By: Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M. with contributions from Terran Cooper Yesterday afternoon President Biden announced that his administration will pardon all prior federal offenders charged with “simple marijuana...
Category: Cannabis
FRB is proud to release our first eBook. Building a Legal Cannabis Business and Brand: A New York Perspective is a powerful resource for anyone looking to learn more about the cannabis industry....
Can Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary Licensees Use Sites Not Designated by the OCM?
Aug 04, 2022
Following conflicting guidance by the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), it appears that CAURD licensees may be required to accept a dispensary location identified by the New York Social Equity Cannabis Investment Fund...
Senators File Comprehensive Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA)
Jul 21, 2022
This article highlights some key provisions contained in the CAOA....
New York Takes Another Step Closer to Adult-Use Cannabis: OCM Releases Draft Rules on Packaging and Marketing
Jun 09, 2022
The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) released draft regulations for the packaging, labeling, marketing, and advertising of cannabis products in New York State....
Cannabis Control Board Prioritizes Prior Cannabis Convictions in Retail – Will New York Achieve Social Equity?
Mar 11, 2022
The regulations will give retail priority to “justice involved” individuals, meaning those with prior cannabis convictions, and to those with a family member or legal guardian with prior cannabis convictions....
Senate Bill S8511 addresses and specifically criminalizes the ongoing cannabis “gifting schemes” employed throughout New York....
We had previously heard that the draft regulations for adult-use licenses under the MRTA would come in late winter or early spring....
The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act was previously removed from the omnibus defense spending bill in Congress. This legislation generally prohibits federal regulators from penalizing institutions (such as banks) for...
An overview of psilocybin and Assembly Bill A08569, which relates to the medical use of psilocybin....