A case against the Long Island-based cannabis company Omnium Health was halted on the eve of trial. A judge on Tuesday held off on dropping the matter. Source: New York Times
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Top N.Y. Cannabis Official Resigns as Major Investigation Is Dropped
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul demanded the resignation of the head of New York’s Office of Cannabis Management following the withdrawal of a case against a Long Island-based company. Source: New York Times
How the Fortunes of a Struggling Village Became Tied to a Weed Company
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2025
Sidney, N.Y., in the Catskill Mountains, hoped to attract job-creating businesses. But there was some unease when the recreational cannabis company Stiiizy moved in. Source: New York Times
Cannabis Taxes Fund First Wave of Grants to Community Groups in New York
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2025
State officials awarded $5 million in grants to 50 nonprofit organizations that provide services to young people in areas that were targeted for marijuana arrests. Source: New York Times
New York Loosens Rules on Locations for Weed Dispensaries
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
Licensees will no longer be required to accept storefronts leased by the state, a move welcomed by applicants who want more control over their retail locations. Source: New York Times
Weed Connoisseurs Celebrate Local Craft Growers
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2022
At the Growers Cup, those who hope to become big names in New York cannabis compete and enjoy shoptalk. Source: New York Times
New York Competition Highlights Local Cannabis Growers
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
A new competition showcases small craft growers in New York who are hoping to come up with the next big strain in weed. Source: New York Times
What Lab Tests Reveal About Cannabis in New York’s Illegal Dispensaries
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2022
A report from a medical cannabis trade group found contaminants such as E. coli and salmonella in some products purchased at unlicensed dispensaries. Source: New York Times
How New York City Became a Free-for-All of Unlicensed Weed
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2022
Shops selling weed have proliferated since the state legalized cannabis last year, thriving in confusion over their legality and a lack of enforcement. Source: New York Times
Legal Retail Marijuana Is Just Around the Corner
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2022
With 28 licenses having been awarded, shops are expected to open by the end of the year. Source: New York Times
These 36 Finalists Are Likely to Be New York’s First Marijuana Retailers
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2022
Cannabis regulators in New York State have said they hope to have the first retail locations for recreational use in operation by the end of the year. Source: New York Times
Judge Blocks Licenses for Some Cannabis Dispensaries in New York
By Gotham Rex on November 11, 2022
The move affects 63 of the 150 licenses that the state planned to issue. Source: New York Times
Why the 92nd Street Y Hired a Rabbi
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2022
With antisemitism on the rise, the cultural institution decided to more fully embrace its Jewish identity. Source: New York Times
For These New York Farmers, Harvest Time Means High Times
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2022
In fields from Sag Harbor to Ithaca, a new crop ripened this fall: cannabis plants grown for recreational marijuana. Source: New York Times
New York City’s First Cannabis Boss Wants to Combat ‘Cannaphobia’
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2022
Dasheeda Dawson, a native New Yorker, returns home to direct the effort to build cannabis businesses and to absorb the illegal market into the new legitimate one. Source: New York Times