Search results for "new york"
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Politics
El Chapo Found Guilty, But Prohibition-Fueled Violence Rages On
February 14, 2019Notorious narco-lord "El Chapo" Guzmán was just convicted by a federal jury in New York. But Guzmán...
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Culture
Women’s Cannabis Club Throws Holiday Shopping Salon
December 12, 2018The New York City-based Women’s Cannabis Club threw down for the holiday season with discounts, demonstrations...
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Politics
Major Cities in Prohibition States Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Offenses
August 9, 2018Attorney generals in New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia have all said they will no...
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Legal
Manhattan’s DA Stops Pot Possession & Smoking Prosecutions, Effective Immediately
August 1, 2018New York City has a history of disproportionately arresting black and brown individuals for cannabis crimes...
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Politics
Schumer Introduces Bill to Deschedule Cannabis to U.S. Senate
June 28, 2018The Democratic senator from New York has introduced a bill to deschedule cannabis, thereby making it...
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Politics
NYPD ‘Gang Raids’ Bring Back Convictions for Cannabis Possession
June 18, 2018In recent years, the New York Police Department has conducted large militarized raids on housing projects...
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Politics
Lawmakers Debate How Cannabis Should Replace Opioids
June 3, 2018New York is moving forward with a bill that would allow doctors to prescribe cannabis instead...
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Politics
NYC Moves to Cancel Future Pot Arrests Following Public Pressure
May 22, 2018New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made a major announcement about his city’s policing on...
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Politics
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Warns Against Corporate Cannabis
May 18, 2018Mayor Bill de Blasio took to the radio to voice his fears over cannabis legalization, but...
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Economics
World’s First Marijuana Unicorn Pushes for NYSE Listing
May 18, 2018Will New York ring the bell for Canopy Growth, $5 billion publicly traded cannabis darling?
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Industry Events
NYC Cannabis Parade Pushes for Racial Justice
May 8, 2018New York City's Cannabis Parade, a flagship entry in the Global Marijuana March movement and a...
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Politics
Sanders, Schumer Support Pro-Pot Bills on 420
April 25, 2018Only the Hudson River separates the two best hopes for major federal marijuana reform in the...
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Politics
NYPD Under Fire For Continuing Racial Disparity in Pot Arrests
February 28, 2018Despite repeated pledges by the New York Police Department and Mayor Bill de Blasio to lift the...
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Politics
Cities Build ‘Safer Consumption Spaces’ for Opiates, But Not Cannabis
February 8, 2018On Feb. 6, San Francisco voted to open “safer consumption spaces” where citizens can legally inject...
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Cannabis
Top 100 Cannabis Dispensaries
March 26, 2017From California to the New York island, these are the best places to find America’s favorite...
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Culture
Music Q&A: Radiohead Is Jah
January 10, 2017New York music producer Michael Goldwasser explains how ‘Radiodread’ united factions of art rock and reggae...
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Legal
NY Hospitals to Allow MMJ Patients to Medicate On-Site
December 19, 2016Medical marijuana is rapidly growing in popularity and gradually gaining acceptance among medical professionals, but many...
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Economics
Wall Street Discusses Cannabis Investing at Bloomberg
November 21, 2016The cannabis industry is experiencing massive growth across the nation in the wake of another wave of...
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Culture
Video: Obama Shows Support for Marijuana Reform
November 7, 2016NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Maher got an early holiday gift this week: a much-sought-after sit-down...
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Cannabis
CWCBE Set for NYC
June 9, 2016With the medical marijuana program still very much in its infancy in New York state, cannabis...