Welcome back to Higher Law, our weekly briefing on all things cannabis. I'm Cheryl Miller, reporting for Law.com from Sacramento. You know fall is in the air when the promotions for pumpkin spice CBD start.

This week we're looking at:

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  • Hundreds of early adult-use dispensary applications in NY.
  • A green light for NJ attorneys to use and invest in state-legal cannabis.
  • The new general counsel at Dutchie.
  • A new cannabis advisor at the FDA.

Thanks as always for reading. Higher Law will be on hiatus next week. But I still welcome your feedback and story ideas. Drop me a line at [email protected]. You can call me, too, at 916.448.2935. Follow me on Twitter: @capitalaccounts. See you back here on Oct. 13.

A view of New York City from the air. Photo: Ryland West/ALM