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New York

New York Governor Signs Legislation to Crack Down on Illicit Cannabis Market as Part of State Budget

The Office of Cannabis Management can now seize product and seek injunctions to close illicit shops, and the Department of Taxation and Finance can issue fines of up to $20,000 per day.

May 8, 2023

Medical Cannabis Access and Pricing

Trulieve Opens Georgia’s First Medical Cannabis Dispensaries

The company’s dispensary openings in Macon and Marietta come eight years after the state’s medical cannabis legalization bill was signed into law.

April 27, 2023

New Jersey

New Jersey Sold Nearly $555 Million in Cannabis in 2022

The Garden State’s licensed retail market was boosted by last April’s adult-use sales launch.

April 19, 2023

Illinois

Green Thumb Workers Strike at 3 Dispensaries in Illinois

The unionized workers at a trio of RISE retail facilities in the Chicago metropolitan area coordinated the strikes through Teamsters Local 777.

April 19, 2023

New York

New York Officials Issue 99 Additional Adult-Use Dispensary Licenses

Thirteen of the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses went to applicants in regions that were previously blocked from receiving licenses due to litigation.

April 5, 2023

New Mexico

New Mexico’s Adult-Use Cannabis Market Rakes in More Than $300 Million During First Year of Sales

The state’s dispensaries have processed more than 6 million adult-use transactions since the market launched on April 1, 2022.

April 5, 2023

New York

4 New York Regions No Longer Under Injunction Blocking Cannabis Retail Licenses

Finger Lakes remains the only region tied up in a lawsuit filed last year by a Michigan-based license applicant.

March 29, 2023

New York

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Announces Opening of Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensary in Ithaca

A justice-impacted licensee is to open the newest dispensary outside of New York City.

March 16, 2023

Massachusetts

Blue River Terps Opens First Flagship Farm-to-Table Dispensaries in Boston Metro Area

The Blue River Terps dispensaries in Cambridge and Somerville will feature curated selections of solventless cannabis products.

March 6, 2023

New York

New York Officials Double the Number of Adult-Use Dispensary Licenses Issued in First Licensing Round

The state will now issue 300 retail licenses to nonprofit organizations and individuals with a personal or family history of cannabis-related convictions.

March 3, 2023

New York

Union Square Travel Agency: A Cannabis Store Opens as New York’s Third Manhattan-Based Adult-Use Dispensary: The Starting Line

The store opened Feb. 13 under a license held by a subsidiary of The Doe Fund, a nonprofit organization that offers support to homeless and formerly incarcerated men in New York City.

March 1, 2023

Mergers and Acquisitions

Cresco Labs, Columbia Care Delay Closing of $2-Billion Merger

The multistate operators mutually agreed to extend their proposed closing date to the second quarter of 2023.

February 27, 2023