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NYC Pays Settlement to Mom Separated from Newborn for Cannabis Use
Cannabis legalization does not happen overnight, it happens in spurts and pieces as this story will show. Government agencies are oftentimes slow to adapt to the wide array of changes that must accompany legalization - which in this case amounted to the infliction of lifelong trauma on a mother and her newborn baby boy.
Survey: Nearly One-Third of Cancer Patients Use MJ, Most Say Symptoms Improved
Cannabis is used medicinally today for a number of specific purposes, but a new study specifically provides additional insight on how patients diagnosed with cancer use cannabis for symptom management.
New York Supreme Court Judge Lifts Injunction for Small Number of Cannabis Licenses
Only 30 cannabis licenses are now free to proceed after a temporary halt, but more than 400 are still forced to sit and wait.
Harlem Set To Open First Legal Dispensary
It’s Christmas in Harlem! Or rather: 4/20.
New York Weed License Pause Extended Two Weeks as Shop Owners Protest
A New York judge has extended a temporary injunction blocking the opening of new recreational marijuana dispensaries.
New York Judge Pauses Cannabis Dispensary Licensing
A New York judge this week issued a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit challenging the state’s marijuana retailer licensing program, barring regulators from issuing or processing new licenses until the matter is resolved.
Study Ranks New York City as Top Cannabis-Consuming City in the World
While the Empire State has yet to fully get its adult-use cannabis program off the ground, that isn’t stopping residents from getting their smoke on. And research proves it!
From the Archives: New York, Mon Amour (1979)
Toot in Times Square, 'ludes in the Stock Exchange and punk rock at CBGB—New York is still Fun City
New York Approves New Retail Licenses, Cannabis Farmers Markets
New York cannabis regulators have issued more than 200 additional retail dispensary licenses and approved new rules to allow for cannabis farmers markets.
NY State Senator Urges Aggressive Action on Unlicensed Cannabis Shops
New York State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal urged the Office of Cannabis Management to take action on unlicensed dispensaries.