We purchased and tested some of the strongest strains of the Empire State’s legal weed. The results kicked open a hornet’s nest within the NY cannabis ecosystem.

A NY Cannabis Insider investigation details how an NBA star and a shoewear entrepreneur whiffed on a first-of-its-kind plan to fund social equity in New York.

At a meeting with a cannabis industry trade group on Thursday, state regulators debuted their plan to partner farmers with retailers across the state.

NY Cannabis Insider will publish a story every day that the state does not turn over these records.

New York's 280 conditionally licensed recreational cannabis farmers are required to choose one of four cultivation plans for the coming year.

Chris Webber and Lavetta Willis, charged with overseeing the state’s social equity cannabis fund, have significant financial ties to a global cannabis brand looking to enter NY’s adult-use marketpl...

A coalition of medical cannabis companies, physicians and entrepreneurs is asking a judge to force the state to open up retail dispensary licenses for everyone immediately.

The Office of Cannabis Management’s chief equity officer faced allegations of retaliation, selective enforcement and a lawsuit.

On a recent call with about 50 licensed cultivators, nearly all worried their crop won’t pass stand standards, according to CANY’s executive director.

Grant, a CAURD licensee, spoke up last week about ‘financial slavery’ within DASNY’s retail program.

A NY Cannabis Insider investigation finds public health and safety failures, including contamination risks, at every level of the state’s legal cannabis industry – from farmers to labs to dispensar...

Despite multiple attempts, none of the state’s leadership will address questions about the $150M elephant in the room.

At a meeting with a cannabis industry trade group on Thursday, state regulators debuted their plan to partner farmers with retailers across the state.

The OCM’s recent recall has industry stakeholders concerned about ‘selective enforcement’ – as well as a top agency official’s potential for retaliation.

Frustrations around restrictions and a lack of guidance are boiling up among the state’s conditional retail licensees.

An ‘unprecedented’ court order deals a serious blow to NY’s nascent industry and raises serious questions about the competence of state regulators.

Assemblymember Phil Steck’s proposed bill to cap THC potency problematic, according to experts.

McDaniel has faced mounting criticism over an alleged conflict of interest and his agency’s inability to raise funds for cannabis entrepreneurs.

A NY Cannabis Insider investigation finds public health and safety failures, including contamination risks, at every level of the state’s legal cannabis industry – from farmers to labs to dispensar...

A court injunction has barred the state from approving any further conditional licenses

Stores that have been operating illegally have received higher priority for licensure as well as proximity protection.

Governor Hochul announced that Chicago Atlantic Admin, LLC is investing up to $150 million senior secured capital in the New York State Cannabis Social Equity Investment Fund.

A legacy grower looking to go legal shares his concerns about the state’s CCTM program and how the slow rollout is affecting his plans to enter the market.

"It's probably the second quarter of 2024 before you'll even start to see more retail stores open."

San Diego Christian College’s outside counsel sent inewsource a letter Thursday demanding an immediate retraction of our two stories. Here's our response.

Shedding light on DASNY’s role in the emerging cannabis market has proven … problematic. Here's what we don't know.

Amid a worsening pandemic, the San Diego VA is making access to mental health care harder for local veterans, outraging therapists who say the agency’s actions are dangerous and irresponsible.

State senators passed a bill that would expand the authority of the New York Office of Cannabis Management and Department of Taxation and Finance to enforce laws banning sale and possession of...

Carl Anderson, a first-round cannabis retail licensee, lays out his frustrations with government regulators as he struggles to open a dispensary in the Bronx.

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Experts weigh in on the state's new retail regulations and industry taxation structure + how police are preparing for high drivers & more.

The not-so-secret secret isn’t inspiring much trust in the regulated market, experts say.

The chemical used to justify a shutdown of a NY processor was approved for lab testing months ago, but the state didn’t tell industry stakeholders until last week.

Of the 17 CAURD licenses issued so far to businesses based in the Finger Lakes, only one made the list of dispensaries exempt from Judge Kevin Bryant’s injunction.

Today the city of San Diego waived more than 2 million dollars in library fines. KPBS reporter Matt Hoffman says now it means people who were banned due to l...

Colin Decker writes in a new guest column that he’s ‘had enough of the excuses’ and calls on the state’s cannabis industry to demand accountability.

In a surprise announcement, the Office of Cannabis Management said first-round retailers will be allowed to secure their own locations.

A leaked audio recording has a top OCM official admitting brands from California and elsewhere are hurting farmers, processors and retailers.

Hochul, who inherited New York’s marijuana legalization act when she became governor in August 2021, has no issue with the policy itself. “I'm glad we stopped the mass incarceration of young people...