New York Cannabis: Social and Economic Equity Applicants

[ad_1] As we previously broadly summarized on December 27, 2022 (here), in late December 2022, the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) released its first proposed adult-use cannabis rules and regulation for New York (the “Proposed Regulations”). The official document is 282 pages, so we won’t cover every detail. But we will highlight the big-ticket items, significant issues that all applicants should be aware of, and the license application process as a whole.  This post will go…

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‘An air of hope’: Sri Lankans see cricket as a welcome distraction from the country’s economic, political woes

[ad_1] When it comes to cricket, Australia and Sri Lanka are usually bitter rivals.  But in late June, after Australia’s cricket team won a match in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, Australian cricketers got a surprising response from spectators: Sri Lankan fans cheered while wearing the bright yellow colors of the Australian team. The whole stadium was full of Australian flags and big posters that read, “Thank you, Australia.” Sri Lankan fans were showing gratitude to…

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Sri Lanka protesters storm president’s residence and office in fury at economic meltdown

[ad_1] Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital Colombo stormed the president’s official residence and his secretariat on Saturday, amid months of mounting public anger over the country’s worst economic crisis in seven decades. Some protesters, holding Sri Lankan flags and helmets, broke into the president’s residence, video footage from a local TV news channel showed. Videos posted on social media showed demonstrators moving around inside the palace and swimming in the outdoor pool.…

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