Jeremy Berke
@jberke.bsky.social
Founder and editor-in-chief of @cultivatednews.bsky.social, reporting on the cannabis industry. MBA student at Columbia Business School. Formerly at Business Insider.
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Two interesting charts in the recent Deloitte report on Canadian cannabis excise taxes:
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May 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Two interesting charts in the recent Deloitte report on Canadian cannabis excise taxes:
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New York's Cannabis Advisory Board is meeting now. Chair Belluck says there will be a "robust" update on the Community Reinvestment Fund.
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NYS Office of Cannabis Management
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May 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
New York's Cannabis Advisory Board is meeting now. Chair Belluck says there will be a "robust" update on the Community Reinvestment Fund.
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Track-and-trace firm BioTrack responds to recent reporting that out-of-state cannabis products are being sold in NY.
NY picked BioTrack as its track-and-trace provider in 2022. It's a crucial part of cannabis supply chain management.
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NY picked BioTrack as its track-and-trace provider in 2022. It's a crucial part of cannabis supply chain management.
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Lack of track-and-trace system at heart of NY marijuana 'inversion'
More than two and a half years after the first legal adult-use marijuana sale, New York still has no functioning track-and-trace system.
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April 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Track-and-trace firm BioTrack responds to recent reporting that out-of-state cannabis products are being sold in NY.
NY picked BioTrack as its track-and-trace provider in 2022. It's a crucial part of cannabis supply chain management.
mjbizdaily.com/lack-of-trac...
NY picked BioTrack as its track-and-trace provider in 2022. It's a crucial part of cannabis supply chain management.
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New York cannabis dispensary chain Gotham has filed lawsuit against the state's Office of Cannabis Management over what they call an "unconstitutional mandate" in the MRTA that requires all NY cannabis companies to execute a labor peace agreement to obtain or renew a license.
April 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
New York cannabis dispensary chain Gotham has filed lawsuit against the state's Office of Cannabis Management over what they call an "unconstitutional mandate" in the MRTA that requires all NY cannabis companies to execute a labor peace agreement to obtain or renew a license.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in hot water over steering $10 million of a legal Medicaid settlement into his wife’s charity — which then went to two organizations that successfully fought legalization last year.
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DeSantis’ anti-cannabis campaign in hot water | Cultivated
Plus, Rhode Island approves cannabis regs 🌿
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April 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in hot water over steering $10 million of a legal Medicaid settlement into his wife’s charity — which then went to two organizations that successfully fought legalization last year.
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How will tariffs impact the #cannabis industry? Well, it's not good.
Grow lights, packaging, rolling papers, and vape hardware are mostly manufactured in China and Asia.
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Grow lights, packaging, rolling papers, and vape hardware are mostly manufactured in China and Asia.
Read the latest @cultivatednews.bsky.social:
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How will tariffs impact the cannabis industry? | Cultivated
Trump's tariffs could create new challenges for the cannabis industry, adding economic pressure to an already struggling market and impacting state-level production.
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April 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
How will tariffs impact the #cannabis industry? Well, it's not good.
Grow lights, packaging, rolling papers, and vape hardware are mostly manufactured in China and Asia.
Read the latest @cultivatednews.bsky.social:
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Grow lights, packaging, rolling papers, and vape hardware are mostly manufactured in China and Asia.
Read the latest @cultivatednews.bsky.social:
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Our March in review @cultivatednews.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Our March in review @cultivatednews.bsky.social
Did Canadians consume cannabis more widely, more frequently and at younger ages as it became more accessible and affordable? The answer was mostly no.
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Cannabis retail expansion in Canada came with only a small uptick in the number of consumers
Increased usage among women and older adults during 2019-2023 seemed related more to falling prices than to the expanding number of stores.
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April 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Did Canadians consume cannabis more widely, more frequently and at younger ages as it became more accessible and affordable? The answer was mostly no.
From @profmjarmstrong.bsky.social theconversation.com/cannabis-ret...
From @profmjarmstrong.bsky.social theconversation.com/cannabis-ret...
In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social
The most profitable legal weed states — if the federal government legalizes — are those with more laissez-faire regulations, according to an analysis from UC Davis economist Robin Goldstein.
Read it here:
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The most profitable legal weed states — if the federal government legalizes — are those with more laissez-faire regulations, according to an analysis from UC Davis economist Robin Goldstein.
