Maya Ellison

Maya Ellison covers New York cannabis policy, culture, and the people shaping the state's legal market for HighToday News.

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Hochul Signs Cannabis Labor Bill After Deal to Drop the Wage Board2026-10-31
DEA Issues Its First Medical Marijuana Registrations. New York Isn't Among the Seven States2026-10-31
Federal Hemp Limits Are Set for Nov. 12 and Dec. 11. Here's What That Means in New York2026-10-31
New York's Dispensary Openings Slowed Sharply This Summer, State Data Shows2026-10-13
Proposed Schedule Would Push Rescheduling Lawsuit Into February 20272026-10-13
New York Cannabis Growers Face a Busy Fall: Four Dates to Know2026-10-09
Massachusetts Votes on Ending Legal Weed Sales Nov. 3. Here's What It Means for New York2026-10-09
New DOJ Rule Makes It Easier for Cannabis Users to Regain Gun Rights2026-08-18
Marijuana Rescheduling Hits the Home Stretch: Final Briefs Are In2026-08-18
New York Triples Its Cannabis Community Reinvestment Fund to $15 Million2026-08-14
A Federal Bill Would Regulate Hemp THC Drinks Like Alcohol2026-08-10
New York to Equity Owners: Control Your Business or Lose the License2026-08-07
New York Passes 705 Open Dispensaries as the State Approves 25 More Licenses2026-08-07
Can You Be Fired in New York for Legal, Off-Duty Weed?2026-07-31
Cannabist Exits New Jersey: Grow Sites Closing, Dispensaries Sold to Vireo2026-07-30
A New Senate Bill Takes Aim at Cannabis's Insurance Problem2026-07-29
Why Weed Keeps Getting Cheaper, and What It Means for New York2026-07-28
Calvin Johnson Jr. and Rob Sims Host a Back 2 School Backpack Drive in Niles on August 142026-07-21
Drug-Testing and Pharma Interests Sue to Block Marijuana Rescheduling2026-07-20
Big Cannabis Companies Gave $11.5 Million to a Trump-Linked PAC2026-07-19
A Government-Funded Study Says Music and Cannabis Are Better Together2026-07-19
New York Keeps Padlocking Illegal Weed Shops as the Legal Market Grows2026-07-18
Federal Judge Pauses Ohio's Hemp-THC Limits for 10 Companies2026-07-17
Virginia Clears the Way for Legal Cannabis Sales in 20272026-07-16
The DEA's Rescheduling Hearing Is Over. Here's What Happens Next.2026-07-15
A Former Trump Official Is Fighting to Keep the Hemp THC Ban2026-07-14
Massachusetts Will Vote on Rolling Back Legal Weed Sales in November2026-07-13
What New Research Says About Cannabis for Restless Legs Syndrome2026-07-13
New York Is Hosting a Free Cannabis Job Fair in Albany on August 112026-07-03
Federal Marijuana Prosecutions Just Hit a Record Low2026-07-03
New York Expands Medical Cannabis: Bigger Limits and Out-of-State Patients2026-07-03
The DEA Hearing Breaks for July 4 as Cannabis Companies Move to Defend Rescheduling in Court2026-07-03
Six States Are Rewriting Their Hemp Laws Before the Federal Ban Hits2026-07-02
A New York Appeals Court Just Let the State Resume Warrantless Inspections of Hemp Shops2026-07-02
July 4th Has Quietly Become One of Cannabis's Biggest Sales Days2026-07-02
Texas Hemp Shops Can Keep Selling THC Until a July 27 Showdown2026-07-01
The DOJ Says 'Pocketbook Interests' Are Behind the Fight to Keep Marijuana in Schedule I2026-07-01
Day One: The DEA's Rescheduling Hearing Opens With the Government Backing Schedule III2026-06-30
The Best Cannabis Products for Your Summer in Queens2026-06-29
Sovereign Rewards: Win $500 Every Week and Earn Cash Back at Sovereign Cannabis Co.2026-06-29
The White House Asks Congress to Save Hemp CBD, or Delay November's Sweeping Ban2026-06-26
World Cup Visitors: What to Know About Buying Legal Cannabis in New York2026-06-26
Cannabis Sales Fell for the First Time and Jobs Slipped, but New York Led the Country in Growth2026-06-26
What the Research Actually Says About Gen Z, Cannabis, and Mental Health2026-06-26
New York's Cannabis Equity Bet Is Beating Its Own Targets2026-06-26
The DEA Names Its Seven June 29 Rescheduling Participants, and All of Them Oppose Cannabis2026-06-25
The DEA Stacked Its June 29 Rescheduling Hearing With Only Cannabis Opponents2026-06-22
Feds Seize 1,600 Pounds of Cannabis Disguised as Chocolate at Buffalo's Peace Bridge2026-06-21
The DEA Is Now Inspecting Medical Cannabis Businesses In Person2026-06-20
Trulieve Becomes the First U.S. Cannabis Company to Trade on the NYSE2026-06-17
