Tag Archive: New York
Cannabis News Briefs for February 5, 2019
•New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan to legalize recreational marijuana in his state budget proposal was called into question this week by state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who worries that there are too many considerations to hammer out by the April 1st deadline. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 5, 2019New York Expected To Unveil Plan To Legalize Recreational Cannabis
With neighboring states like Massachusetts and New Jersey having already legalized recreational cannabis or moving to do so in the near term, New York governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to introduce a proposal for legalization early in the 2019 legislative session. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 17, 2018Johnson Brothers Enters New York Market
Johnson Brothers is entering the New York market, shaking up a distribution tier that’s been dominated by two players—Empire Merchants and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits—for the past decade. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 19, 2017New York Bar Owners Sue Southern Glazer’s For Fraud, But Distributor Says It Will Prevail In Court
Claiming that the country’s largest spirits and wine distributor defrauded them for years, four bars in Albany, New York are suing Southern Glazer’s. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 18, 2016News Briefs for April 15, 2016
•Archway Publishing has released a new book by former CIA official and fourth-generation wine merchant Peter M. F. Sichel. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 15, 2016News Briefs for November 10, 2015
•Beam Suntory posted sales up 36% for the first nine months of its fiscal year, ended in September, as the company’s stable of whisk(e)y brands prospered in North America. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 10, 2015