By: Hon. Ruth Bogatyrow Kraft and Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M., with contributions from Terran Cooper. Typically, when businesses are in their infancy, management, often hampered by financial constraints, does not seek...

By: Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M., Dana Walsh Sivak, Esq., and Michael A. Curatola, Esq. with contributions from Terran Cooper At the end of last week, the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) released...

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...

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....

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...

This article highlights some key provisions contained in the CAOA....

The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) released draft regulations for the packaging, labeling, marketing, and advertising of cannabis products in New York State....

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....