Following the landmark DNP-Z, Inc. v. New York State Cannabis Control Board decision on April 14, 2025, a second New York Supreme Court case reached the same conclusion. On April 25, 2025, in Rosedale Cannabis Dispensary, LLC...more
In a significant decision impacting New York’s adult-use cannabis licensing framework, the Albany County Supreme Court ruled on April 14, 2025, in DNP-Z, Inc. v. New York State Cannabis Control Board et al. (Index No....more
Massachusetts is making tactical moves to position itself as an East Coast leader in the cannabis industry with the introduction of social consumption regulatory reforms. The state’s cannabis industry has achieved major...more
New York has approved two new state laws expected to boost the state’s legal cannabis market and help marijuana farmers and retailers. One law revives the Cannabis Growers Showcase program, which allows licensed cannabis...more
The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced Dec. 13, 2024, that the Albany County Supreme Court issued a preliminary injunction in the case of Organic Blooms, LLC, et al. v. The New York State Cannabis Control Board, et...more
A new lawsuit recently commenced within the Onondaga County Supreme Court alleges the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) and the New York State Cannabis Control Board (“CCB”) have allegedly handled New York...more
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Two recent Queens County Supreme Court decisions have shed new light on a business’s due process rights in the circumstance of alleged illicit cannabis sales, store closures and Operation Padlock.
Operation Padlock is a...more
New York’s recent crackdown on illicit cannabis retailers is achieving its goal of aiding legal cannabis operators, but those being targeted are saying the state is violating their right to due process and killing legitimate...more
Many cannabis and cannabis-ancillary businesses that have been navigating this newly legal industry have been financially hammered by the years-long delay in the completion of the New York State legal cannabis supply chain....more