New York

New York’s political leaders will not speak about the state’s failure to raise $150 million for the equity-focused portion of its legal marijuana market rollout, even though those same leaders were front and center in calling for a socially just cannabis industry. Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced

The Hepworth sisters are famous in the organic food world, but like other farmers, they’re struggling. They hope their new venture will change things. Come summer, the warehouse at Hepworth Farms will be filled with Cherokee Purples, Pink Berkeley Tie-Dyes and dozens more of the heirloom tomato

Owners warned to stop their pets consuming drugs discarded on the streets after surge in poorly animals. Pet dogs are getting stoned after eating cannabis discarded on the streets of New York, according to veterinarians. Vets in the city are reporting a surge in cases of confused canines in their

The third cannabis store to receive a Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary opened doors. Cannabis retail locations are rolling out in the largest city in the U.S. while unlicensed locations thrive despite numerous efforts to shut them down. New York City opened its third legal, adult-use cannabis

Multiple law enforcement agencies shut down an illegal cannabis distribution operation with orders available via FedEx, UPS, and other means of delivery. Authorities shut down an illegal distribution operation providing prompt delivery of weed and edibles sent coast to coast via trackable orders

Plans to open up cannabis dispensaries in parts of New York are still on hold as a lawsuit continues to percolate in the courts. In the latest ruling, a federal judge refused to drop an injunction that stops New York from issuing conditional dispensary licenses in five regions including Western New

When New York lawmakers made recreational use of marijuana legal, they also made it illegal for most employers in the state to drug test workers for cannabis. Labor and employment attorneys say the new landscape is likely to cause confusion about what employers can require and what workers can

In some ways, applying for a job in cannabis is like applying for a job in any other industry. In other ways, it's like nothing any job seeker has ever done before. That's because the industry is brand new in the state and, though it is legal in New York, cannabis is still federally prohibited. That

As far as setting an example goes, the Housing Works cannabis dispensary at 1 Astor Place does well for itself. The first legal shop to open with an adult-use recreational dispensary license is clean, well-managed, rigorous about ID checks above and beyond what state regulations require, and is

Let's Be Blunt: You Can't Smoke Marijuana in Times Square, Even Though It Was Legalized. NYC's Smoke Free Air Act prohibits smoking and the use of electronic cigarettes in most public spaces, which includes parks and pedestrian plazas — that means no smoking, of anything, is allowed in the

It took the state exactly 100 days to release information on the players managing New York’s $200 million cannabis social equity fund, but it’s now public and the details are, in parts, expected, confusing, surprising – and untrue. As a refresher, NY Cannabis Insider requested documents from the

The state’s Cannabis Control Board awarded 30 new cannabis dispensary licenses Wednesday, bringing the total number of planned dispensaries across the state to 66. Fifteen of the new licenses are earmarked for New York City, including eight in Manhattan, four in Queens and three in the Bronx. That’s