Alexander G Malyshev

June 09, 2023 | New York Law Journal

More than two years ago, New York passed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) to much fanfare. The rocky rollout of the program by the…

By Alexander G. Malyshev

7 minute read

December 02, 2022 | New York Law Journal

After numerous false starts, the Marihuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA) was signed into law on March 31, 2021. Yet, almost two years later, there are still no legal sales of adult-use cannabis in New York.

By Alexander G. Malyshev

6 minute read

September 29, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Once the application window opens, we can expect competition for the most valuable licenses (and downstate populated locations) to be intense.

By Alexander G. Malyshev

5 minute read

March 29, 2021 | New York Law Journal

It appears that the New York legislature and the Governor finally clinched a deal on cannabis legalization, with Sen. Liz Krueger's legislation, S854, as the basis. In this edition of his Cannabis Law column, Alexander G. Malyshev discusses the legalization, which is expected to generate around $300 million a year in new revenue.

By Alexander G. Malyshev

8 minute read

February 22, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Stephen M. Plotnick and Alexander G. Malyshev write: The LLC form is often favored because it offers a great deal of flexibility in how a business is to be governed and operated day-to-day. That flexibility can and should be taken advantage of, and the best practice is to reduce the members' mutual understandings to writing. However, when business partners determine to forgo this important step, jurisdictions like New York offer a degree of certainty for members and their governance rights that jurisdictions like Delaware are potentially lacking.

By Stephen M. Plotnick and Alexander G. Malyshev

17 minute read