Effective October 5, New York medical cannabis patients age 21 and older may grow up to three mature and three immature cannabis plants under new rules adopted by the state’s Cannabis Control Board.
Designated caregivers...more
Our Cannabis Industry Team reported this week on new guidance for growing medical marijuana at home in New York state.
Traditionally, patients certified by health care providers to register with the state’s Medical...more
11/1/2021
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New guidance for home cultivation of medical marijuana in New York state is available. On October 21, the Cannabis Control Board released draft regulations designed to expand certified patients and their caregiver’s access to...more
Recreational, adult-use marijuana is poised to become legal in New York state. The changes that legalization brings for virtually every workplace include modifications and updates to employer policies and procedures regarding...more
3/30/2021
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New York stands on the verge of becoming the latest state to legalize recreational use of cannabis for adults after lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced agreement on legislation over the weekend. The newly named New York...more
In a historic vote, the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act seeking to decriminalize cannabis and expunge convictions for non-violent cannabis offenses passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on...more
In the evening of October 27, 2020, the New York Department of Health released the long-awaited proposed hemp regulations. The regulations are codified at 10 NYCRR Part 1005, titled “Medical Use of Marijuana & Cannabinoid...more
New York state seemed poised to legalize marijuana in 2020 – but those efforts, like so many others, were thwarted by COVID-19. However, we can expect this unfinished business to remain on the radar – with legalization seen...more
10/21/2020
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For the second consecutive year, New York State's annual budget did not include adult-use marijuana legislation. The COVID-19 pandemic all but ensured the exclusion of adult-use from the budget, with the legislature shifting...more
Within the past week, legislators from both the New York State Senate and Assembly have set forth amendments to the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act (“CRTA”) introduced by Governor Cuomo in January 2019. Both bills...more