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US - New York: The New York State Cannabis Control Board (CCB) approved proposed regulations for recreational cannabis, which will allow for general licence applications to start being submitted from 4th October. Holders of conditional cultivator and processor licences that have already been issued will also be able to apply for full, non-conditional licences. The CCB also approved a resolution to allow registered organisations, which mostly consist of multi-state operators, to apply for recreational cannabis licences at a date to later be determined by the Office of Cannabis Management. Although the CCB’s actions pave the way for companies to apply for general recreational cannabis licences, a judge has stopped the issuance of new conditional adult-use recreational licences while a lawsuit challenging the process is litigated.
30th August 2023
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9th August 2023
New York: The state Supreme Court has issued a temporary injunction preventing the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) from issuing and approving conditional adult-use retail dispensary (CAURD) licences to social equity applicants, press reports. The temporary suspension comes in response to a lawsuit filed on 4th August by a group of disabled military veterans claiming the state’s system of awarding and issuing licences violates the state constitution. They also argue that the OCM overstepped its authority under New York’s 2021 Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) by opening the licensing application window first to those with previous cannabis offences and their immediate family rather than allowing all applicants to apply at the same time. The measure affects more than 400 CAURD licensees throughout the state following the recent approval of 212 social equity retail licences.
20th July 2023
US - New York: The state Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has approved the Cannabis Growers Showcase, a pioneer initiative allowing licensed cannabis growers to partner with adult-use retailers and processors for in-person sales events, thereby allowing licensed sales outside of dispensaries. The initiative attempts to grow New York’s legal cannabis market and set the state as the first in the US to allow such sales at state-sanctioned locations. The CCB has also provisionally approved an additional 212 Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licences and approved emergency regulations for hemp cannabinoid products that require a CBD-to-THC ratio of at least 15:1 and prohibit the sale of hemp products with more than 0.5 mg of THC per serving to under-21s.
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