Cultivating Minds
Onondaga Community College provides unique cannabis certificate program With the state’s cannabis industry in its infancy, Onondaga Community College (OCC) based in Syracuse, N.Y. recently announced the launch of its…
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First Dispensary Opens in Upstate New York
The first legal marijuana dispensary in Upstate New York opened on Feb. 10 in Binghamton. The store, Just Breathe, is located at 75 Court St. and is owned and operated…
The Visual Standout
Tess Interlicchia’s Grateful Valley is the farm behind Garlic Butter, a real crowd pleaser at the FLX Harvest Fest this November. In addition to growing cannabis for the last three+…
They See You
Outdoor grow operations in New York are keeping their crops safe with state-of-the-art surveillance systems. A recent project undertaken by Myers Security LLC in New York’s Southern Tier started with…
State to Begin Accepting Retail Applications Next Week
On August 25, New York State cannabis officials will begin accepting applications for the state’s first adult-use retailer licenses, reserved for people impacted by the drug war. The application will…
In Gorham, Voters Opt In
On August 9, voters in the small community of Gorham overturned a town board decision that originally opted out of allowing the retail sale and consumption of cannabis in town….
Sweating It Out
With any luck, business partners Mark Byasse and Tim Hay will be transforming their historic building – a former depot in the New York Central Railroad system – into a…
Thoughts on Cannabis-license Hopefuls
by Nate Kurash When I started in this industry four years ago, I had no idea what to expect. I had a tremendous opportunity to experience the entire process from…
A Pick-Your-Own Hemp Farm that Helps Veterans
by Margaret Osborne Sarah Stenuf, founder of Ananda Farms, New York’s first U-pick hemp farm in Fulton, began her journey with cannabis after serving as an Apache helicopter crew…
FLX420 in the News
If the press coverage of FLX420 Magazine and its impending launch is any indication, folks in the Finger Lakes are excited to learn more about the benefits of cannabis. In early February,…