Search results for "New York CIty"
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Legal
Manhattan’s District Attorney Says New York ‘Doesn’t Have To Be Afraid’ of Legalization
September 19, 2018Weeks after starting a new policy of not prosecuting low-level marijuana violations, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus...
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Politics
The MPP’s New Director Is Focused on Criminal Justice Reform
August 15, 2018America’s largest organization dedicated to ending the war on marijuana users just hired a new executive...
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Cultivation
A New York Company Wants to Use Molecular DNA Tags to Track Legal Cannabis
July 24, 2018Applied DNA Sciences wants to differentiate between state-compliant and illicit market cannabis by spraying DNA tracking...
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Politics
Pressure Builds for Cannabis Legalization in New Jersey & New York
July 21, 2018New York and New Jersey are notorious rivals, and the two states are now racing to...
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Politics
New York State Democratic Party Endorses Cannabis Legalization
May 25, 2018Things are moving fast in the Empire State, with cannabis legalization proposals striding toward mainstream acceptance...
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Legal
Pennsylvania City Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession
May 21, 2018The Allentown, Pennsylvania city council voted to decriminalize small amounts of cannabis on Wednesday. Local prosecutors...
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Politics
New York Moves to Address Racial Injustices in Marijuana Policing, Industry
May 17, 2018Suddenly, New York state's political establishment is looking seriously at cannabis legalization, driven by growing concerns...
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Politics
Cynthia Nixon Endorses Cannabis Legalization in New York Governor’s Race
April 12, 2018With a bombshell homespun video statement, New York's gadfly celebrity gubernatorial hopeful Cynthia Nixon has —...
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Politics
Two Out of Three New Yorkers Support Legalizing Marijuana
November 27, 2017Favorable public support polls are often a major step towards precipitating a victory for legal cannabis.
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Cannabis
Environmental Groups: Humboldt Beyond Capacity for Marijuana Grows
October 19, 2017The Emerald Triangle is awash with cannabis, environmental groups are saying the land cannot sustain more...
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Cannabis
2016: The Year in Cannabis News
December 30, 2016As the New Year approaches and 2016 comes to the end, Cannabis Now looks back on...
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Cannabis
New York To Expand Medical Cannabis Access
September 1, 2016Bending to complaints that the state's two-year-old medical marijuana program is too restrictive, officials in New...
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Industry Events
NFL Rules Still Rigid As Super Bowl Comes To Its Most Pot-Friendly Host City Yet
February 6, 2016This Super Bowl will be the first one hosted in a city where marijuana is widely...
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Joint Opinions
New York Medical Marijuana Rules Are Ultra-Restrictive
April 3, 2015It has been almost a year since New York Governor Andrew Cuomo put his signature on...
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Politics
Arresting at Odds: Philadelphia’s New Marijuana Climate
December 8, 2014In Pennsylvania, where root beer started, freedom-inspired bars run rampant and the Liberty Bell silently rings,...
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Reviews
New Web Series Looks Into the Life of a Dealer
November 16, 2014It’s happening. It’s been happening for some time now but every few days something pops up...
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Medical
New York Legalizes Medical Marijuana
July 8, 2014Thanks to the Compassionate Care Act that went into effect on July 5, New York has...
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In The Magazine
Out of the Closet: A New Tool for the Cannabis Activist
March 1, 2012Suppose you really want to legalize marijuana. What do you do? You’ve tried all the usual...
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In The Magazine
Dasheeda Dawson: On The Record
January 12, 2024New York City’s most powerful cannabis official readies an expansive—and unprecedented—rollout.
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Legal
Crackdown on Cannabis ‘Gray Market’ In NYC Arrives
September 12, 2023The long-promised crackdown on unlicensed cannabis sales is a reality now in New York City.