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New York

New York’s Warrantless Hemp Shop Raids Must Stop, Judge Orders

State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Marcelle ruled that the New York City Sheriff’s Office and state regulators are prohibited from conducting the searches.

January 14, 2025

Top Stories

New York City Ordered to Lift Padlock on Smoke Shop Suspected of Unlicensed Cannabis Sales

A Queens County judge ruled that the city sheriff’s office’s intent to keep the business’s doors sealed for one year was unconstitutional.

October 30, 2024

New York

New York Nukes $63 Million of Seized Cannabis Products From 1,000 Shutdown Smoke Shops

City officials incinerated more than 4 tons of unregulated cannabis products seized from their ‘Operation Padlock to Protect.’

August 29, 2024

New York

UPDATED: Enforcement Powers, Padlocks Part of New York Plan to Dismantle Unregulated Cannabis Sales

New York governor pledges to stop illicit cannabis operators with five key reforms as part of the state’s fiscal year 2025 budget.

April 24, 2024

New York

New York Governor: Licensed Entrepreneurs ‘Under Attack’ by ‘Illegal Pot Shops’

Gov. Kathy Hochul calls on legislators, social platforms and tech companies to help the state clamp down on unregulated cannabis operations.

February 28, 2024

Cannabis Delivery

Doobie Delivery Sets Out to Bridge Consumer Gap in New York

Doobie Delivery co-founders Joseph Rubin and Jessica Powell share the company's journey into the New York market through its partnership with USQTA and how it tailors its delivery model to each market it serves.

June 27, 2023

New York

New York's First Woman-Owned Adult-Use Dispensary Opens

After New York launched its adult-use program in late December 2022, Good Grades will become the sixth dispensary to open.

March 29, 2023

New York

Hochul Says New York Illicit Cannabis Market 'Unacceptable'

The governor introduced legislation to combat unlicensed activity in New York.

March 23, 2023

New York

New York Introduces Cannabis Dispensary Verification Tool

The verification tool is a seal that will be posted on the window’s of dispensaries and will contain a QR code that says “scan to verify,” which consumers can scan to confirm the dispensary is licensed.

December 16, 2022

Interviews & Opinion

From Legacy to Legal: Q&A With Cannabis NYC Director Dasheeda Dawson

Dawson, Portland’s former cannabis program supervisor, discusses the transition to her new role in her home state and her predictions for New York’s forthcoming adult-use market.

October 24, 2022

Legislation and Regulation

Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition Chair Dasheeda Dawson Appointed Founding Director of Cannabis NYC

The dynamic industry trailblazer will lead New York's groundbreaking support of the legal cannabis industry in the world's projected largest market.

October 13, 2022

New York

Jacob Plowden, The Harlem Resident Making Drugs More Equitable

For legacy operators hoping to enter the burgeoning cannabis industry in New York, the process can be overwhelming. This 31-year-old is hoping to fix that.

August 6, 2022