Read it here:
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States that will lead legal weed, according to an economist | Cultivated
Discover which U.S. states are poised to become cannabis economic powerhouses under potential federal legalization, with insights from a leading economist.
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April 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social
The most profitable legal weed states — if the federal government legalizes — are those with more laissez-faire regulations, according to an analysis from UC Davis economist Robin Goldstein.
Read it here:
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The most profitable legal weed states — if the federal government legalizes — are those with more laissez-faire regulations, according to an analysis from UC Davis economist Robin Goldstein.
Read it here:
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In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social:
🌿Virginia might be for lovers, but it's not for cannabis
🤝 Glass House gets into hemp biz
🥊 Minnesota publishes proposed regs
🤔 Arizona rules all hemp must be sold in dispensaries
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🌿Virginia might be for lovers, but it's not for cannabis
🤝 Glass House gets into hemp biz
🥊 Minnesota publishes proposed regs
🤔 Arizona rules all hemp must be sold in dispensaries
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March 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social:
🌿Virginia might be for lovers, but it's not for cannabis
🤝 Glass House gets into hemp biz
🥊 Minnesota publishes proposed regs
🤔 Arizona rules all hemp must be sold in dispensaries
Read it below and be sure to subscribe.
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🌿Virginia might be for lovers, but it's not for cannabis
🤝 Glass House gets into hemp biz
🥊 Minnesota publishes proposed regs
🤔 Arizona rules all hemp must be sold in dispensaries
Read it below and be sure to subscribe.
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Arizona’s attorney general ruled that all Hemp-THC products including beverages and edibles must be sold within state-regulated dispensaries.
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Attorney General Mayes Warns Retailers and Law Enforcement About Illegal THC Product Sales
PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes today issued letters to Arizona law enforcement agencies and retailers, making it clear that the sale of THC-infused products without a valid marijuana establishm...
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March 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Arizona’s attorney general ruled that all Hemp-THC products including beverages and edibles must be sold within state-regulated dispensaries.
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In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social, Tennessee weighs a 'pot for potholes' bill to legalize and tax recreational cannabis to pay for road and infrastructure repairs.
But Republican lawmakers in the deep-Rep state are against it.
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But Republican lawmakers in the deep-Rep state are against it.
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Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains may be getting a little smokier | Cultivated
Tennessee lawmakers propose cannabis legalization to fund road repairs, aiming to turn pot revenue into pothole solutions in this legislative effort.
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March 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social, Tennessee weighs a 'pot for potholes' bill to legalize and tax recreational cannabis to pay for road and infrastructure repairs.
But Republican lawmakers in the deep-Rep state are against it.
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But Republican lawmakers in the deep-Rep state are against it.
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Nice day climbing and skiing with my brother
March 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Nice day climbing and skiing with my brother
March 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Driving while high is hard to detect. States are racing to find a good tool
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Driving while high is hard to detect. States are racing to find a good tool
Police are experimenting with various methods to determine whether drivers are under the influence of marijuana, but unlike alcohol, a number of factors make that difficult to know with certainty.
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March 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Driving while high is hard to detect. States are racing to find a good tool
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Reposted by Jeremy Berke
The president, who last week told Congress he had "stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech in America," said today that the government had arrested a student because of his disfavored opinions.
"This is the first arrest of many to come," he said.
"This is the first arrest of many to come," he said.
Trump takes credit for Mahmoud Khalil's arrest by ICE:
March 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The president, who last week told Congress he had "stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech in America," said today that the government had arrested a student because of his disfavored opinions.
"This is the first arrest of many to come," he said.
"This is the first arrest of many to come," he said.
PM Justin Trudeau is on his way out of office, to be replaced by Mark Carney.
His crowning achievements of nearly 10 years in office?
Cannabis legalization, according to a recent poll. Read the latest @cultivatednews.bsky.social
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His crowning achievements of nearly 10 years in office?
Cannabis legalization, according to a recent poll. Read the latest @cultivatednews.bsky.social
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Legalizing cannabis Justin Trudeau’s biggest accomplishment as PM | Cultivated
Canada's cannabis legalization under Justin Trudeau marked a pivotal policy shift, transforming the nation's approach to cannabis and setting a global precedent.
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March 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
PM Justin Trudeau is on his way out of office, to be replaced by Mark Carney.
His crowning achievements of nearly 10 years in office?
Cannabis legalization, according to a recent poll. Read the latest @cultivatednews.bsky.social
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His crowning achievements of nearly 10 years in office?
