Coverage of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
There’s a series of rumors floating around New York about exactly how the state plans to regulate the biggest, most lucrative cannabis licenses available and the rumors have been powerful enough that the biggest cannabis companies are relying on them to decide whether and how much to invest in New York’s market.
The New Jersey CRC approved its first annual licenses and a massive batch of 296 applications for provisional licenses. The approvals include a mix of proposed cultivators, manufacturers, and retailers.
The 903 applicants for 150 new dispensary licenses have little idea when they’ll receive notice of who wins a license – or much else.
This fall there’s five states with active ballot questions that could legalize adult use cannabis possession on Nov. 8: Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Not all are a sure thing.
Much like neighboring states, New York now faces legal action as it works through its initial round of license approvals for adult use cannabis.
The new home grow regulations will allow medical patients to grow up to three mature and three immature plants in their home. The patient can also designate no more than one caregiver to grow on their behalf.
The idea of smoking flower that has been dipped in hydrogen peroxide or blasted with gamma radiation might seem like the fodder of awful science fiction, the practice is widespread enough that most casual consumers of legal adult use cannabis have been exposed to it.
New York State regulators and industry advocates have little to say about cannabis dispensaries operating on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, which are funneling Canadian cannabis and wild edibles such as THC-infused shaved ice and THC-infused snack foods that look a lot like Cheetos and Doritos.
Tucked away in a rural corner of upstate New York, straddling the U.S.-Canada border is a growing mecca of legal cannabis on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation.
As the first deadline in New Jersey for final license awards looms, the holders of over 300 conditional cannabis licenses are still scrambling for capital and real estate.
