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Can NY’s Legal Stores Compete with an Eight-Billion-Dollar Illicit Market?

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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Inside New York’s Cannabis Rollout: What’s Working, What’s Not

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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Drug Policy Alliance Founder Fires Up The Audience At The Business of Cannabis Event

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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The State Of New York’s Cannabis Industry 2025

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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Can NY’s Legal Stores Compete with an Eight-Billion-Dollar Illicit Market?

Drug Policy Alliance Founder Fires Up The Audience At The Business of Cannabis Event

The State Of New York’s Cannabis Industry 2025

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