Office of Cannabis Management announces 36 applicants being considered for the first retail licenses

<p>Here's the latest from the "<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannabis-daily-podcast-bofc-live/id1488003336">Cannabis Daily</a>" podcast team!!</p><p>Remember, we're now dropping bonus episodes of the podcast featuring content from our Business of Cannabis: New York live event. Make sure you're <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/Cannabis_Daily">following the podcast in your favorite app</a>. </p><p>Today's stories:</p><ul><li>The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has announced the 36 applicants being considered for the first retail licenses, reports <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/20/nyregion/new-york-marijuana-license.html">The New York Times</a>.</li><li>Law firm, Miller Thomson, have calculated the losses of licensed and publicly traded cannabis companies in Canada revealing losses of $131 billion, reports <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canadians-have-lost-more-than-131-billion-investing-in-cannabis-companies-firm-1.6156722">CTV News</a>.</li><li>Legalization is in full swing in New York and gray market retailers are seizing the opportunity. Legal cultivators though are unable to sell stockpiled cannabis reports <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/19/new-york-cannabis-farms-dispensaries-retail">The Guardian.</a></li><li>Cannabis is entering the mainstream in lots of ways and now it’s coming to dinner, reports <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cannabis-its-whats-for-dinner/">CBS News.</a></li></ul><p>Tweet us and let us know your thoughts on today's episode,<a href="https://cannabis-daily-news.simplecast.com/episodes/in-california-cannabis-is-like-alcohol"> here.</a></p><p>Email us about our stories, <a href="mailto:info@businessofcannabis.ca">here</a>.</p><p>Missed the previous episode? You can catch up with it <a href="https://cannabis-daily-news.simplecast.com/episodes/new-york-cannabis-cops-start-to-crack-down-on-the-legacy-market" target="_blank">here. </a></p><p>And here's some bonus content we released from the <a href="https://cannabis-daily-news.sim