OCM Executive Director Chris Alexander

New York Grants Another 165 Cannabis Licenses Though Social Equity Remains A Concern

Following a lawsuit and prolonged delay, the New York Cannabis Control Board (CCC) has finally awarded 99 conditional adult-use retail dispensary licenses, bringing the total number of permits to 165.

New York Taxpayer-Funded PSA Blasting Racist Cannabis Criminalization Laws Airs During NBA Finals

A first-of-its-kind taxpayer-funded cannabis PSA aired in most of New York during Thursday's NBA finals. The blunt yet factual ad addressed the racially discriminatory harms of cannabis criminalization and laid out the steps state NY regulators are taking to right the wrongs of prohibition, reported