Cannabis

Syracuse University, with Green Flower, is teaching aspects of the cannabis industry. Certificate programs in cultivation, product development & medical marijuana prepare students.

More New Yorkers are using marijuana, especially young adults, according to a new report from the state health department.

The senate committee hearing included some frank discussion about the shortcomings of the program.

Governor Kathy Hochul wants to give the state and local governments greater padlock powers to combat unlicensed cannabis in New York.

Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Office of General Services Commissioner Jeanette Moy to temporarily oversee the process after numerous bureaucratic issues largely stalled the transition to adult recreational sales.

These organizations have transitioned to a mixed medical-recreational license that allows them to participate in the adult-use market.

A Dewitt dispensary is preparing to open after an injunction blocking the state from issuing dispensary licenses was lifted in December.

The NYS Cannabis Control Board voted to settle the lawsuit that has prevented new cannabis dispensaries from opening in the state.

Syracuse's recreational cannabis industry faces a bottleneck as licensing disputes limit dispensaries, leaving many growers struggling to find markets for their products.