Cannabis
News & Politics
John Kagia could be tapped to lead Office of Cannabis Management
Gov. Kathy Hochul may promote Kagia, the office’s policy director, to take over the state agency.
Opinion
Opinion: Courts are gutting cannabis equity in New York
A court ruling against the state’s cannabis equity program reveals how the legal system uses the language of neutrality to entrench inequality.
Cannabis
OCM informs cannabis dispensaries they must relocate further away from schools
The state Office of Cannabis Management previously granted licenses to the dispensaries because it miscalculated how near they were to local schools.
Cannabis
Upstate town sees benefits of cannabis tax revenue
Local tax revenue from sales of the once-illegal substance allowed Henritta to hire an additional sheriff’s deputy.
Policy
Legislature proposes spending millions to help legal cannabis industry
For the state’s legal cannabis cultivators, the Assembly and state Senate one-house budget proposals are dope.
New York State
Cannabis agency head out following bombshell report
Office of Cannabis Management executive director Christopher Alexander will leave the beleaguered agency in September, as Gov. Kathy Hochul tries to get the agency on firmer footing.
Heard Around Town
Sorry to harsh the vibe, but all is not well in New York cannabis
Weed farmers, left out of the state budget, fear they won’t survive.
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: 4/20 isn’t just for smoking this year
Tokers, already outside, can enjoy 53 car-free streets as part of the New York City Department of Transportation’s early celebration of Earth Day.
Cannabis
Bill targeting illegal weed shops gets push as budget talks continue
The legislation would revoke the liquor, tobacco and lottery licenses of businesses caught selling cannabis under the table.
Albany Agenda
Assembly is silent on expanding state cannabis agency enforcement power
The state Senate and the governor both want to expand enforcement powers of the state Office of Cannabis Management.
Cannabis
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Burn it down.
Cannabis
Hinchey bill would regulate cannabis owners’ energy consumption
Indoor grow operations can be energy intensive.
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Cannabis
When will New York’s pot industry be ready to take off?
Despite lawsuits and bureaucratic snafus, the state has redoubled its efforts to jump-start the cannabis industry.
Interviews & Profiles
Social equity has been the biggest success of New York’s cannabis rollout
A Q&A with Tremaine Wright, chair of the state Cannabis Control Board.
Interviews & Profiles
Experiences in other states can be used to build up NYC’s cannabis industry
A Q&A with Dasheeda Dawson, founding director of Cannabis NYC
Interviews & Profiles
New York’s equity provisions for cannabis continue to lead the country
A Q&A with state Sen. Liz Krueger on what other states are learning from New York.
Interviews & Profiles
More staffing needed to speed up legal cannabis rollout
A Q&A with Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Interviews & Profiles
Unlicensed dispensaries are blanketing a number of New York City neighborhoods
A Q&A with New York City Council Member Gale Brewer.
Interviews & Profiles
Going after illegal pot shops and the landlords renting to them
A Q&A with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Policy
Lawmakers turn up heat on cannabis regulators at hearing
State senators grilled Office of Cannabis Management Executive Director Chris Alexander and other officials on the lack of enforcement against illegal pot shops.
