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Vireo Growth Partners With Ace Ventures in New York

The partnership establishes the state’s first minority-owned, vertically integrated medical cannabis operator.

April 6, 2026

New York

NY’s Medical Cannabis Program Reduces Opioid Use

Researchers published a study indicating that medical cannabis can relieve chronic pain and reduce patients’ reliance on prescription opioids.

December 8, 2025

New York

NY Governor Inks Bill to Expand Medical Cannabis Program

The new law includes reciprocity for out-of-state patients, extends certifications to two years, and allows 18-year-olds to home-cultivate.

November 25, 2025

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Patients, Providers, Advocates Gather at NY Capitol, Decry Deterioration of Medical Cannabis Program

The advocates are demanding action from elected officials amid dispensary closures curtailing access to medical products unavailable in the adult-use market.

March 5, 2025

Top Stories

New York’s Medical Cannabis Sales Figures Go Unsung in 2024

The state’s 32 medical cannabis dispensaries eclipsed nine figures for the year, pushing the state’s combined sales total close to $1 billion for 2024 alone.

January 6, 2025

New York

Curaleaf Opening 2 New York Medical Dispensaries, Launching Adult-Use Sales at 2 Other Stores

New Rochester and Syracuse locations will expand the company’s retail footprint to six dispensaries in New York and 148 nationwide.

July 25, 2024

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New York Legislation Aims to Provide Medical Cannabis Reciprocity

In addition to allowing out-of-state patients to shop at New York’s medical dispensaries, Sen. Jeremy Cooney’s bill would allow patients to access prerolls.

February 12, 2024

New York

Curaleaf Celebrates Launch of Adult-Use Sales in New York

The company has officially expanded upon existing medical cannabis operations at its Hudson Valley retail facility.

January 24, 2024

New York

PharmaCann Kicks Off Adult-Use Retail, Wholesale in New York

The company’s Verilife dispensary in Albany is the first medical cannabis facility to begin adult-use sales in the state.

January 17, 2024

Cannabis Workspace

How Etain's Corinne Klewsaat Works: Cannabis Workspace

Klewsaat, director of cultivation for Etain Health, one of New York's 10 original registered organizations in the medical cannabis program, shares her journey in the industry, tools she can't live without and a favorite failure she learned from.

January 15, 2024

New York

Naturae Stays Nimble in Challenging New York Cannabis Market

Co-founder and CEO Nicolas Guarino says the distressed farmers and social equity retailers that regulators prioritized in the state’s adult-use rollout are the ones suffering most as the market struggles to launch

September 13, 2023

New York

New York Approves Revised Adult-Use Cannabis Regulations; Set to Open Application Window in October

The Office of Cannabis Management's executive director tells CAURD licensees his commitment to their success “has not waivered.”

September 12, 2023