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February 13, 2026 blogger brands, Industry Analysis, marketing, Medicial Marijuana, New Jersey, New York, Operations, Product Development, Retail, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Market Maturity Brings Pricing Pressure New Jersey’s cannabis market is showing signs of maturity, according to a presentation by Headset CEO Cy Scott at the recent Ignite NJ event, saying the overall revenue hit the billion-dollar mark in 2025 and is growing nominally. Similar to other markets in the growth cycle, while more customers are […]
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January 23, 2026 blogger Business, compliance, Financial strategies, Focus Article, hirsh jain, Industry Analysis, Medicial Marijuana, New York, Operations, Policy, regulatory, Retail, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Supply Chain, weed, withdrawal
The Most Exciting US Market No cannabis market in the United States has experienced a more compelling growth trajectory over the past two years than New York. After a halting and often-criticized launch, the state’s legal adult-use market has accelerated at an unmatched pace. In 2023, New York generated a paltry $100 million in legal […]
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January 15, 2026 blogger accounting, Business, Focus Article, Industry Analysis, Medicial Marijuana, metrc, monopoly, New York, Policy, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
There is a growing fear among New York cannabis operators that the lawsuit challenging Metrc’s Retail ID program will “kill track and trace” and return the state to the chaos of inversion and inventory failures experienced last year. That fear is understandable. It is also wrong. Retail ID is not track-and-trace. Retail ID is a […]
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November 17, 2025 blogger competition, Focus Article, Medicial Marijuana, New York, Policy, Retail, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
The recent Business of Cannabis Summit in New York City brought together industry professionals at the trendy Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for a day focused on tackling the cannabis industry’s toughest challenges: price compression, retail survival, and the slow but steady shift from legacy to legal markets. The conversations offered a candid look at […]
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November 13, 2025 blogger b2b, business of cannabis, Medicial Marijuana, New York, Policy, social equity, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, trade show, weed, withdrawal
A panel discussion at the recent Business of Cannabis event in NYC analyzed the serious issues still facing the industry rollout in New York. What has been touted as a social equity-first initiative has been riddled with significant challenges and lawsuits. To date, the Office of Cannabis Management has awarded 56% of licenses to those […]
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November 11, 2025 blogger business of cannabis, drug policy reform, ethan Nadelman, Focus Article, Medicial Marijuana, New York, Policy, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
The highlight of the Business of Cannabis event, held at the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, a hip neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, was the keynote speaker. Ethan Nadelmann, founder of the Drug Policy Alliance, has since retired from his position but continues to mentor and serve on the board of Green Thumb Industries. He kicked […]
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November 7, 2025 blogger Business, Edibles & Beverages, Focus Article, market, Medicial Marijuana, MSO, New York, Operations, product, quality, Retail, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, strategy, weed, withdrawal
At the recent Business of Cannabis event in New York, Robert Sciarrone, Chief Revenue Officer at Curaleaf, shared an MSO’s insider view on why he believes New York is poised to become the best cannabis market on the planet. Sciarrone began by reflecting on his early years as a cannabis-focused venture capitalist. Through his firm, […]
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October 27, 2025 blogger Cultivation, dispensary, Focus Article, government, Growing, industry, lab, license, market, Medicial Marijuana, New York, Policy, Retail, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Supply Chain, weed, withdrawal
Jason Ambrosino, a disabled Army veteran and founder of Veterans Holdings, entered the New York market in 2019 under the state’s hemp program with the goal of cultivating and manufacturing cannabis. But despite holding a 5,000-square-foot indoor cultivation license, he decided not to build out his facility. The reason, he says, is simple: “The registered […]
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May 22, 2023 blogger ABFinWright, analysis, analytics, Business, Business Analysis, cannabis, compliance, CQC, CQCExpo, excise, flat, government, Growing, industry, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, New York, Operations, potency, product, rate, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, revenue, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Tax, taxes, THC, weed, withdrawal
On March 31, 2021, New York legalized adult-use cannabis with the passage of the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA). Perhaps the most controversial portion of the Act was Section 493(1)-(3), which established taxes on the potency of cannabis products sold by distributors to retailers. Many cannabis advocates condemn this tariff, arguing that it increases the […]
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February 20, 2023 blogger 280e, AB FinWright, analysis, analytics, Business, Business Analysis, cannabis, compliance, consumer, CQC, CQCExpo, CRC, Cultivation, dispensary, excise, extraction, Federal, government, Growing, industry, laboratories, laboratory, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, licensing, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, New Jersey, New York, NJ, NJ Division of Taxation, product, quality, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, sales, social equity, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Tax, taxes, taxing, weed, withdrawal
Click here to read Part One where we examined the state of the market, licensing, approvals and sales. Part Two delves into all things taxes. A “Raft” of Taxes Like New York, New Jersey cannabis companies will be dealing with a raft of taxes: Federal Section 280E: Will It Apply in New Jersey? Well … […]
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