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 Zoom Could Be the Way that New York Legalizes Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 23, 2020 With the COVID-19 pandemic, New York has been very busy putting all of its focus and attention on that. Governor Andrew Cuomo had said the pandemic is the state’s main priority right now. He also said that a decision like mar...
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...
Trends & Articles Black Man is Violently Arrested for Allegedly Smoking Marijuana by Sophia Vida March 06, 2020 A video went viral online this week that showed a young black man being violently arrested by police in New York City for allegedly smoking marijuana at a park. A bystander took the video that shows a man pleading with a plainc...
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 New York’s Farm Bureau Supports Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida June 11, 2019 The largest farm advocacy organization in New York, the Farm Bureau, is behind legislation that would legalize marijuana recreationally in the state. "Given the current status of the farm economy in New York state, farmers reco...
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...
Legal Related New Marijuana Bill is Introduced in New York by Sophia Vida May 15, 2019 A new bill has been introduced in New York by the sponsors of the legalized recreational marijuana legislation. According to Senator Liz Krueger, a Manhattan Democrat, the new bill incorporates some of the ideas the governor an...