New York Will Allow Medical Marijuana as Prescribed Opioid Alternative
On June 18, the New York State Department of Health announced that opioid use would be added to the list of qualifying conditions for...
New York’s Legal Marijuana Market Could Be Worth an Estimated $3.1B, Says NYC Comptroller
In May, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer released a report arguing for legalization of adult-use marijuana in New York. As may be...
Legal marijuana supported by almost two-thirds of New Yorkers
A Quinnipiac poll released in early May shows that 63 percent of New York state voters support legal marijuana, while only 32 percent oppose...
Cynthia Nixon’s campaign for New York governor includes legal marijuana
Cynthia Nixon is best known for playing Miranda Hobbes, one of the four main characters on the hit television show Sex and the City,...
NYC Busts Marijuana Grow
Authorities in New York City busted what they described as a massive marijuana grow in early October.
The raid Oct. 3 uncovered a pot farm...
New York Loosens Medical Marijuana Rules
Life could soon get at least a bit easier for medical marijuana patients in New York State.
State officials announced in August that they would...
$15 Million Pot Trafficking Ring Busted
Authorities in New York said they broke up a major marijuana-smuggling ring that shipped $15 million worth of the drug from California over the...
Senators Move Against Synthetic Marijuana
The scourge of K2 and other forms of synthetic marijuana is drawing increased attention from Congress.
In July, Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat,...
Medical Marijuana Brings Problems in New York
It was supposed to be a milestone moment in the development of marijuana reform, with medicinal cannabis reaching the nation's largest urban market. Now...
Company Will Sell Kosher Marijuana
Medical marijuana has gone kosher. A company based in Albany, N.Y., says it plans to offer the world's first kosher marijuana for medical use.
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