Cannabis legalization, according to a recent poll. Read the latest @cultivatednews.bsky.social
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Sam Adams maker Boston Beer Co execs revealed how big beer companies are thinking about the cannabis and hemp-derived beverage industry in the US.
In short, they're not quite there yet, I write in today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social.
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In short, they're not quite there yet, I write in today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social.
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Boston Beer Co isn’t ready to mass-produce hemp drinks in the US — yet | Cultivated
Boston Beer Co's hemp drink plans, earnings from Ayr, Jushi, and TerrAscend: A comprehensive look at the latest cannabis industry developments and financial insights.
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March 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Sam Adams maker Boston Beer Co execs revealed how big beer companies are thinking about the cannabis and hemp-derived beverage industry in the US.
In short, they're not quite there yet, I write in today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social.
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In short, they're not quite there yet, I write in today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social.
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Welcome to our new weekly wrap-up. This Week In Cannabis News, powered by Dutchie.
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March 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Welcome to our new weekly wrap-up. This Week In Cannabis News, powered by Dutchie.
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Trump missed a big opportunity to push cannabis reform on the biggest state when he invited Marc Fogel, who was imprisoned in Russia for 17 grams of cannabis and freed last month, to his Wednesday night joint address in front of Congress.
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Trump’s missed opportunity | Cultivated
During Wednesday’s address to Congress, President Trump could have pointed out his success in freeing Marc Fogel and shared how he planned to encourage his Administration and Congress to come up with ...
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March 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Trump missed a big opportunity to push cannabis reform on the biggest state when he invited Marc Fogel, who was imprisoned in Russia for 17 grams of cannabis and freed last month, to his Wednesday night joint address in front of Congress.
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In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social, a new bill introduced in the New York State on Monday would allow legal dispensaries to sell intoxicating hemp products containing THC.
March 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social, a new bill introduced in the New York State on Monday would allow legal dispensaries to sell intoxicating hemp products containing THC.
Our @cultivatednews.bsky.social Sunday Read is a guest analysis from @deepakanand.bsky.social on what the recent German elections mean for the country's experiment with cannabis legalization.
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What the German election results mean for the future of cannabis
Although the election results represent a shift from the previous government's progress on cannabis policy, the outcome could have been significantly worse, writes Deepak Anand.
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March 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Our @cultivatednews.bsky.social Sunday Read is a guest analysis from @deepakanand.bsky.social on what the recent German elections mean for the country's experiment with cannabis legalization.
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In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social:
👀 NYT investigates New York's social equity fund
💰 Green Thumb Industries $GTBIF crushes earnings
🍹 Trulieve drops a line of hemp-THC drinks
And much, much more.
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👀 NYT investigates New York's social equity fund
💰 Green Thumb Industries $GTBIF crushes earnings
🍹 Trulieve drops a line of hemp-THC drinks
And much, much more.
Read it here and be sure to subscribe!
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False promises and pitfalls of New York’s social equity fund | Cultivated
When New York legalized cannabis in 2021, it charted, or at least attempted to, a different path from other states. The New York Times investigated the failures of the state’s social equity fund.
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February 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In today's @cultivatednews.bsky.social:
👀 NYT investigates New York's social equity fund
💰 Green Thumb Industries $GTBIF crushes earnings
🍹 Trulieve drops a line of hemp-THC drinks
And much, much more.
Read it here and be sure to subscribe!
www.cultivated.news/p/false-prom...
👀 NYT investigates New York's social equity fund
💰 Green Thumb Industries $GTBIF crushes earnings
🍹 Trulieve drops a line of hemp-THC drinks
And much, much more.
Read it here and be sure to subscribe!
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The Payload Space team has built a great business. $1.8 million of revenue for a small digital media startup, up from $1 million in '23, is fantastic.
They just raised $1.4 million to expand into new, related verticals.
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They just raised $1.4 million to expand into new, related verticals.
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Defense news startup Payload raises cash, rebrands
The funds will be used to expand Arkaea Media to new verticals across the defense industrial space, including nuclear energy and technology.
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February 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The Payload Space team has built a great business. $1.8 million of revenue for a small digital media startup, up from $1 million in '23, is fantastic.
They just raised $1.4 million to expand into new, related verticals.
www.axios.com/2025/02/25/d...
They just raised $1.4 million to expand into new, related verticals.
www.axios.com/2025/02/25/d...