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OCM Issues Due Diligence and Application Process Checklist

February 27, 2023

 The New York Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) recently released a comprehensive document that encapsulates many of the components that the OCM reviews during the application process, and that may be of…

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City of Boston’s New Process for Outdoor Dining

February 27, 2023

Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston rolled out a new, streamlined process for permanent outdoor dining on public property in the City of Boston last week. Replacing and building off…

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Prince Lobel’s “To-Do” List for CAURD Licensees Prior to Commencing Operation

February 21, 2023

On January 24, 2023, Prince Lobel client Smacked Village, New York’s first Justice-Involved Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licensee, successfully opened the state’s first for-profit recreational cannabis dispensary at 144 Bleecker Street…

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Client Alert: Does Your Town’s Host Community Agreement Comply With New State Standards?

January 10, 2023

Last August, former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed S. 3096, An Act Relative to Equity in the Cannabis Industry (the “Reform Act”).  The Reform Act provides new rules governing Host…

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Client Alert: OCM Inaugural Annual Report: Five Major Highlights from New York’s Cannabis Industry 2022

January 4, 2023

On January 2, 2022, New York State’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) released its Inaugural 2022 Annual Report. The report provides a summary of the Cannabis Control Board’s (CCB) and OCM’s…

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Client Alert: New York’s First Adult-Use Cannabis Sale 

December 29, 2022

On December 29, 2022, New York State’s first adult-use cannabis sale took place at Housing Works Cannabis Co., located in lower Manhattan. The dispensary is the first legal recreational cannabis store to…

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Press Release: Firefighter/Air Force Veteran Scott Martin— Terminated Over Lawful Use of Medical Marijuana—Reinstated to Buffalo Fire Department

December 19, 2022

NEW YORK, NY (December 19, 2022) — David C. Holland, partner and member of Prince Lobel’s business and cannabis litigation practice group in New York, is pleased to announce that…

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Massachusetts Permits the Use of Pesticides in Cannabis and Hemp Cultivation

December 2, 2022

On November 30, 2022, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (“MDAR”) updated its policy to allow the use of certain pesticides in cannabis cultivation. This new policy applies to both…

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New York Issues First Recreational Dispensary Licenses and Approves Proposed Adult-Use Cannabis Regulations

November 29, 2022

On November 21, 2022, the New York State Cannabis Control Board (Board) approved 36 provisional Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses. The Board also approved the Office of Cannabis Management’s…

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New York State Office of Cannabis Management Issues Guidance for Adult-Use Retail Dispensaries

November 2, 2022

On Friday, October 28, 2022, the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) released its first Guidance for Adult-Use Retail Dispensaries (Guidance). The purpose of the Guidance is to help Conditional…