A New Federal Bill Would Keep Hemp THC Drinks Legal — Just as a Ban Looms2026-06-16
The Feds Just Made Cannabis Lab Testing More Accurate2026-06-16
Cannabis Rescheduling Hits the Courts Days Before the June 29 DEA Hearing2026-06-15
Virginia Strikes a Deal to Finally Launch Recreational Cannabis Sales in 20272026-06-14
Aurora Posts a Record Year as Germany Approves Europe's First Cannabis Back-Pain Drug2026-06-13
New York Passes 600 Dispensaries and $3.3 Billion in Sales2026-06-12
Federal 'Operation Weed Out' Shuts Three Illegal North Country Dispensaries2026-06-10
New York's Cannabis Pop-Ups Are Here: Showcase Event Applications Open2026-06-07
Will New York Hit $2.6 Billion in Cannabis Sales in 2026? What the Numbers Show2026-06-07
New Study: Older Adults Turn to Cannabis Edibles for Therapy, Not Fun2026-06-07
Can New York's Cannabis Regulator Get the Market Back on Track?2026-06-06
Cannabis Compounds CBD and CBG May Help Reverse Fatty Liver Disease, Study Finds2026-06-06
Cannabis Shows Promise for MS Symptoms — But the Science Needs to Catch Up2026-06-06
Record Cannabis Seizures Expose How Far the Illicit Trade Still Reaches2026-06-06
New York Adds 32 More Dispensary Licenses as the Rollout Accelerates2026-06-05
The June 29 DEA Hearing Will Decide Cannabis's Federal Future2026-06-05
Alabama's Medical Cannabis Market Finally Opens2026-06-04
Hochul Signs a Major Expansion of New York's Medical Cannabis Program2026-06-04
DEA Opens Federal Registration to Cannabis Growers and Labs2026-06-04
New York Passes the Nation's First Cannabis Anti-Inversion Bill, Now Awaiting Hochul's Signature2026-06-03
Inside the 2026 Farm Bill Hemp Fight: The Lawful Hemp Protection Act2026-06-03
New York's Medical Cannabis Operators Say They Can't Afford the Millions They Owe2026-06-02
NORML Demands Cannabis Consumers Get a Seat at the DEA Hearing2026-06-02
Curaleaf to Exit the Hemp-THC Market Ahead of a Federal Ban2026-06-02
Cannabis Stocks Are Now on Robinhood. Here's What It Means2026-06-01
Tennessee Bans THCA July 1 as the Hemp Crackdown Spreads2026-06-01
The State of State Markets: Where Cannabis Stands in Mid-20262026-06-01
New York Has Shut 557 Illegal Weed Shops — and It's Working2026-05-30
Does Rescheduling Change Cannabis Advertising? Why Meta and Google Still Say No2026-05-30
California Cannabis Sales Slip Again as the Biggest Market Cools2026-05-29
Minnesota Merges Its Medical and Adult-Use Cannabis Markets2026-05-28
Hawaii's Adult-Use Legalization Could Be a $1 Billion Opportunity2026-05-28
Oklahoma's Governor Wants to Recriminalize Its $600 Million Medical Market2026-05-27
Wyld Acquires Grön in One of Cannabis's Biggest Edibles Deals2026-05-26
A Few Stores Dominate New York's Cannabis Market2026-05-25
The Federal Hemp THC Ban Is Coming — Here's What It Means2026-05-22
Why New York's Cannabis Lounges Still Haven't Opened2026-05-21
Operators Post Record Quarters as the Industry Gets Disciplined2026-05-19
Cannabis Stocks in 2026: The First Real Profits Come Into View2026-05-18
New York Bets $6 Million on Its Cannabis Equity Operators2026-05-14
New York Plans 200+ Rule Changes and a Gray-Market Crackdown2026-05-12
A NY Court Just Saved 150+ Dispensaries From Forced Closure2026-05-10
With Rescheduling Underway, Is Cannabis Banking Reform Next?2026-05-08
Will Rescheduling's Tax Relief Finally Cut Your Dispensary Bill?2026-05-06
IRS Confirms Cannabis Tax Relief Applies to All of 20262026-05-04
Solventless Rosin and the Rise of Craft Concentrates2026-05-02
Pre-Rolls and Flower Lead Cannabis's 2026 Comeback2026-04-28
New York Opens the Door to Cannabis Pop-Ups and Farmers' Markets2026-04-26
Rescheduling's Blind Spot: Why Recreational Cannabis Is Still Schedule I2026-04-22
Cannabis Drinks Are Quietly Becoming the New Happy Hour2026-04-18
Medical Cannabis Moves to Schedule III as DEA Sets June Hearing2026-04-15
Five Years In: New York Cannabis Grows Up in the Messy Middle2026-03-31
Times Square Is Becoming a Cannabis Destination2026-03-12
Women Are Now the Majority of Cannabis Consumers2026-02-24
How New York Fixed the Dispensary-Near-Schools Mess2026-02-12
Cannabis Pharma Could Be a $111 Billion Market by 20322026-02-10
Five States That Could Legalize Cannabis in 20262026-01-15