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New York’s Cannabis and Hemp Markets Exploded in 2022

By Andrew Kingsdale December 23, 2022 Over the past year, unregulated cannabis and hemp-derived products became ubiquitous and conspicuous in New York. Yet at the same time, 2022 also was momentous for the growth of the Empire State’s regulated (legal) cannabis and cannabinoid hemp industries. In February 2022 the state kickstarted […]

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Bar Associations Comment on New York’s Proposed Labeling, Packaging, Advertising & Marketing Regulations

by Andrew Kingsdale August 29, 2022 On August 15, 2022, the Legislative Advisement Committee of the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) as well as the Cannabis Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) submitted comments on New York’s proposed regulations governing advertising, marketing, packaging, and labeling of […]

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New York Adult-Use Conditional Cultivator Applications Now Being Accepted

March 18, 2021 New York State has begun accepting its first round of applications to cultivate adult-use cannabis, which we previously discussed here and here. This first round, which is for “Adult-Use Conditional Cultivator” licenses, is only open to persons who own at least 51% of an entity that was […]

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Webinar: Strategies for the Cannabis Market in New York

New York State’s legal cannabis market is opening up and projected to reach $3B a year once fully implemented. Are you interested in getting a piece? This one-hour presentation, hosted by the Law Offices of Omar Figueroa and led by NY attorney Andrew Kingsdale, will cover some strategies for entering […]

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New York’s $200MM Public-Private Fund for Equity Applicants

by Andrew Kingsdale January 26, 2022 Inability to access adequate capital often plagues cannabis businesses. New York is taking a unique and helpful approach to this problem: a massive $200 million public-private fund designed to help New York’s social and economic equity cannabis applicants.  At yesterday’s meeting of New York’s […]

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The Most Cannabis Business Friendly Locations in Westchester County, New York

by Omar Figueroa January 24, 2022 Cannabis entrepreneurs are always on the lookout for new business opportunities, and the passage of the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) on March 31, 2021 dramatically altered the landscape by opening up new markets for state-licensed cannabis products all across the Empire State.  […]

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Upcoming Deadline to Comment on New York’s Medical Homegrow Regulations

By Andrew Kingsdale January 15, 2022 Last year, the State of New York legalized the home cultivation of cannabis through the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA).  Home cultivation for adult use will not be permitted until the first commercial retail stores are licensed, but home cultivation for medical purposes […]

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