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New York's cannabis industry is bracing for another legal challenge that could put the industry in limbo for the third time. Two companies that applied for an adult-use retail dispensary license filed a federal suit Monday in the U.S. District Court in New York's Northern District against the state

That high number also means there likely will be several thousand broken hearts. New York cannabis regulators probably took in about 7,000 business license applications for marijuana companies during its latest submission window, which closed on Monday, according to one attorney who was heavily

New York Cannabis Growers Face Mixed Prospects as Big Retailers Enter Adult-Use Market. After New York marijuana regulators greenlit six of the state’s medical cannabis companies to expand into adult-use retail last week, local cultivators are viewing their entry with a mix of trepidation at

Omar Price has been in limbo since August, when a legal injunction kept him from opening his state-licensed recreational cannabis dispensary. Not knowing when he would be able to move forward and open his shop has made it impossible to hire workers, even though there are a few he has his eye on. The

New York Cannabis Control Board Grants Licenses for Adult-Use Sales to Six Medical Marijuana Companies, Opening Recreational Dispensaries on December 29. New York cannabis regulators took their first step toward opening up new recreational dispensaries on Friday after lawsuits tied up the market

It’s a sad day for all the horses and alpacas out there. Hemp has a number of uses that we are only now beginning to take advantage of. Two New York measures would allow for hemp seeds to be part of animal feed meant for pets, horses and camelids, like llamas and alpacas and got the green light from

A new study by researchers at Cornell University has found that cannabinoids could one day have applications as natural pesticides. Recent research into the potential uses of hemp shows that cannabinoids produced by the plant could one day be the source of new natural pesticides, according to

Cities in Upstate New York Inundated With Cannabis Dispensary Applications. With two weeks to go until New York State’s deadline for cannabis retail dispensary applications, large upstate cities have been inundated with paperwork from people seeking permits from municipalities. The floodgates have

Jaydega 7,0 Cannabis Store Shut Down for Allegedly Selling Products Without a License. The Jaydega 7.0 store on Main Street, Canandaigua was shut down Thursday after allegedly selling cannabis products without a license, according to the state Office of Cannabis Management. Daniel G. Haughney

New York cannabis regulators have reached a settlement in legal action that has delayed the opening of recreational weed dispensaries. New York’s cannabis regulatory agency on Monday announced that it has reached a settlement in two lawsuits that have been blocking the opening of retail weed

New York's Cannabis Control Board has announced it approved settling the ongoing lawsuits over the marijuana licensing that hindered regulators from issuing new licenses. As anticipated two weeks ago, the agency voted to endorse a settlement addressing two lawsuits on Monday, November 27

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s regulators are on the verge of settling a discrimination lawsuit alleging that the state favored convicted pot felons over disabled veterans in the awarding of licenses to sell legal marijuana. The move would accelerate the opening of hundreds of cannabis stores left in