By: Matthew E. Foreman and Tonya L. Hurd On April 23, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an executive order (the Order)1 to move (i) products approved by the Food and...
Big News for Licensees Not In Compliance with New Distancing Rules from Schools & Houses of Worship
Feb 17, 2026
By: Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M. Recently, Governor Hochul signed Assembly Bill A10140 into law, providing critical relief and regulatory certainty to cannabis dispensaries impacted by the proximity measurement controversy...
By: Daniel J. Gershman, Andrew P. Cooper, and Terran Cooper As of September 2025, Texas maintains its status as a medical-only, low-THC market, governed by a stringent regulatory framework overseen by the Department of Public...
Dormant Commerce Clause Limits New York’s Cannabis Licensing – A New Second Circuit Decision
Aug 14, 2025
By: Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M. and Terran Cooper In an August 12, 2025, opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated an order from the Northern District that had denied preliminary injunctive relief to...
By: Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M. and Terran Cooper Recent public statements by President Trump have reignited discussion about the possibility of federal cannabis rescheduling. During an August 11th press exchange at the...
By: Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M. and Terran Cooper A recent decision in the New York State Supreme Court has significant implications for the local regulation of adult-use cannabis dispensaries in New York. Tink & E. Co....
By: Christopher M. Slowik, Esq., Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M., Felicia Fortel, and Terran Cooper In a shocking announcement, the New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) informed 108 adult-use dispensary license holders,...
By: Dana Walsh Sivak, Esq. and Terran Cooper Earlier this week, New York State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Marcelle ordered an immediate halt to warrantless searches of licensed hemp retailers. These searches had been...
By: Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M. Earlier this morning, President Biden announced that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office to issue...
Hochul Signs Law to Revive Cannabis Farmers’ Markets (Growers’ Showcases) via New Event Permit
Jan 10, 2025
By: Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M. and Terran Cooper Heading into 2025 New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed two new cannabis related bills, one of which would bring back the previously discontinued Cannabis Growers’...