Money related The U.S. Marijuana Market Exploded Last Year but This State Dragged It Down by Sophia Vida February 24, 2022 While sales of cannabis were soaring in 2021, one state was dragging the industry down. Americans spent nearly $25 billion on cannabis products in 2021, but not in thanks to New York. The US cannabis industry added more than...
Legal Related Marijuana is No Longer Being Seized at New York Airport Checkpoints by Sophia Vida July 20, 2021 Worried about losing your marijuana at a New York airport? No need to if you're carrying a small amount. Police are no longer seizing marijuana nor making arrests or issuing tickets for low-level possession for travelers passin...
Spotlight Stock Canopy Growth Shares Explode as Company is Granted License to Produce Hemp Farms by Sophia Vida January 15, 2019 Shares of Canadian marijuana producer Canopy Growth saw gains on Monday after the company announced that it has been granted a license by New York state to process and produce hemp farms. Dependent on board approval of a specif...
Legal Related Former Sex and the City Star Runs for Governor and Makes Marijuana a Top Priority by Sophia Vida April 12, 2018 Cynthia Nixon, who played Miranda Hobbes on Sex and the City, is running for Governor of New York City and has made legalizing recreational marijuana a top priority in her campaign. Nixon, who is challenging Cuomo for the Democ...
Legal Related Vermont Legalizing Marijuana Will Impact NY This Way by Sophia Vida January 27, 2018 New York police may have more work in front of them after Vermont legalized recreational marijuana. According to local police, they believe they will see an impact and it could be as soon as this summer when the law takes effec...
Legal Related Former Senator who Opposed Pot is now Senior Adviser for the Marijuana Policy Project by Sophia Vida September 13, 2017 Alfonse D'Amato is a former Republican U.S. senator from New York who most of his life was against marijuana. Today, he is now the senior adviser by the Marijuana Policy Project, a national pro-pot group. The MPP, which was fou...