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Cases of Children Consuming Cannabis Edibles Up 600%

According to the Upstate NY Poison Center, cases of children exposed to cannabis edibles have increased sixfold since 2019. In 2019, the center received just 22 calls regarding kids or teenagers under 19 years old that had consumed cannabis edibles. As of August 2022, the center has addressed 124 c...
Oct 11, 2022 127 views
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RIV Capital takes Big Hit on Etain Acquisition

In our last issue, we reported on RIV Capital, an investment firm backed by Scotts Miracle-Gro that planned to help Brad Termini build a cannabis campus in Buffalo. RIV entered the NY market by paying $247 million to acquire Etain LLC, NY’s only women-owned and operated medical cannabis compan...
Jan 17, 2023 126 views
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Social and Economic Equity is Non-Negotiable for Adult-Use Applicants

The Spirit of the MRTA: Structure Benefits Social Equity When New York State passed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) in March of 2021, legalizing the possession and use of cannabis by adults 21 and older, the state placed emphasis on incentivizing participation in the new industry f...
Aug 03, 2023 123 views
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HOUSE OF CAURDS: Lawsuit Freezes CAURD program…Again

A judge in the New York State Supreme Court granted a temporary restraining order freezing the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) program. The order came after four service-disabled veterans filed a lawsuit against the state's cannabis regulators on August 2nd. The veterans claim that t...
Sep 27, 2023 123 views
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Dispensaries Slash Prices

NY’s MM program has been criticized for many reasons, but one complaint has finally been addressed by medical dispensaries, the steep price tag on products. MedMen, Etain, and Columbia Care dispensaries throughout the region have reduced prices on their products. On October 1st according to...
Sep 26, 2020 122 views
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Landmark Clinical Trial Shows CBN Effective for Sleep

Radicle Science found TruCBN(TM) to significantly improve sleep outcomes in the first-ever placebo-controlled trial of pure CBN.  FloraWorks Holdings Inc., a leading cannabinoid therapeutics company, announced that its flagship product TruCBN™ (a pure form of cannabinol or "CBN") demonst...
Nov 28, 2023 122 views
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Cannabinoids May Have Anti-Cancer Effects

A new study published in Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology suggests that Cannabinol (CBN) may hold promise in the fight against cancer.  According to the researchers, CBN demonstrated anti-cancer activity in a series of different laboratory experiments. CBN is a minor compound found...
Jun 08, 2023 121 views
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Empire State Cannabis Update: A Primer on Adult-Use Cannabis Advertising

The Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) announced at the March 2, 2023 Cannabis Control Board (“CCB”) meeting that it is doubling the size of the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (“CAURD”) program from 150 to 300 licensees, underscoring its commitment to...
Jun 23, 2023 121 views
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The Queen B Makes a Hive of CBD

By Max Fisher Beyoncé: everyone knows the name and everyone knows that the woman is easily one of the most talented people ever to walk the earth. Listing her numerous accomplishments over her 20+ year career would be little more than a waste of time at this point. To put it bluntly, the wo...
Oct 18, 2021 120 views
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