About CHNANY

About CHNANY

The Cannabis & Hemp Networking Association NY is committed to building a professional community where ideas and resources are openly exchanged among businesses in the legal cannabis, marijuana and hemp industries. Through professional networking, CHNANY cultivates a community of like-minded entrepreneurs who are working together to forge creative responses to market challenges and support the industry's rapid growth and advance the credibility, fairness and views of these industries.

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The CANNABIS & HEMP NETWORK ASSOCIATION NY operates as a CLOSED NETWORK. Attendance and history with the group will determine those who can become or remain members.

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Committee Blog: Preparing for Potential ...

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Behind the Cannabis Curtain: The Importa ...

An interview with Michael Gillespie, founder of Gillie Consulting Services, LLC, and understanding o ...

CHNANY Deep Dive: From Tax Drag to Cash ...

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The End Of The U.S. Government Shutdown ...

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The Future of Cannabis Delivery

Canada’s largest market for adult-use cannabis sales, Ontario recently uncovered new details about t ...

Noncompliance in the Cannabis Industry: ...

Whether you are a multi-state operator or running a cannabis testing laboratory, your day-to-day foc ...

How Cannabis Professionals Actually Meet ...

If you ask someone how they broke into cannabis or landed a key partnership, the answer is rarely “t ...

Experiences of a Female CBD Retailer

In this episode of CannaCast, Eric Altstadter, Partner and leader of EisnerAmper’s Cannabis and Hem ...

What You Missed Over the Summer (Or What ...

From Washington D.C. to Albany to Austin, regulators, lawmakers, and courts served up plenty of deve ...

A Seismic Shift Occurs for the Cannabis ...

On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the expedited completion o ...