After months of anticipation, the New York State Office of Cannabis Management began accepting applications for five (5) types of licenses this week: cultivator, processor, distributor, and microbusiness. This is generally...more
10/9/2023
/ Agribusiness ,
Business Licenses ,
Dispensaries ,
Farmers ,
General-Business ,
Licensing Rules ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA) ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Minority-Owned Businesses ,
New York ,
Retailers ,
Women-Owned Businesses
The Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (the “Act”) was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo on March 31, 2021. Not only does the Act create the foundation for the adult-use marijuana program, it contains sweeping changes...more
5/26/2021
/ Governor Cuomo ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA) ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Minority-Owned Businesses ,
New York ,
Recreational Use ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Revenues ,
THC ,
Women-Owned Businesses
Delta-8 has been the topic of many conversations over the last year in various cannabis circles. Is it legal? How will hemp-derived Delta-8 THC impact the state-legal marijuana industry? How is Delta-8 THC extracted from...more
Earlier this year the City of Denver Department of Excise and Licenses created the Marijuana Licensing Work Group (the “MLWG”). This week the MLWG released draft legislation regarding a continued license cap, licensing...more
On Friday, December 4, 2020 the US House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 (the “MORE Act”), which would effectively legalize cannabis by removing marijuana from the...more
Disclaimer: Below is a state-wide analysis of the current legal environment for the cannabis industry in light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. This analysis highlights the ability of both medical and retail marijuana...more