Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Use in New York Likely to Create 51000 Jobs
Adult-use marijuana legalization in New York under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal would net the state close to $800 million in tax revenues and create more [...]
New York Lawmakers Prefile Eight Marijuana Reform Bills for 2021
New York lawmakers prefiled eight medical marijuana-related bills for consideration in the upcoming legislative session. Seven of those were filed in the Assembly with the [...]
The 7 States Most Likely to Legalize Marijuana in 2021
One of the few bright spots in an otherwise difficult year was marijuana legalization’s progress in the US. Four states voted to legalize recreational cannabis [...]
Why Marijuana Legalization in New York Is Now More Likely Than Ever
A top New York senator described marijuana legalization in the state as an inevitability in the wake of New Jersey voters’ decision to approve the [...]
Why Are So Many Medical Marijuana Patients Not Allowed to Grow Their Own Plants?
Around half of medical marijuana states prohibit home cultivation; a policy which hurts those patients hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic has [...]
Municipalities Increasingly Opting Against Cannabis Testing For Employees
City officials across the US are abandoning marijuana testing requirements for public employees. Rochester City Council approved legislation to remove marijuana from the list of [...]
Marijuana Legalization Bills Being Shelved Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
What started as a promising year for the marijuana reform movement across the US has been set off-course by the COVID-19 pandemic. Cannabis legalization bills [...]
Marijuana Legalization On Hold in New York Due to COVID-19
Provisions to legalize adult-use marijuana didn’t make it into New York’s annual budget before the April 1 deadline. Though Gov. Andrew Cuomo said cannabis legalization [...]
New York Gov Cuomo Announces Tour Of Legal Marijuana States
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is embarking on a tour of legal cannabis states to better inform his own plans to reform New York’s marijuana [...]
New York Gov Revises Marijuana Legalization Plan
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has revised his latest adult-use marijuana legalization plan, unveiled last month in his state budget proposal. In the face of [...]
