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NY Doctor Opens Office in Greenfield to Certify Patients for Medical Marijuana Use
One doctor has set up shop on Federal Street to certify patients for medical marijuana just as the state has provisionally approved a dispensary downtown.
Marijuana May Mean Ticket, Not Arrest, in New York City
The New York Police Department, which has been arresting tens of thousands of people a year for low-level marijuana possession, is poised to stop making such arrests and to issue tickets instead, according to law enforcement officials.
‘Breakdown of society?’ NYPD Kills Marijuana Sting Policy
The New York Police Department ordered its narcotics unit to stop its marijuana “buy-and-bust” policing tool.
Medical Marijuana in New York: Barriers High for Small Businesses
From limited licenses to a $2m bond, New York’s medical marijuana law is riddled with barriers for small cannabis growers
N.Y. State Senator Looks to Legalize Marijuana for General Use
New York Senator Liz Krueger will introduce a bill seeking to legalize marijuana for general use in New York state, she said on Sunday, hoping the recent passage of medical marijuana laws will help give the bill momentum.
Whoopi Goldberg on Cuomo’s ‘Restrictive’ Marijuana Law
Whoopi Goldberg has some criticisms of New York’s recently enacted medical marijuana law, and some questions for Governor Andrew Cuomo.
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New York Times Runs Full-Page Pro-Marijuana Ad in Sunday Edition
Ad follows launch of a six-part series by paper's editorial board advocating repeal of federal ban
Governor Urging State Health Department to Move on Medical Marijuana Program
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office will direct the state Department of Health to speed up the implementation of the state’s medical marijuana program for children who have epilepsy, an administration official on Wednesday morning confirmed.
New York Nine Year Old Girl With Dravet Syndrome Dies Without Medical Marijuana
Drug reform advocates across New York state are demanding emergency access to medical marijuana for critically ill patients after a 9-year-old girl who suffered from debilitating seizures died last week due to complications with her disorder.
