannabis Insider. As New York continues to work toward legal cannabis sales, it is vital that the industry doesn’t veer from a focus of the MRTA: creating a…

This is a shortened version of a story that first appeared in NY Cannabis Insider. Become a subscriber here to read the full article.As New York establishes its legal marijuana marketplace, investors continue to seek opportunities to back cannabis businesses and earn a return on their dollar.Experts say such opportunities…

Another banking try; Fed health officials: Prohibition blocks psychedelic research; CA marijuana tax breaks to gov; CA safe drug consumption site bill Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your…