All posts tagged "New York"

Medical

NY: Proposed Medical Marijuana Upgrades Are Nothing Without Chronic Pain

As it stands, there are only 2,675 patients in the entire state that have been approved...

Legal

Proposal Would Legalize 2 Ounces of Personal Cannabis in Buffalo, NY

Sadly, upstate New York is plagued with disproportionate arrest rates for cannabis possession and the people...

Politics

NY Sponsors Big Pharma CBD Trials, But Will Not Expand MMJ

New York is apparently more interested in stroking the interests of Big Pharma than it is...

Medical

NY Opens Its MMJ Dispensaries, Patient Base Grows

New York’s dispensaries have been open for 10 days, since Jan. 7, and already the state’s...

Medical

NY Patients Can Now Register for Medical Marijuana Program, But Good Luck Finding A Recommendation

Perhaps one of the biggest concerns surrounding medical marijuana in New York is that there will...

Medical

NY Gov. Signs Emergency MMJ Bill

Patients who are considered critically ill might not have to wait for New York to launch...

Medical

Taking One for the Kids: Activist Arrests Continue

Bobby Moulton devotes his life to helping pediatric cancer patients with cannabis oil. Unfortunately, one kid...

Economics

Tech Enters the Game at Cannabis Investors Summit

It was just a matter of time before the high-tech community merged its way into the...

Economics

New York Banks Say “No” to Cannabis

New York’s medical cannabis industry is scheduled to launch at the beginning of 2016, but the...

Politics

NY Announces Winners of MMJ Licenses

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

Medical

New York Hospitals Could Distribute Medical Marijuana

Although the New York State Health Department hasn’t revealed the names of the applicants vying to...

Politics

Congress Passes Amendments to End War on Cannabis

Congress signaled its support for nationwide reform by voting in favor of several amendments that would...

Medical

NY May Create Emergency MMJ Access for Terminal Patients

Photo by The Dank Depot New York’s medical marijuana program, known as the Compassionate Care Act...

Joint Opinions

New York Medical Marijuana Rules Are Ultra-Restrictive

It has been almost a year since New York Governor Andrew Cuomo put his signature on...

Edibles

Kush Goes Kosher

Things are starting to look up for the nearly 6.5 million Jewish citizens currently living in...

Joint Opinions

Marijuana Decriminalization Works

Decriminalization is a term often used to describe the elimination of criminal penalties associated with the...

In History

The Year in Weed: Biggest Cannabis Moves in 2014

Photo by Monkiphoto It’s been an exciting year of ups and downs for everyone’s favorite plant,...

Legal

Marijuana Policy Project Predictions for Legal Weed in 2016

The outcome of this year’s general election has proven to be super fuel for the legion...

Legal

NY Sees Decrease in Cannabis Arrests

Many people across the country have been excited to witness the changes in cannabis legislation in...

Joint Opinions

NYC Decriminalizes Marijuana… 37 Years Late

The long withstanding battle in New York City between stoners and the boys in blue has...