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New York’s adult-use marijuana market faces hurdles after long-awaited sales launch

New York celebrated the grand opening of what could be a $1 billion adult-use marijuana market, but many…

News January 4
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New York City nonprofit preps for Day 1 of adult-use marijuana sales as state’s only operating retailer

Housing Works' nonprofit status, decades of legacy service in the community and retail experience uniquely positioned the organization…

News December 29
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First recreational marijuana store in New York to open Dec. 29, regulators say

A nonprofit with a mission to end homelessness and AIDS will open New York’s first recreational marijuana store…

News December 21
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Cowen downgrades Columbia, Cresco over lack of marijuana banking reform

Investment bank Cowen has downgraded its outlooks for major cannabis multistate operators Columbia Care and Cresco Labs after…

News December 21
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Cannabis wholesale platform LeafLink lays off 80 workers

New York-based LeafLink, a cannabis wholesale tech platform, cut 80 employees earlier this month.

News December 20
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Cannabis MSO earnings resilient through third quarter of 2022

U.S. cannabis multistate operators weathered a storm of challenging economic factors through the third quarter of 2022, with…

News December 20
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New York rolls out plan to differentiate cannabis licensees from illicit operators

In an effort to distinguish between licensed and illicit cannabis operators in New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled…

News December 19
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New marijuana guidelines prompt New York retailers, applicants to adjust business plans again

Another late-inning policy shift by marijuana regulators in New York has rattled the industry as the potential billion-dollar…

News December 16
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Alaska ranks highest, New Jersey lowest in adult-use marijuana taxes, report says

Alaska's recreational marijuana taxes are the highest in the country, and New Jersey's are the lowest. That's according…

News December 14
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Tilt brings New York tribe’s cannabis brand to Massachusetts

Tilt Holdings is launching Little Beach Harvest, a marijuana brand developed in partnership with New York's Shinnecock Indian…

News December 2
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