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New York’s Cannabis Retail Dispensary Regulations Are Here!

On Friday, October 28, 2022, with no announcement, publicity or advance warning, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) released its “Guidance for Adult-Use Dispensaries” (the Regulations). Although not expressly referenced in the title, the intent of releasing these regulations is to provide guidance for Conditional Adult-Use Retails Dispensary (CAURD) licensees and applicants. All CAURD applicants

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New York Cannabis Sales: An Update

New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) provided an update on the timing of adult-use sales: still in 2022! As reported by Spectrum News 1, on Friday, October 7, 2022, OCM Executive Director Chris Alexander announced that: (i) conditional cultivator licensees’ crops will be ready for sale by year end; and (ii) dispensaries will be

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Long Island Cannabis Dispensary Zoning

Prospective cannabis businesses seeking to open dispensaries on Long Island are running into several issues and roadblocks with the proposed or adopted zoning legislation restricting operators to mainly industrial areas. As it stands, dispensaries can open only in Long Island towns that opted in for retail cannabis sales. To date, Babylon, Brookhaven, Riverhead and Southampton have opted-in

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New York’s Social Equity Fund Limited Partnership Agreement

During a little advertised Cannabis Control Board (CCB) meeting, the CCB announced and approved a Limited Partnership Agreement for New York’s Social Equity Fund. As a brief refresher, the Social Equity Fund was mandated by the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA). On January 5, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the fund would be,

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Meet New York’s Cannabis Director of Policy

As part of New York Cannabis Control Board’s (CCB) meeting on August 15, 2022, the CCB proposed and approved John Kagia as the Office of Cannabis Management’s Director of Policy. Given the expansive and stratified plans for New York’s adult-use cannabis industry (with the general ban on vertical integration, emphasis on social equity and advanced

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New York’s Home Cultivation Regulations

As part of New York’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) meeting on September 20, 2022, the CCB passed a resolution to permit the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) to adopt revised regulations for home cannabis cultivation. To be clear, pursuant to the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), home cannabis cultivation is currently limited to medical

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New York Cannabis: Notable CAURD Application Attestations

During the submission of the Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (“CAURD”) application, applicants are required to submit and certify several attestations prior to final submission of an application. These attestations must be sworn to and initialed by the applicant (if an individual), a managing member of the applicant (if a limited liability company), an officer

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What is a Labor Peace Agreement and Why Do CAURD Applicants Need One?

Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (“CAURD”) license applicants and those applicants seeking unconditional licenses in New York must comply with the New York State mandate and enter into, maintain and comply with a Labor Peace Agreement (“LPA”) with a bona-fide labor union. However, an LPA is not required to apply for a CAURD license, but

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New York Cannabis Licensing: THE Timing Update

The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) provided an update on when New York’s adult-use cannabis market (in full) should start accepting New York cannabis license applications: the middle of 2023. As reported by NY Cannabis Insider, OCM Executive Director Chris Alexander responded to a question about growing and processing cannabis and provided this licensing timeline:

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New York Cracks Down on Unlicensed Cannabis Sales

The New York Police Department (“NYPD”) crackdown on unlicensed cannabis sales comes as New York is poised to start awarding Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (“CAURD”) licenses in the coming weeks. The Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) has stated on numerous occasions that those caught selling cannabis without a CAURD license, or a medical license,