To keep emerging technology companies in New York, the New York City Council renewed the biotechnology tax credit for tax years beginning after January 1, 2023 and before January 1, 2026

LBRY operates the decentralized content-sharing platform Odysee.

The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is now taking applications for Tribal Cannabis Retail Licenses.

Between the aging of baby boomers and increasing life expectancies, there is a growing demand for Long Term Care ("LTC") throughout the United States.

The state of cannabis in New York remains in a state of flux. We had previously discussed the completion of the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) under Governor Kathy Hochul at the end of September.

NBA Top Shot launched in 2020 as one of the first killer use-cases for NFTs – next generation cryptographically authenticated digital basketball cards.

On August 25, 2023, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") issued proposed regulations (REG–122793–19) that

Yesterday afternoon President Biden announced that his administration will pardon all prior federal offenders charged with "simple marijuana possession." Further, he announced...

In 2021, New York enacted a bill – the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (the "Act") – limiting the amount landlords and their agents

After a seemingly endless wave of legal defeats, the Web3 world rejoiced as the Southern District of New York ruled partially in favor of Ripple Labs, Inc. ("Ripple")...

At the end of 2021, New York Assemblyman Pat Burke introduced Assembly Bill A08569 which related to the medical use of psilocybi.

Last month, we published an article on the rise of NFT lawsuits including cases with issues of trademark infringement such as Hermès v. Rothschild.

At the start of this month, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) released draft regulations for the packaging, labeling, marketing, and advertising of cannabis products in New York State.

A few years ago, as ‘smart contracts' emerged, statements circulated along the lines of "smart contracts will remove the need for attorneys."

The filed CAOA comes just over a year following the unveiling of a draft in July of 2021.

For the past two years, the SEC has become increasingly more hostile towards blockchain service providers and issuers, which has manifested in a deluge of enforcement actions against exchanges, decentralized finance protocols and token issuers.

As per the bill, city inspectors will be dispatched to suspected unlicensed stores, which currently number in the thousands.

At the end of last week, the Office of Cannabis Management ("OCM") released new guidance for their upcoming Adult-Use Retail Dispensaries.