Bryan WUnlicensed Cannabis Dispensaries Flood New York City
The legalization of cannabis opened up an 18 month green rush for sellers of all experience levels including many with no prior experience in selling weed.
Dan UlloaHappy Munkey Throws 5th Anniversary Party and Rebrands
The legacy operator company Happy Munkey held its fifth-anniversary party at the Classic Car Club on the Manhattan waterfront in New York City. While no cannabis consumption was allowed inside, it was allowed outside on the patio overlooking the Hudson River across from North Jersey. Thus many people were consuming outside. While it was loud […]
NYC Mayor Says Light Up at Cannabis Event Featuring NJ Native Redman
The Cannabis World Congress (CWC) Expo cannabis event returned to the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan to showcase the cannabis industry and featured NYC Mayor Eric Adams encouraging adult-use cannabis consumption. Upon arriving on stage at the Cannabis World Congress Expo, New York City Mayor Eric Adams joked he was disappointed the hall didn’t smell […]
Cannabis Education Advances at LIM College with New Degree
Cannabis education is advancing. LIM College in Manhattan has created Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees programs in the industry that will begin this fall. Educator and entrepreneur Michael Zaytsev is better known as Mike Z. He has joined LIM College in the newly-created position of Academic Director of the program, Business of Cannabis. Zaytsev will play […]
Cannabis World Congress Holds 1st Post-COVID show in NYC
The North Jersey-based Cannabis World Congress (CWC) held its first post-COVID conference in the Javits Center last week, highlighting New York cannabis legalization. New York’s new Lt. Governor, Brian Benjamin, cut the ribbon to open the Cannabis World Congress conference. He noted that as a State Senator from Harlem, he was a champion of cannabis […]
Happy Munkey Party at Van Gogh Art Exhibit Celebrates Cannabis Normalization
The Happy Munkey threw a sold-out party at the pop-up Vincent Van Gogh art exhibit installation in New York City and celebrated cannabis normalization. Happy Munkey threw two parties at the Van Gogh exhibit on August 11th and this past Wednesday on the 18th. The theme on Wednesday was a “white party” where the diverse […]
NYC Cannabis Parade 2021 Featured Schumer Promising to Legalize
The annual NYC Cannabis Parade & Rally took place in Union Square and featured U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calling for legalization. He lamented the lives that were ruined because people were caught for a cannabis crime. Schumer was happy to reflect on New York’s legalization bill, the Marijuana Retail and Taxation Act […]
New York Approves Adult-use Cannabis Legalization After New Jersey
New York became the 16th state to approve legal adult-use cannabis when Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Marijuana Revenue and Taxation Act (MRTA). The legislation allows possession of up to three ounces, limited home cultivation. IT allows provides for the automatic expungement of convictions. For home grow, the bill allows adults to obtain cannabis from […]
New York Cannabis Legalization Supported by Governor Cuomo in 2021
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he supports the legalization of New York cannabis in their 2021 legislative session. Cuomo’s budget proposal includes the creation of an Office of Cannabis Management which would manage their cannabis market to create “robust social and economic equity benefits to ensure New York’s law will create an egalitarian adult-use market […]
Democrats Endorse NY Cannabis Legalization
The New York Democratic Party is officially endorsing the NY cannabis legalization efforts in the state. This comes at a time that New Jersey is expected to legalize marijuana for adult use. But it has not made any specific moves nor acted on any legislation. “The New York State Democratic Committee supports the legalization of […]
