Marshall Kramer, MD

08/17/2022

The endeavor is essential to the New York State Seeding Opportunity Initiative. The effort enables the first legal adult-use retail dispensaries to be operated by those most impacted by the enforcement of the prohibition of cannabis via products grown by New York farmers.

New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) officials have indicated the agency will begin accepting Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses on Aug. 25, 2022.© Shutterstock The endeavor is essential to the New York State Seeding Opportunity Initiative. The effort enables the first...

08/16/2022

Curaleaf, one of New York’s medical ma*****na operators, has pulled tens of thousands of units of cannabis from dispensary shelves after the company switched to an unauthorized way of labeling potency that led patients to believe the ma*****na they purchased was much stronger than usual...

The company switched to an unauthorized way of labeling potency that led patients to think the ma*****na they purchased was stronger than usual.

08/15/2022

New York ma*****na regulators announced that they will be officially begin accepting applications for the state’s first adult-use retailer licenses, reserved for people impacted by the drug war, starting on August 25.

07/29/2022

A full year into Connecticut’s legalization of adult-use cannabis, the state has yet to reap a single tax dollar from sales of recreational ma*****na.

Starting July 1, people with criminal convictions for possession of four ounces or less...

07/28/2022

The four online certificate programs focus on cannabis health, law, business and agriculture.

At the future home of Local Market, CBD store in Wallingford, Brayan Valencia is making his dream a reality. “CBD, that’s our store front, our main focus,” Valencia said. “But at the same time, we want to have the opportunity to give – I guess – that same voice to other businesses.” St...

07/27/2022

Some Texas companies say they’ll have no choice but to move their operations to Oklahoma if they want to keep producing smokable h**p products, after the Texas Supreme Court ruled last week that there’s no vested right to produce such goods under the state constitution.

07/26/2022

Looks like there might be another green wave coming in November.

In the past week, residents of Oklahoma, Arkansas, and North Dakota submitted signatures to qualify adult-use cannabis legalization measures for their respective Nov. 2022 state ballots.

Activists found huge support for ma*****na legalization in four politically conservative states.

07/25/2022

New York cannabis regulators came back to crack down on unlicensed retailers, sending on Thursday, July 7, cease-and-desist warning letters to 52 unlawful businesses across the state.

New York cannabis regulators came back to crack down on unlicensed retailers, sending cease-and-desist warning letters to 52 unlawful businesses across the state.

07/22/2022

“I don’t think anyone should be in prison for the use of ma*****na.”

CO gov’s ma*****na exec order; Interior sec pressed on tribal legalization interference; Griner is a medical cannabis patient; Safe consumption study Subscribe to receive Ma*****na Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis s...

07/21/2022

The Big Apple’s w**d leader will be a liaison between City Hall and the state Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), according to the job description although the city will officially be answering to the state, which has been charged with regulating the industry according to the Ma*****na Regulation & Taxation Act which was signed into law in March 2021.

Mayor Eric Adams is conducting a job search for a first-ever “Cannabis NYC Founding Director” to represent the city’s ma*****na interests once the state officially gets legal sales underway.

07/20/2022

Even though New York state signed legislation in 2021 to legalize recreational use, it’s still ramping up a carefully considered licensing plan that seeks to create a diverse industry that’s inclusive of small businesses and minorities whose communities have been most hurt by the war on drugs.

Welcome to The Dose, a weekly newsletter on the growing industry of once-illicit drugs. This week, I try to answer a common question from New Yorkers perplexed by the city’s w**d trucks — and get at what’s at stake for the state’s legalizing industry.

07/19/2022

The Office of Cannabis Management approved the licensing process and application form on Thursday which means retail sales are on track to start by the end of the year. But there are strict regulations right now on who can apply.

New York is one step closer to opening its first recreational ma*****na dispensaries, with people with prior pot convictions at the front of the line to apply for licenses.