All posts tagged "New York City"

Culture

LISTEN: Rene Soto, Former New York Cannabis Kingpin, Talks Cannabis Delivery & More

Cannabis Now sat down with iconic New York City cannabis distributor Rene Soto to chat about...

Legal

Manhattan’s District Attorney Says New York ‘Doesn’t Have To Be Afraid’ of Legalization

Weeks after starting a new policy of not prosecuting low-level marijuana violations, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus...

Legal

The Loopholes in New York City’s Public Cannabis Smoking Policy Will Hurt People of Color

Mayor Bill de Blasio has a new policy discouraging New York City cops from making arrests...

Culture

LISTEN: A Cannabis Musical Is Coming to New York City

A multimedia extravaganza on the history, culture and politics of the cannabis plant is currently under production...

Politics

Major Cities in Prohibition States Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Offenses

Attorney generals in New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia have all said they will no...

Legal

Manhattan’s DA Stops Pot Possession & Smoking Prosecutions, Effective Immediately

New York City has a history of disproportionately arresting black and brown individuals for cannabis crimes...

Politics

Pressure Builds for Cannabis Legalization in New Jersey & New York

New York and New Jersey are notorious rivals, and the two states are now racing to...

Legal

New York City’s ‘New’ Marijuana Arrest Strategy Would Mean Lots of Marijuana Arrests

Cops could still arrest minorities, former offenders — anyone, really.

Politics

New York State Democratic Party Endorses Cannabis Legalization

Things are moving fast in the Empire State, with cannabis legalization proposals striding toward mainstream acceptance...

Politics

NYC Moves to Cancel Future Pot Arrests Following Public Pressure

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made a major announcement about his city’s policing on...

Politics

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Warns Against Corporate Cannabis

Mayor Bill de Blasio took to the radio to voice his fears over cannabis legalization, but...

Politics

New York Moves to Address Racial Injustices in Marijuana Policing, Industry

Suddenly, New York state's political establishment is looking seriously at cannabis legalization, driven by growing concerns...

Politics

NYPD Under Fire For Continuing Racial Disparity in Pot Arrests

Despite repeated pledges by the New York Police Department and Mayor Bill de Blasio to lift the...

Politics

NY Announces Winners of MMJ Licenses

After more than a year since New York Governor Andrew Cuomo put his apprehensive seal of...

Economics

Advertisers Detain Marijuana “#HighNYC” Ad in Times Square

Weedmaps, a dispensary locator and review site with Headquarters in Denver, Colo., recently took a large...

Politics

Will 27,000 Annual Marijuana Arrests Stop in New York City Under Mayor Bill de Blasio?

On New Year’s Day, Bill de Blasio was officially sworn into office as the mayor of...

Economics

NYC Comptroller Wants Cannabis Legalized

New York City Comptroller John Liu is calling for the legalization of medical marijuana and possession...

Current Events

Major Blow to “Stop & Frisk” Component

A federal judge in New York City has found some, but not all, of the City’s...