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December 15, 2025 blogger Focus Article, Industry Analysis, Medicial Marijuana, Minnesota, Policy, regulatory, social equity, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, tribal nations, weed, withdrawal
Minnesota has one of the most progressive markets in the US to normalize cannabis. Liquor stores can sell certain hemp-derived THC products, and restaurants are serving THC drinks. They continue to introduce new ways as they roll out their adult-use market. Minnesota’s medical market has been in place since 2014; adult-use was legalized in 2023. […]
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December 3, 2025 blogger compliance, harris sliwaski, Industry Analysis, International, jason adelsotne, Legal, Medicial Marijuana, National, Policy, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
As the industry clings to the hope of rescheduling, legal chaos continues to intensify after Congress moved to close the hemp loophole. The new language, set to take effect next October, has many hemp beverage and edible companies scrambling for a Plan B. While the intent was to rein in intoxicating cannabinoids like THCV, the […]
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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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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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