Articles tagged with "New York"
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New York State Health Officials Conclude ‘Legalize It’
Leafly Staff - Published on July 13, 2018Read moreThe New York State Health Department’s 2018 Marijuana Legalization Assessment Report will go down in history.
New York Emergency Rule OKs Medical Marijuana as Opioid Alternative
Leafly Staff - Published on July 12, 2018Read moreThe New York State Health Commissioner allows doctors to recommend medical cannabis as an alternative to opioids, effective immediately.
Analysis: Will the NYPD Really Stop Frivolous Marijuana Arrests?
David Downs - Published on June 19, 2018Read moreNew York will take fewer marijuana smokers to police stations starting Sept. 1. Critics say it’s too little too late as the public clamors for bigger cannabis reforms.
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Action Bronson Just Got a HUGE Skull Tattoo
Leafly Staff - Published on June 6, 2018Read moreIt’s late night cable TV entertainer Action Bronson‘s world. We just live in it. Just look at this beast skull tattoo he announced on Instagram today. Seems a bit extra. But then again — we don’t get paid to take dabs and narrate while top chefs cook us food. You do you, Action. Just consider […]
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Top New York Lawmaker: Expunge Convictions if Cannabis Goes Legal
The Associated Press - Published on May 30, 2018Read more“If we’re going to get to the point that it’s going to be legal, why should people still have trouble getting jobs and have a record for something that is legal?”
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Things Are Canna Crazy in New York City These Days
Bruce Barcott - Published on May 21, 2018Read more25 New Yorkers were just hospitalized because of cannabis prohibition. It’s time to stop the madness.
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Legalization Dominoes Start Falling (Finally!) in New York
Bruce Barcott & Ben Adlin - Published on May 15, 2018Read moreIn New York, people of color get arrested for cannabis. White people don’t. The data prove it. Now the mayor says he’ll change that.
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Interstate Smuggling? How the Vireo Incident Is Testing State Cannabis Laws
Peter Hecht - Published on May 4, 2018Read moreOne company, two states, felony charges: How a simple inventory problem blew up when cannabis oil—allegedly—crossed state lines.
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Schumer Bill Would Deschedule Cannabis Nationwide
Bruce Barcott - Published on April 19, 2018Read moreSchumer says he’ll introduce the measure next week. But how does it differ from Sen. Cory Booker’s Marijuana Justice Act?
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Cynthia Nixon: Support for Legalizing Marijuana Is a Racial Issue
The Associated Press - Published on April 11, 2018Read more“We have to stop putting people of color in jail for something that white people do with impunity,” said the actor and candidate New York governor.
