Legal Related Governor Cuomo says New York will Finally Legalize Weed this Year by Sophia Vida January 12, 2021 New York governor Andrew Cuomo has promised to legalize adult use of marijuana and mobile sports betting in the state this week. Cuomo made the pledge during his annual State of the State address in Albany on Monday. In fron...
Legal Related NY Governor Proposes to Legalize and Create an Equitable Adult-use Cannabis Program by Sophia Vida January 07, 2021 As part of the 2021 State of the State, New York governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a proposal to legalize and create a comprehensive system to oversee and regulate cannabis in the state. Under the Cuomo's proposal, a new Offi...
Legal Related Poll Says Majority of New Yorkers Support Marijuana Legalization by Sophia Vida November 04, 2020 According to a new poll, the support for marijuana legislation in the state of New York outpaces the opposition by a margin of two to one. A survey from Spectrum News and Ipsos asked respondents to rate their level of support f...
Legal Related Top Advisor to NY Governor Says Marijuana Legislation to be Introduced in January by Sophia Vida October 21, 2020 Assistant Counsel Axel Bernabe to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has said that cannabis legalization will again be introduced through the state budget in January, with the goal being to enact the reform by April. Bernabe also p...
Legal Related New York Governor Says Marijuana Legislation is Not Likely in Budget by Sophia Vida April 01, 2020 Many in New York have been anticipating marijuana legislation but Governor Andrew Cuomo popped the balloon on those anticipations this week. Cuomo said that the state is not likely to authorize marijuana for adult use as part o...
Legal Related Group of Northeast Governors Make Plan for Legal Cannabis Programs by Sophia Vida October 18, 2019 It was this week that a group of governors on the Northeast coast got together for a marijuana summit. On Thursday, the governors convened to agree to basic principles for legal cannabis programs they plan to pursue in 2020. ...
Legal Related Marijuana Decriminalization Law Takes Effect in New York by Sophia Vida August 29, 2019 New York's marijuana decriminalization law went into effect this week on Wednesday. With marijuana officially decriminalized in the state, criminal penalties have been eliminated for public possession and use of marijuana. N...
Legal Related New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Signs Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida July 30, 2019 It was a victorious day on Monday when New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that decriminalizes the use of marijuana. The bill also expunges the records of some who were convicted on marijuana-related charges. "Commun...
Legal Related Marijuana Legalization Bill Dies In New York by Sophia Vida June 20, 2019 A bill pushing to legalize recreational marijuana in New York is now officially dead. New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo said the senate confirmed it did not have the votes to move forward with legalization on Wednesday, which wa...
Legal Related This is What Andrew Cuomo Says of Marijuana in New York by Sophia Vida June 04, 2019 New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that time has likely already run out on New York's efforts to legalize marijuana for 2019. The Democrat governor said when speaking to reporters, that time is running too short an...
