Hal Mccabe News Today

Frustration continues for NY conditional adult-use retail dispensary license holders as two lawsuits continue to keep them from opening their stores.

A state Supreme Court judge will hear a challenge to the states retail licensing process bought by service-disabled veterans who say they were left out of the first round of licenses.

ALBANY (TNS) — New York’s beleaguered rollout of a recreational marijuana marketplace was dealt a significant blow Friday when a state Supreme Court justice issued an injunction that will block

The Veteran's lawsuit is the latest setback in the New York state cannabis rollout.

It will hurt an already struggling industry

More than 200 of the state’s industry power players, entrepreneurs, legacy operators and ancillary providers gathered for a full day of workshopping how best to proceed with New York’s cannabis market.

Freeman Klopott is a vice president at Marino PR, but spent two decades as a journalist and then a spokesperson for the two government agencies currently overseeing NY’s cannabis rollout.

The full-day event will feature a mediated conversation working through roadblocks holding up licensing across NYS, free business consultations and conference-style breakout sessions.

The event will feature a mediated conversation working through roadblocks holding up licensing across NYS, free business consultations and conference-style breakout sessions.

The industry trade group is paying the way for 40 entrepreneurs to attend the first-of-its-kind summit in Albany on May 18.