Can’t wait to see everyone next week in Vegas for #MJBizCon! I’ll be speaking on a panel that’ll detail what factors hemp entrepreneurs should be considering when deciding on entering the adult-use marketplace. Check out the panel and reach out if you want to 🔗

Many of these entrepreneurs have been operating for decades to supply NYers with cannabis. They’ve never had an option to “play by the rules” and medical licenses were never a viable pathway - evidenced by the fact 9/10 ROs are massive multi-state corporations.

A newly-proposed tax structure in NYS levies a tax based on THC levels in marijuana plants but Kaelan Castetter points out that THC levels can fluctuate in a crop. More on this week’s show. How & when to watch: bit.ly/3m5ohWN

. Kaelan Castetter gives updates on NY’s Office of Cannabis Management, including recreational and medicinal marijuana on this week’s show. Watch anytime online: nynow.org

IN THE NEWS: “There’s a lot of excitement right out the gate, and now the reality of what the regulatory process really entails and how long this process can be…” Castetter said. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/binghamton…

NJ cannabis applications for cultivation, mfg, and testing labs opened up today! I had the “Canna Bogada”, Jess Gonzalez, on the pod to tell us how the process works, who’s prioritized in licensing, and the role of municipalities. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emp…

Did you miss our webinar, "New York State's Plans For Legalizing Cannabis"? You can now watch our recording with experts Katie Neer @the_cannabis_place Kaelan Castetter youtube.com/watch?v=4Zx_Il…

Our Managing Director providing some key takeaways from NYS Office of Cannabis Management updates to the hemp regs. Story from Rebekah F. Ward 🧵👇

He sued Jeff Sessions in an attempt to force the government to legalize cannabis… and *almost* won. We had Michael Hiller of Hiller, PC on the pod to chat about the future outlook of federal legalization. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emp…

Big time cannabis policy drop in the Senate and Assembly one-house budgets. Decoupling from fed 280e rules will allow NYS operators to take standard deductions on their state taxes. Donna Lupardo and Jeremy Cooney championed this.

Thank you Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW, NYS Department of Labor, Castetter Cannabis Group, Lantern, NYC Department of Small Business Services, WDI, Cornell ILR School, MRTA Law, NYCCA, and more for donating your time, energy, and expertise, and HUGE thanks to La Boom New York and sophiescuban for the food and venue.