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    Feb 25

    🎧 ICYMI: Cannabis Wire co-founder joined 'S Show again. Thanks to the callers who took time to talk about NY's unlicensed cannabis shops and the upcoming launch of the state's adult use cannabis industry. 🎧

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  2. 1 hour ago

    In California, a legislative push is underway for cannabis tax reform. As regulators and law enforcement grapple with the unregulated cannabis market, several lawmakers argue the time has come for action on taxes. Here are the bills in play:

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    Mar 10

    Also today, Eric Adams said he intends to “invest early and meaningfully" in the state's forthcoming cannabis industry. “The administration is committed to ensuring that the communities that have been most impacted by the war on drugs benefit most from the industry."

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  4. Mar 10

    Also today, Eric Adams said he intends to “invest early and meaningfully" in the state's forthcoming cannabis industry. “The administration is committed to ensuring that the communities that have been most impacted by the war on drugs benefit most from the industry."

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  5. Mar 10

    New York regulators are bringing equity to the cannabis supply chain early. The state’s first-of-its-kind approach to cannabis equity gives struggling hemp farmers and those with prior cannabis convictions a head start, from cultivation to retail.

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    Mar 8

    Who now has federal permission to grow cannabis for research? For decades, there was one DEA-approved entity. Now there are five, though the DEA has been quiet about it. But what about the dozens of other applicants?

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  7. Mar 8

    Who now has federal permission to grow cannabis for research? For decades, there was one DEA-approved entity. Now there are five, though the DEA has been quiet about it. But what about the dozens of other applicants?

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  8. Mar 7

    ICYMI, we dug up new developments on what's happening with cannabis in NY as the state prepares to launch adult use sales: -Who is donating to the new equity PAC? -Who wants in on seed-to-sale tracking & the $200M equity fund?

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    Mar 4

    New York is quietly preparing for its adult use cannabis equity fund and seed-to-sale tracking. Under-the-radar state requests highlight the breadth of regulators’ preparations for the adult use industry.

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  10. Mar 4

    New York is quietly preparing for its adult use cannabis equity fund and seed-to-sale tracking. Under-the-radar state requests highlight the breadth of regulators’ preparations for the adult use industry.

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    Mar 2

    Here’s who is donating to New York’s new cannabis equity PAC. Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes launched the political action committee last month alongside U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and New York Assemblymember Eddie Gibbs.

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  12. Mar 2

    Here’s who is donating to New York’s new cannabis equity PAC. Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes launched the political action committee last month alongside U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and New York Assemblymember Eddie Gibbs.

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    Mar 1

    In Mexico, cannabis regulation remains stalled. Lawmakers just circulated a legislative proposal to regulate cannabis for legal adult use, but it was quickly halted when ruling party members disagreed over the path forward.

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  14. Mar 1

    In Mexico, cannabis regulation remains stalled. Lawmakers just circulated a legislative proposal to regulate cannabis for legal adult use, but it was quickly halted when ruling party members disagreed over the path forward.

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    While NYS has yet to hand out any marijuana licenses, many businesses are just going for it, trying to stake out a corner of the weed market before it's completely flooded. We took your calls with, .

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    Feb 24

    🎧 Listen to Cannabis Wire co-founder later this morning on . Topics will include New York's unlicensed cannabis activities, NJ's timeline for sales (and more).

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  17. Feb 24

    This bill also creates the Social Equity Mentorship Program, which will create a “viable and inclusive path for social and economic equity partners interested in cannabis cultivation and processing," said when the bill was signed.

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  18. Feb 24

    Regulators are working on draft rules - expected this spring - to guide the forthcoming adult use industry. Meanwhile, just signed a bill to allow hemp farmers to cultivate and distribute cannabis for adult use, giving them a head start.

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  19. Feb 24

    Sen. told Cannabis Wire that she’s working on a bill to rein them in. "If you’re engaging in this behavior, you will never get a license in the State of New York... to sell, to grow, to cultivate, to process, to deliver,” Savino told us.

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  20. Feb 24

    New York regulators recently issued about two dozen cease and desist orders to unlicensed cannabis operators who used a "gifting" loophole to get out ahead of the adult use market launch.

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