Articles tagged with "New York"
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The Roll-up #189: New York and New Mexico go legal
Leafly Podcasts - Published on April 5, 2021Read moreThis week’s show considers America’s two newest legal states.
New York becomes 17th state to legalize marijuana
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 31, 2021Read moreCannabis is legal in New York today. Yes, today. The law takes effect immediately.
New York lawmakers reach historic deal on a marijuana legalization bill
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 25, 2021Read moreWith homegrow, social equity, delivery, and lounges, the legalization bill could pass next week.
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Eaze announces 10 winners of $50k cannabis business grants
Janessa Bailey - Published on February 3, 2021Read moreEaze has announced the ten winners of their Momentum grant, awarding $50,000 to cannabis entrepreneurs around the country.
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28 cannabis predictions for 2021
Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on December 23, 2020Read moreJust slightly better than a coin toss! Yikes. That’s how well Leafly News predicted the future, as written in 2020. For obvious reasons, everyone’s best-laid plans got swept into history’s junk drawer—next to lawn darts, and those Easter Island statues. Our most accurate 2020 predictions were both pessimistic and optimistic. The sclerotic US Senate stymying […]
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Black residents made up 97% of marijuana arrests in New York state capital
The Associated Press - Published on August 3, 2020Read moreWTF, Albany? In the past year, police made 134 cannabis arrests. Only four were white people.
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New York drops legalization from budget, likely ending 2020 push
Max Savage Levenson - Published on April 1, 2020Read moreIt was looking good until COVID-19 hit, diverting the energy of Gov. Cuomo and legislators. “Too much, too little time,” said Cuomo.
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Capitol Confidential: COVID-19 could derail New York cannabis legalization
Ben Adlin - Published on March 8, 2020Read moreAll of a sudden Gov. Andrew Cuomo has higher priorities and travel limitations.
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New York arrest video makes the case for cannabis legalization
Ashley Schwellenbach - Published on March 5, 2020Read moreViral video of NYPD cops raises the question once again: Why are we still doing this?
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Why is New York’s medical marijuana program insanely expensive?
Danielle Guercio - Published on March 3, 2020Read moreIn a state of 20 million people, you’d think there’d be plenty of cannabis around. But shops are limited and prices exorbitant—why?
